Bendigo cup, reactor on pole

[Maorisidol]

Form Horse Trainer Other Eng. Driver
1 24802 COMPOSED (Em 1) D Aiken Chris Alford C12 M2 FR
2 68804 AUCKLAND REACTOR NZ M Purdon Natalie Rasmussen C27 M21 FR1
3 28624 HEZA TRICK NZ G F Douglas Gavin Lang C14 M5 FR2
4 22835 HIGHVIEW TOMMY NZ M Purdon Mark Purdon C10 M7 FR3
5 96313 MOTU CRUSADER NZ K E Manning Grant Campbell C13 M6 FR4
6 50537 SAINT FLASH G F Douglas Glenn Douglas C15 M5 FR5
7 85283 TANABI BROMAC K P Cotchin Nathan Jack C15 M5 FR6
----------------------------------------------- Second Row -----------------------------------------------
8 s2341 MUSTANG MACH NZ D F Braun Chris Alford C13 M5 SR1
9 71348 SUSHI SUSHI F Taiba Greg Sugars C17 M4 SR2
10 46621 MAH SISH NZ T G Butt Anthony Butt C10 M2 SR3
11 73115 DECORATED JASPER P A Rowse Jodi Quinlan C20 M15 SR4
12 13s12 BELLAS DELIGHT K M Males David Moran (C) C13 M2 SR5

Assuming the emergency doesn't get a run from barrier 1, this puts Reactor on pole.
He would have to lead and should be quite hard to beat I reckon.
His last run was very promising coming from 4 back on the pegs over the mile, he came home very well in the last 200 when he got out.
His first up about 2 runs were not so great from not so good barriers but last run a good sign and from the pole ill have a dollar each way thnx.
Motu Crusader top run last start came home really well and good draw here from 4 alley.
Tommy should be around a bouts, and if Reactor leads with Mustang Mach having the sit, Mach may do ok.
Mah Sish with his work cut out from that barrier, we will see what he can do covering some ground this time...
Looks like a good race and a great weekend with the Perth FFA oh sorry WA CUP, SA Cup,
Bendigo and then Hamilton Country Cup Sunday...

[Maorisidol]

Sushi back on home turf back in his Taiba stable obviously is a happy horse. Great win good to see him at his best or even better...
Mah Sish in death most of the trip good run coming back at Sushi last 20-30m.
Reactor had the sit, didn't get delivered to the sprint lane by Highview Tommy cos Tommy wilting at the 400, I reckon Reactor may have won if that did happen, he had to then pull out from behind leader, go 3wide around Sushi and Mah Sish, made up good ground failed by 1.8m, good signs for him, will only get better.
Motu Crusader terrible.
Unfortunate to see Mustang Mach choke down, hope he's ok.
Shepparton Cup next week, standing start, then onto Ballarat Cup mobile 2700m, $150,000 Friday 25th.

[Mitch]

Sushi was huge - full credit to the horse and to Freddy Taiba. His time in NZ may well have developed him into the open age horse we all hoped he'd be. I really like the way Mah Sish is going at present. Really deserves a feature race win!

Glad to hear Mustang Mach is ok after choking down - hate seeing that type of stuff.