HE may not be the most brilliant, nor the most versatile sprinter in the land, but Buffering is without question the most honest. Placed in 35 of his 50 starts he has won 18 of those, logging an incredible six wins and 13 placings from 31 starts in Group 1 races. His most recent win at that highest mark came in last Saturday’s Winterbottom Stakes at Perth’s Ascot racecourse. One of just two Eastern State horses to travel west for the $1 million 1,200-metre sprint, Buffering was sent out a short-priced favourite in the field of 15 with regular jockey Damian Browne up.