I am worried the thread could be losing its 'positive only' status but then again a good debate is a positive thing.
Historically horse owners have never needed punters - they raced out of a love for competition and the pride of winning and some will always continue to do so
You are however right that punters don't need horses - a coin or two will do or maybe a couple of flies is more to your fancy Brendan?
PS great minds think alike Trev