Quote Originally Posted by The Form Student View Post
How do you expect the "mug' punter to way up the pros & cons of their charge being or not being the sprint lane runner..........(because that is what they now have to take into consideration when having a bet on a harness race! Or worse still seeing their horse doing a power of work being knocked off by a horse getting the "the hand of god run"?
Let's keep racing simple, not interfere with the racecourse that has guided us for the majority of the race, to only throw that out of the window, at the most crucial point on the home turn?
So, that's what it's really about? Not what's good for the industry, but what's easier for you?
As an occasional mug punter (I sometimes have a bet without having read the form) I actually just back a horse drawn towards inside of front row because you know it will get an easy run - whether that's the lead or leaders back it doesn't matter. It's going to have a chance. I would have thought term mug punter pretty much rules out the punter looking too in depth at pros and cons and that's why it's easy to invest on something that will have every chance. So that's increasing turnover (just as Brent mentioned he is inclined to back something at $3, or $4 the place because it might get a sprint lane).
I would have thought it was form students and not mug punters who are more affected by the variables a track with a sprint lane possesses. There a thousand variables when doing the form, just get used to it!