Auckland Reactor sets out on Inters mission

[Old Frank]

Nathan, you must have a twin brother or someone else has been writing your posts for you. In the not to distant past you stated that if Auckland Reactor was to race in FFAs in Victoria on a consistent basis he would only win once in every 3 or 4 starts.

If your judgement is right he has no show at GC level this weekend. However in your last few posts you are suggesting he may win on the GC this season. Something not right here. And dont get so wound up about that 53:8 half.

Everyone knows Auckland Reactor missed away, looped the field, sat parked the last lap and ran home in 53:8 with Mark Purdon sitting quietly in the cart. Highview Tommy and Terror To Love among the beaten horses. It is the fastest half ever run in a race in NZ and time is and always will be important in this breed. It has always been that way since the 1850s and still is today.

It has always been the method used to assess the merits of a horse since the beginning of this breed.Hence the name of the breed. So I place a much bigger premium on time than you do going by your comments. One thing is certain. You and I will never agree on this issue but I would hope the next time Im in Australia we could have a beer and chew the fat on an industry that we both obviously have a great passion for

Viv,

No actually it's me and I'm not about facing on my comments, I firmly believe on what AR has shown he's a 1 in 3-4 win FFA horse consistently in Victoria as drivers over here certainly won't let Mark or Reactor simply dictate every week as has been the case in NZ when Reactor's come through his grades.

Quite a few of Reactor's wins have been against some fairly moderate company to say the least, gift lead and then just roll along as he has liked.

He'd come over here with his reputation and 95% of our drivers would have no problems parking him, making him work, serve it up to him, etc, etc and wouldn't just let Mark roll around easy as you like. The casual nature of how you write about Mark's driving of Reactor I could swear he must be having jam and scones whilst he drives, shame it wouldn't be the case here.

The horse has got amazing ability. I did say this and IF, again that word, IF he puts it all together can do amazing things and I further said he warrants winning a big GC race, yet up to this point, he hasn't put it together consistently to do that. Warrant and doing so are two entirely different things.

Look at the Hunter Cup field this weekend, it's a weaker field than others (mainly due to ID being in Perth) and I did say I thought he was a chance of winning that more so I feel than an ID in Perth due to the tightness of their circuit. Only time will tell if that be the case.

Please don't patronise me and tell me to not get wound up over a 53.8 half. Read my comments again to Maori's, I'm far from wound up as I don't gush over it when I've seen it before at the Meadowlands, however with the afore mentioned half of similar ilk put in front of it. Times aren't my lone criteria for judging a horse, they maybe yours.

You and I massively disagree simply because I'm not all gaga over a horse who to be frank, again hasn't done a pinch on his CV at the GC level (real races) at least 5-6 Kiwi horses have done better in the last 15 years.

Until he consistently stamps his authority at that level, no sorry, I don't buy in on just 'hype'. I agree with Aussie Breno, remember all the drivel about Mainland Banner being better than her father! Please give us all a break.

You Kiwis are well known for 'hype'. You know how to hype one as it's how you've sold your horses for so long.