Sky Bet Midsummer Sprint Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 1m 7.22s

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Buffer Zone

15/8, 7/4, 15/8, 7/4, 13/8, 13/8, 7/4, 13/8, 7/4, 13/8, 6/4, 13/8

6/4

Make A Challenge

2/1, 9/4, 2/1, 9/4, 5/2, 5/2

5/2

Urban Beat

4/1, 7/2, 4/1

7/2

Flash Gordon

9/1, 10/1, 11/1, 12/1, 11/1, 10/1, 10/1, 10/1, 11/1, 11/1

12/1

Woody Creek

16/1, 18/1, 20/1, 18/1, 20/1, 18/1, 20/1, 22/1, 22/1, 25/1, 22/1, 20/1, 16/1, 14/1, 18/1

16/1

Wheels On Fire

16/1, 18/1, 16/1, 18/1, 16/1

18/1

Piece of Paradise

20/1, 22/1, 20/1, 22/1, 20/1, 22/1, 28/1, 25/1, 28/1, 25/1

28/1

Verhoyen

40/1, 33/1, 40/1

50/1

SP Book Percentage 115.04

Non-Runners

(1)

Son Of Rest⁴⁶⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 6

T: J A Stack J: C D Maxwell

Forecasts

Buffer Zone (6/4), Make A Challenge (5/2), Urban Beat (7/2), Son Of Rest (5/1), Flash Gordon (12/1), Woody Creek (16/1), Wheels On Fire (18/1), Piece of Paradise (28/1), Verhoyen (50/1)

Some previous rivals mixed together with form and useful handicappers clash in this race, and the improving BUFFER ZONE may be able to land his first blow in Listed company. The five-year-old hasn't really been tested at this trip before, but his half-length defeat behind a good yardstick in a Group 2 at this venue last time sets the form standard and he may have more progression left in him. Make A Challenge was all the rage in that race but disappointed in that and one is concerned his improvement may have plateaued, while the likes of Urban Beat and Son Of Rest are top and consistent handicappers on their day who usually just fall short in this company.