Hi Darkydog,

I too learnt a hell of a lot from the two you mention....they were the pioneers of Australian punting.

One thing I have also learnt is that there is more than one way to win and I have no doubt you can win using class / weight approaches, I never said otherwise.

On the other hand your comment, taken straight from the views of these two men implied that time has no place in racing, which as I said in my opinion is ignorant.

The diversity of opinion on how to go about winning and the fact that nearly all the professionals I know win with a different method means that that we don't necessarily have to all conform to the one magical way....but at the same time we shouldn't be ignorant of other methods simply because we have never tried or if we have, we couldn't manage to make it work. There is a big difference between saying "something doesnt work" and actually meaning "I can't make it work".
Good luck in the photo finishes!