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View the Final Field and Barriers for the 2026 The Buffering. The The Buffering will be run on Saturday, 3 January 2026 at Eagle Farm racecourse.
Time: 4:32pm AEST
Distance: 1350m
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The Buffering Field
| No | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROBUSTO | Bjorn Baker | Joshua Parr | 11 | 59kg |
| 2 | ROTHFIRE | Robert Heathcote | Ben Thompson | 4 | 58kg |
| 3 | SANDPAPER | Bjorn Baker | Kerrin McEvoy | 1 | 58kg |
| 4 | THE THREE HUNDRED | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 10 | 58kg |
| 6 | ROCKRIBBED | Tony Gollan | Ryan Maloney | 8 | 57.5kg |
| 7 | TAVS | Mark Currie | Ms Angela Jones | 2 | 57.5kg |
| 8 | NEED SOME LUCK | Peter Snowden | Tommy Berry | 3 | 57kg |
| 9 | TUNED | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Daniel Moor | 13 | 56kg |
| 11 | I AM ARTIE | Paul Jenkins | Mark Du Plessis | 5 | 56kg |
| 12 | ZASZOU | Ciaron Maher | Craig Williams | 7 | 55kg |
| 13 | EL MORZILLO | Kelly Schweida | Jason Collett | 6 | 54kg |
The Buffering Odds
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