Friday night's Moir Stakes winner Buffering is the $5 (4/1) opening TAB favorite for the Grp 1 1200m Manikato Stakes under lights at Moonee Valley on Friday, October 26. The Robert Heathcote trained gelding resumed in the Moir and was well supported from $3.10 into a dominant $2.00 fav before defeating Ready To Rip and Thankgodyou'rehere. He has been to Moonee Valley a total of 4 times for 2 wins (2012 Moir & 2011 McEwen Stakes) a 3rd in the 2012 William Reid and a 4th place behind Sepoy in

Friday night's Moir Stakes winner Buffering is the $5 (4/1) opening TAB favorite for the Grp 1 1200m Manikato Stakes under lights at Moonee Valley on Friday, October 26. The Robert Heathcote trained gelding resumed in the Moir and was well supported from $3.10 into a dominant $2.00 fav before defeating Ready To Rip and Thankgodyou'rehere. He has been to Moonee Valley a total of 4 times for 2 wins (2012 Moir & 2011 McEwen Stakes) a 3rd in the 2012 William Reid and a 4th place behind Sepoy in last year's Manikato. Local galloper Bel Sprinter is on the second line of betting at $6. He resumed with a win in the McEwen recently and is 2/2 at the track with both wins being over 1000m. Sydney trio Rain Affair, Sea Siren and Snitzerland are all at $9 with Sunday's Sir Rupert Clarke quinella of Moment Of Change & We're Gonna Rock along with Temple Of Boom next at $13.

EARLY MANIKATO STKS MARKET

BUFFERING 5.00
BEL SPRINTER 6.00
SEA SIREN 9.00
RAIN AFFAIR 9.00
SNITZERLAND 9.00
MOMENT OF CHANGE 13.00
WERE GONNA ROCK 13.00
TEMPLE OF BOOM 13.00
READY TO RIP 15.00
PAMPELONNE 15.00
PINWHEEL 17.00
KINGS ROSE 17.00
MID SUMMER MUSIC 26.00
MISS MARX 26.00
ATOMIC FORCE 26.00
SPIRIT OF BOOM 26.00
DETOURS 26.00