The exceptional young pacers further underlined the domination of the racing scene for 3 Year Olds and 2 Year Olds of All Stars Stables trainers Mark Purdon and Grant Payne, the country’s leading Premiership mentors for the season.

Auckland Reactor extended his unbeaten record to eight against the older and more experienced horses in the Coasters Tavern Mobile Pace (2600m) at the outset of the programme.

Sir Clive made it three from three against the juveniles in the $50,000 PGG Wrightson Yearling Sales Southern Graduate (mobile 1950m) four races later on the card.

“No worries…He needed that run tonight,’’ Mark Purdon said after Auckland Reactor cruised to another effortless success, leading over the last 2100 metres.

The outstanding son of Mach Three, who stands head and shoulders above those of his age in the country, treated his older rivals with contempt, showing high speed to make the front and shutting out his rivals with marked authority.

Auckland Reactor paced the trip in a grand 3:12.5, a mile rate of 1:59.1, home in 57.4 (800) and 26.9 for the last 400 metres, winning untouched and with absurd ease.

Only bad luck, it seems, stands in his way with the approach of next week’s Flying Stakes and the Derby at the track on 4 April.

If any bad luck was to befall him in the $200,000 Derby, then his star stable mate Fiery Falcon (also by Mach Three) clearly seems the most likely to capitalize.

Purdon and Payne’s leading back up driver Blair Orange has been booked to drive Fiery Falcon in the Derby.

Some keen judges are beginning to wonder if Auckland Reactor has more potential than any other pacer in the country.

That might seem a sweeping call but a good case can be made out to cement that claim.

Sir Clive returns to Addington next week to contest a heat of the Sires’ Stakes Series, Purdon said after the athletic son of Christian Cullen led most of the way in his engagement.

He has to contest a heat to be eligible for the series, stake money won to date counting only for his Jewels eligibility in late May.

“He is a class horse…He might not be the most natural horse I have trained but he is getting the job done well,’’ Purdon said of Sir Clive.

“I have had some slight worry about his physique because he doesn’t carry a great deal of condition and I am sure he will be even better next year when he beefs up a little.’’

Safely through his Sires’ Stakes heat, Sir Clive will be pointed to the Welcome Stakes a week later.

“I was very pleased with him because he did a fair bit of work from his draw and hung in very well,’’ Blair Orange said of runner up Highview Tommy.

“I think he will continue to get better with experience.’’

Don Wright