An old adage - the more they win the better the price - worked in favour of Buffering when he ran his rivals ragged to win the $1 million V R C Sprint Classic.

After his win in the Manikato Stakes two weeks ago he was expected to start near favourite, instead he was fourth in the line of favouritism, drifting from $8.00 to $11.00, at which price he started.

Lucky Nine, who ran second to Buffering in the Manikato, was the preferred favourite, he was shortening as each call came in, there is no doubt he caught the eye in the post parade with punters keen to support him.

Buffering anticipated the start to a nicety, bounding clear as the gates opened, he was never headed thereafter.

Buffering leads all the way in the V R C Spring Classic

The gelding is racing at the top of his form with two Group1 wins in two weeks, it does not get much better than that, Robert Heathcote has done a great job with the horse.

“Little Buffering has done the job as I said to the boys earlier, there’s no Black Caviar, Hay List or Sepoy, there’s a Buffering,” said Robert Heathcote.

“He just gives us a 100 % every time, I had a runner in Brisbane, before the race I never even spoke to Damian Browne about instructions, because I didn’t have to, he knew what to do and went right out there and did it, when he put the pressure on coming to the 400metres I started to smile then,” he added.

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