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The Buffer
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Trained by K Rae & K Williams at Burnham, The Buffer is a 7 year old gelding by the sire Reliable Man, out of the dam Wahaha.

He has won a total of 12 races from 71 starts for a win percentage of 17%. His career earnings are $249k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Riccarton Park on September 30th in 2023 when he won $25,585 in the Coupland's Bakeries Mile Trial (a handicap race over 1,400 metres).

The Buffer has started 2 times at group race level.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $1990.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $4k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$249k
Starts
71
Wins
12
Second
11
Third
9
Win %
17
Place %
45
Profit
+19.9
Conditions
Good
17
4-0-3
$4k
Soft
38
5-6-5
$4k
Heavy
15
3-5-1
$2k
Race Standard
All
2
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
1
0-0-0
Race Distance
1600m
14
4-1-2
+7.2
1400m
20
4-3-3
+34.5
1200m
16
1-5-3
-10.8
2000m
3
0-0-0
-3
1810m
3
1-0-0
+0.8
1000m
4
0-0-1
-4
1800m
2
0-0-0
-2
2030m
1
1-0-0
+3.2
1300m
1
0-0-0
-1
1100m
5
0-2-0
-5
Race Track
Riccarton Park
25
3-2-1
-3.8
Ashburton
8
2-2-0
+4.7
Wingatui
2
0-0-0
-2
Gore
2
0-1-0
-2
Reefton
1
0-0-1
-1
Kumara
3
1-0-0
+0.8
Kurow
3
0-1-2
-3
Phar Lap Raceway
6
1-2-3
-3.3
Cromwell
1
1-0-0
+3.2
Ruakaka
6
2-0-1
+33.1
Cambridge
1
0-0-0
-1
Oamaru
1
0-1-0
-1
Te Aroha
1
0-0-0
-1
Greymouth
4
0-2-0
-4
Avondale
1
0-0-0
-1
Ellerslie
1
1-0-0
+4.2
Pukekohe Park
1
0-0-0
-1
Ascot Park
1
0-0-1
-1
Motukarara
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
69
11-11-9
+20.9

Race History

Apr-24 24
1/5
0.0
2.7
Phar Lap Raceway
4
1600
Lest We Forget Anzac Memorial
$11k
$22k
Danika Wilson
60
0.00
-
Oct-28 23
10/13
9.0
41.3
Riccarton Park
3
1400
Coupland's Bakeries Mile Trial
$1k
$50k
Danika Wilson
60½
9.00
-
Sep-30 23
1/9
0.0
11.2
Riccarton Park
10
1400
Coupland's Bakeries Mile Trial
$26k
$50k
Danika Wilson
62
0.00
-
Apr-13 24
10/14
5.0
$42.6
Riccarton Park
7
1600
TAB Southern Alps Challenge
$7k
$350k
M Cameron
58½
98.62
-
12
12,12,13
+3
Mar-23 24
7/9
4.7
$26.4
Riccarton Park
4
1400
Johnny Fresh Darfield & Yaldhurst Sprint
$1k
$50k
L Sutherland
55½
81.69
-
6
7,7
Mar-14 24
9/10
7.2
$14
Ashburton
6
1200
Open Hcp
$0k
$25k
C Campbell
60
72.11
-
9
9,10
+1
Feb-3 24
5/11
3.3
$28.3
Wingatui
7
1600
White Robe Lodge 
$3k
$120k
C Campbell
59
98.04
-
6
7,7
+2
Jan-20 24
4/8
7.6
$7.1
Gore
6
2000
MLT Gore Cup
$3k
$50k
D Wilson
56
126.71
-
1
1,1,2
-2
Jan-9 24
3/6
2.7
$4
Reefton
3
1400
Ken Gray Memorial Reefton Cup
$3k
$35k
D Wilson
56½
83.85
-
5
5,5
+2
Jan-6 24
8/9
11.6
$5.9
Kumara
9
1810
Vernon & Vazey Truck Parts Kumara Gold Nuggets Hcp
$1k
$40k
D Wilson
56½
115.11
-
4
4,4,7
-1
Dec-30 23
2/7
0.2
$5.7
Kurow
5
1400
Kurow Cup West Coast Steeplechaser
$6k
$35k
D Wilson
58
85.16
-
5
6,6
+4
Nov-15 23
10/13
11.2
$16.4
Riccarton Park
3
2000
Amicus Insurance Brokers Hcp
$1k
$65k
A Lawson-Carroll
59
122.22
-
2
2,2,2
-8
Nov-9 23
2/9
3.3
$7.2
Ashburton
7
1600
Agraforum Growing Innovation Hcp
$5k
$25k
D Wilson
58
99.06
-
3
3,3
+1
Oct-16 23
8/11
5.6
$7.5
Ashburton
3
1600
McCrea Painters & Decorators Ashburton Cup
$1k
$50k
D Wilson
58
97.66
-
2
2,3
-5
Sep-16 23
7/13
4.0
$21.9
Riccarton Park
3
1200
Crawford Developments Hcp
$1k
$50k
D Wilson
56
66.72
-
9
9,8
+1
Sep-2 23
5/11
3.8
$26.6
Riccarton Park
5
1000
Pryde's Easifeed Sprint
$1k
$50k
D Wilson
58
57.71
-
6
6,7
+2
Spell of 140 Days
Apr-15 23
8/9
6.9
$10.8
Riccarton Park
8
1600
Easter Cup 
$1k
$65k
K Chowdhoory
58½
97.48
-
5
5,5,7
-1
Mar-25 23
6/10
5.3
$6.7
Riccarton Park
6
1800
Hororata Gold Cup
$1k
$40k
J Mudhoo
59
111.11
-
1
1,1,1
-5
Mar-9 23
1/7
0.2
$3.1
Riccarton Park
6
1400
Coupland's Bakeries Handicap
$8k
$15k
T Mitchell
60
84.28
-
1
1,1
Spell of 61 Days
Jan-7 23
1/11
2.3
$3.8
Kumara
7
1810
Kumara Gold Nuggets Handicap
$17k
$30k
K Hannan
58
112.64
-
1
1,1
Dec-28 22
3/14
1.8
$9.1
Phar Lap Raceway
3
1600
Timaru Cup
$6k
$65k
K Mudhoo
60
94.73
-
4
2,2
-1
Nov-27 22
1/13
0.2
$4.2
Cromwell
6
2030
Positive Signs Cromwell Cup-87
$23k
$40k
M Mc Nab
58
127.47
-
1
1,1,1
Nov-9 22
5/10
7.3
$5.3
Riccarton Park
3
2000
Living Turf Handicap (87)
$1k
$50k
M Mc Nab
58
123.09
34.58
1
1,1,1
-4
Oct-15 22
1/13
0.8
$5.7
Ashburton
3
1600
Ashburton Cup
$23k
$40k
K Hannan
52
95.51
36.65
3
3,4
+3
Sep-24 22
1/12
0.5
$5.8
Ruakaka
4
1600
Michelle Bradley Racing (Bm75)
$17k
$30k
K Hannan
56½
96.33
35.35
1
1,1
Sep-10 22
1/14
2.3
$33.3
Ruakaka
3
1400
Xmas At The Races 14/12 (Bm75)
$17k
$30k
K Hannan
54
83.54
36.02
2
0,4,2
+1
Aug-31 22
7/10
6.3
$19.9
Cambridge
0
1300
Manning Investments Ltd (Bm75)
$0k
$14k
K Hannan
56
75.36
33.93
6
0,6,7
Spell of 130 Days
Apr-23 22
5/17
2.9
$24.3
Riccarton Park
3
1600
Anzac Day-Lest We Forget-Bm74
$1k
$30k
D Bothamley
58
95.21
-
1
0,3,4
-1
Apr-9 22
4/12
1.6
$9.5
Riccarton Park
5
1400
Birchfield Glass&Glazing-Bm74
$2k
$30k
J Kamaruddin
58
82.27
-
5
0,5,5
+1
Mar-21 22
5/9
2.0
$7.4
Wingatui
4
1200
Lindsay Moyle Mem. Cup (Bm74)
$0k
$12k
D Bothamley
59
71.52
-
4
0,4,5
Mar-11 22
2/10
0.4
$7
Gore
5
1200
Caldwell Contracting (Bm74)
$2k
$12k
D Bothamley
58½
72.49
-
5
0,3,3
+1
Feb-25 22
1/12
0.2
$6.9
Riccarton Park
4
1400
Kevin Daly Mowers (Bm65)
$7k
$12k
J Kamaruddin
58
83.77
-
5
0,6,6
+5
Feb-12 22
4/14
7.3
$7.5
Riccarton Park
10
1200
Riccarton Pk Golf Complex-Bm65
$2k
$30k
B Grylls
60
72.24
-
9
0,9,8
+4
Jan-29 22
5/16
2.0
$9.9
Riccarton Park
4
1400
Rangiora New World (Bm65)
$1k
$30k
T Moseley
60
83.12
-
12
0,12,12
+7
Dec-30 21
3/9
1.2
$3.3
Kurow
5
1200
Rural Transport (Bm65)
$1k
$12k
T Moseley
60
73.50
-
8
0,9,5
+2
Dec-21 21
2/12
0.5
$5.8
Ashburton
4
1400
Agraforum Growing Innov.-Bm65
$2k
$12k
T Moseley
60
84.12
-
8
0,8,6
+4
Spell of 129 Days
Aug-14 21
2/16
1.8
$6.6
Riccarton Park
11
1400
Millennium Hotels (Bm65)
$4k
$23k
T Moseley
60
96.35
-
10
0,0,10
+8
Aug-7 21
2/18
0.5
$8.7
Riccarton Park
11
1200
Gold Club (Bm65)
$4k
$23k
T Moseley
59½
79.31
-
15
0,0,16
+14
Jul-25 21
2/13
1.3
$14.6
Oamaru
11
1200
Daryl Siggleko Harcourts-Bm65
$4k
$23k
T Moseley
59
80.43
-
8
0,7,5
+3
Jul-16 21
2/11
0.3
$4.9
Phar Lap Raceway
10
1200
Sth C'bury Saddlery Dash-Bm65
$2k
$10k
T Moseley
58½
77.06
-
7
0,7,5
+3
Jul-8 21
6/14
5.3
$6.8
Ashburton
9
1400
Gary McCormick Transport-Bm65
$0k
$23k
T Moseley
59
87.96
-
11
0,11,11
+5
Jun-24 21
2/14
2.0
$6.2
Phar Lap Raceway
10
1200
Laser Electr. Timaru Dash-Bm65
$2k
$10k
T Moseley
58½
74.77
-
10
0,10,5
+3
Jun-13 21
3/12
2.3
$10.6
Phar Lap Raceway
9
1200
Bob & Dianne Goodeve (Bm65)
$1k
$10k
J Laking
59
74.98
-
8
0,9,9
+6
Jun-4 21
13/14
12.3
$7.7
Ashburton
10
1600
Betavet (Bm65)
$0k
$23k
J Lowry
59
102.72
-
7
7,7,11
-2
May-20 21
3/14
0.8
$7.1
Phar Lap Raceway
2
1600
Dominator Doors (Bm65)
$1k
$10k
J Lowry
58½
95.77
-
6
6,6,4
+1
May-5 21
5/11
2.6
$19.7
Ruakaka
4
1400
Aotea Electric Northland-Bm65
$0k
$10k
S Spratt
59
83.11
35.47
4
0,4,2
-3
Apr-14 21
6/9
3.8
$7.9
Ruakaka
4
1200
Lion Red Pubs & Clubs-5/5-Bm65
$0k
$10k
S Collett
59½
69.79
-
6
0,6,6
Mar-21 21
5/9
3.2
$15.8
Te Aroha
4
1000
Ballymore Stables Sprint-Bm65
$0k
$10k
S Collett
60
58.76
-
9
0,8,8
+3
Spell of 71 Days
Jan-9 21
7/9
4.5
$11
Kumara
6
1810
A Hayward/N Wafer Pow Mem-Bm74
$0k
$11k
L Callaway
56½
112.74
36.37
4
0,4,3
-4
Jan-4 21
4/7
2.3
$4.4
Greymouth
6
1100
Greg Daly Real Estate (Bm74)
$0k
$11k
T Moseley
57
66.49
-
5
0,5,5
+1
Dec-30 20
3/8
1.5
$15.6
Kurow
4
1400
Couplands Bakeries (Bm74)
$1k
$11k
T Moseley
56½
85.75
-
5
0,5,7
+4
Nov-14 20
15/17
10.8
$64.6
Riccarton Park
5
1600
Speight's Premier (Bm74)
$0k
$40k
L Callaway
56½
96.43
-
13
0,13,13
-2
Nov-7 20
11/14
6.8
$23.3
Riccarton Park
4
1400
Gold Club (Bm74)
$1k
$30k
L Callaway
56½
82.74
-
12
0,12,12
+1
Sep-18 20
1/14
1.0
$7
Ashburton
7
1600
Tony Prendergast Mem. (Bm65)
$5k
$10k
L Callaway
58
100.27
-
7
0,7,6
+5
Sep-12 20
7/15
3.8
$7.1
Riccarton Park
8
1800
R'course Htl & Mtr Lodge-Bm65
$0k
$23k
L Callaway
58½
113.60
-
6
6,6,4
-3
Aug-29 20
3/14
0.3
$8
Riccarton Park
5
1400
Pgg Wrightson Seeds Handicap (67)
$2k
$30k
L Callaway
56½
83.54
34.77
10
0,9,6
+3
Aug-15 20
10/16
6.3
$12.6
Riccarton Park
5
1400
Racecourse Htl &Mtr Lodge-Bm65
$0k
$23k
S Weatherley
58
83.08
-
13
0,12,10
Jul-22 20
7/11
10.5
$8.2
Avondale
10
1400
Ajc.Co.Nz (Bm65)
$0k
$15k
S Collett
59½
91.06
38.65
11
0,9,6
-1
Jul-11 20
1/14
0.4
$5.2
Ellerslie
10
1200
Eagle Technology Maiden
$8k
$15k
S Weatherley
59½
77.61
38.30
12
0,0,12
+11
Jun-20 20
4/12
3.6
$12.1
Pukekohe Park
11
1100
Dunstan Supplying Racing Maiden
$1k
$15k
S Weatherley
59½
70.98
37.73
12
0,12,10
+6
Spell of 128 Days
Feb-13 20
12/12
12.2
$6.7
Riccarton Park
3
1400
Nzb South Island Sale 17/4 Maiden
$0k
$10k
L Callaway
58
83.71
-
12
0,12,11
-1
Jan-14 20
2/8
1.0
$3.5
Greymouth
7
1100
Vernon & Vazey Maiden
$2k
$10k
L Callaway
57
70.06
-
8
0,8,5
+3
Jan-11 20
7/9
3.4
$4.1
Greymouth
4
1100
Westland Rc @ Omoto 14 Jan Maiden
$0k
$10k
L Callaway
57
66.85
-
9
0,9,9
+2
Jan-5 20
2/9
0.8
$4.1
Greymouth
5
1100
Greymouth Businesses Maiden
$2k
$10k
L Callaway
57½
68.36
-
6
0,0,6
+4
Nov-21 19
3/8
7.5
$6.4
Ascot Park
11
1200
Southland Ever Experiences Maiden
$1k
$10k
L Callaway
57
79.44
-
4
0,0,2
-1
Nov-3 19
6/12
5.5
$26.5
Motukarara
3
1200
Alistair Gray Memorial Maiden
$0k
$10k
L Callaway
57½
71.69
-
5
0,5,4
-2
Oct-26 19
12/14
16.2
$11.7
Riccarton Park
7
1200
Helston & Associates Maiden
$0k
$10k
T Moseley
56
71.50
-
1
0,3,3
-9
Spell of 76 Days
Aug-11 19
10/10
9.5
$22.1
Ruakaka
6
1000
Tee Cafe @ Ruakaka Races Maiden
$0k
$10k
R Smyth
57½
59.09
35.04
2
0,0,3
-7
Jul-13 19
3/7
5.3
$28
Ruakaka
6
1000
Whangarei Itm 2yo
$2k
$23k
R Smyth
56
59.50
34.82
2
0,2,1
-2