Sprint lane debate once and for all!!!!

[Maorisidol]

Glass half full?
Glass half empty?
To me its interesting that those who dislike the sprint lane are glass half empty people, seeing the negative perspective.
Have any of these owners, trainers, drivers, punters been on the positive receiving end of a winning sprint lane horse? In that example have they not accepted the winners cheque because it was "unfair" or they got an "easy ride" or have they not cashed in the winning betting ticket?
I don't think so...
How about every owner, trainer, driver and winning punter who win cos of the sprint lane, are they happy? Hell yeah.
We still get horses not getting a run and being held up not getting out even at Menangle, thats frustrating, i believe even at Menangle a sprint lane should even out chances cos the straight is so much longer than say Penrith or similar.
And of course you also get examples like i quoted below in post 62 of this thread where the Fav has no chance of winning and a $42 chance leads to the home turn...

So the $3 Fav draws 3, the 2 horse at $45 leads and Fav ends up quite ok 1 out 2 back. Just after the bell the Fav is now same but a 3 wide train has started with 2 horses in it, so now at the turn into straight, Fav is 4 back with all but 2 horses in front of him basically last, and sweet bugger alls chance of winning.
Now if this race was at GP or Menangle, Ballarat etc, you've done your dosh, damn!
Hang on, this race was at Port Pirie tonite, Race 3, and theres a sprint lane, who wins, the $42 leader on the small track, or do the punters celebrate cos their horse now 4 pegs got a chance?
http://www.harness.org.au/meeting-re...sa#PPC22081407

Fav wins, Fav gets a chance, that whats i want as an Owner or trainer or driver or punter, i want a chance...
ps. and not every horse who has the sit, and the chance to outsprint the leader is ALWAYS good enough to actually win!!!
Its not like every race is won by the sprint lane, you'd think the way some people talk about the scourge of sprint lanes and the pox of it all that EVERY race is won up the dirty alley!