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Buffer Zone (GB)

5yo gelding · Form & record 2017-08-16 to 2020-08-09 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by G M Lyons.
Pedigree Bated Breath (GB) × ?
Ratings Official 107 · best RPR 110 · best TS 95
16
Runs
4
Wins
25.0%
Strike rate
50.0%
Place rate
0.97
Actual / Expected
-3.3%
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Full form — last 16 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2020-08-09 22d Curragh 6f Good 8/9 Gary Carroll 135 107 87 67 16/1
Rathasker Stud Phoenix Sprint Stakes
2020-07-18 8d Curragh 7f Soft 5/6 Colin Keane 136 107 101 69 9/1
Paddy Power Minstrel Stakes
2020-07-10 12d Curragh 5.5f Soft 3/8 Colin Keane 135 107 103 58 6/4
Sky Bet Midsummer Sprint Stakes ()
2020-06-28 281d Curragh 6f Soft 3/9 Colin Keane 131 107 110 93 7/1
Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes
2019-09-21 6d Ayr 6f Good 2 17/24 Colin Keane 130 104 90 67 10/3
William Hill Ayr Gold Cup (Heritage Handicap)
2019-09-15 37d Curragh 6f Good 1/24 Colin Keane 132 99 110 95 11/2
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Bold Lad Sprint Handicap (Premier Handicap)
2019-08-09 20d Curragh 6f Soft 5/9 Colin Keane 133 99 100 76 7/2
Qatar Racing And Equestrian Club Phoenix Sprint Stakes
2019-07-20 21d Curragh 6.5f Good 2/19 Colin Keane 128 94 103 89 6/1
Tote Scurry Handicap (Premier Handicap)
2019-06-29 301d Curragh 6f Good 1/16 Colin Keane 134 86 100 90 4/1
Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire Handicap
2018-09-01 14d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 3 7/8 Jack Mitchell b 125 87 72 47 7/2
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2018-08-18 54d Newmarket (July) 6f Good 2 4/7 Andrea Atzeni 120 88 81 58 4/1
Randox Health Handicap
2018-06-25 21d Windsor 6f Firm 3 3/6 Kieran Shoemark 131 89 90 57 10/11
Sky Bet Top Price Promise Handicap (Windsor Sprint Series Qualifier)
2018-06-04 238d Windsor 6f Good 5 1/10 Kieran Shoemark 135 83 88 58 5/4
Carey Group Confined Novice Stakes (Not Run In More Than Three Flat Races)
2017-10-09 17d Kempton (AW) 6f Standard 5 1/9 Kieran Shoemark 128 83 52 8/11
Matchbook Casino Novice Stakes (Div II)
2017-09-22 37d Newbury 6f Good 4 5/14 Kieran Shoemark 131 72 44 3/1
British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10 Race) (Div I)
2017-08-16 DEB Salisbury 6f Firm 4 4/9 Kieran Shoemark 128 73 31 3/1
British EBF Molson Coors Novice Stakes (Plus 10 Race) (Div II)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)400.0%
Normal (2-4wk)5120.0%
Freshened (1-2m)3133.3%
Long break (6m+)3266.7%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 2200.0%
Class 3200.0%
Class 4200.0%
Class 522100.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)15426.7%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good8337.5%
Soft400.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Curragh8225.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2017-08-16–2020-08-09. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.