Devine Grunt (AUS) Horse
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Devine Grunt is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Aaron Laing. He is by Grunt out of Divine Pins and has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless in five starts. In his most recent start at Pakenham on 16 January 2026, Teo Nugent rode him to a fourth‑place finish behind the winner Diamond Flash One.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Pakenham 16-Jan-26 2500m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $2,250 (of $45,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:44.150, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Diamond Flash One ( V L Boeuf 59.5 ) 2nd St Dominic ( T Childs 59.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Phoenician ( B Rawiller 59.5 ) 3.00L 4th Devine Grunt ( T Nugent 59.5 ) 18.00L See full results | T Nugent 59.5kg 18.00L | 4 (6) |
| Echuca 31-Dec-25 2100m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $2,880 (of $32,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:15.220, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.760 1st The Sweeney ( C J Parish 59.5 ) 2nd Phoenician ( B Rawiller 59.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Devine Grunt ( C Hefel 59.5 ) 2.50L See full results | C Hefel 59.5kg 2.50L | 3 (10) |
| Tatura 14-Dec-25 1600m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $1,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.630, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.760 1st Stole Him ( L King 58 ) 2nd Style Guide ( E K Pozman 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 1.00L 3rd Creusa ( H T Coffey 56 ) 1.46L 4th Devine Grunt ( R Mcleod 59.5 ) 2.96L See full results | R Mcleod 59.5kg 2.96L | 4 (9) |
| Southside Cranbourne 01-Dec-25 1000m R15 Jump Out-S7, Winning Time: 01:04.200 1st Sumo Sandy ( J B Stanley ) 2nd Classic Manhattan ( C Hefel ) 3rd Pari Moi ( L J Neindorf ) 4th Devine Grunt ( L Wood ) | L Wood | 4 (4) |
| Southside Cranbourne 17-Nov-25 800m R9 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:47.200 1st Small Town Hero ( B R Kinninmont ) 2nd Electromagnetic ( O I East ) 3rd O'mosa ( J C Maskiell ) 7th Devine Grunt ( J Murfett ) | J Murfett | 7 (8) |
| Seymour 15-Apr-25 1600m GOOD 4 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.950, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 10th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.440 1st Gold Relay ( J B Stanley 59.5 ) 2nd Tassron ( J Mcneil 59 ) 0.25L 3rd Eau De Cologne ( D Bates 59 ) 1.50L 9th Devine Grunt ( C Hefel 59 ) 6.27L See full results | C Hefel 59kg 6.27L | 9 (13) |
| Sale 30-Mar-25 1400m SOFT 5 R2 3YO Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.300, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640 1st Flattered ( W J Egan 56 ) 2nd Lava Delta ( B J Melham 56 ) 0.75L 3rd Here Comes Ruby ( P M Moloney 56 ) 5.00L 6th Devine Grunt ( C Hefel 58 ) 16.75L See full results | C Hefel 58kg 16.75L | 6 (7) |
| Cranbourne 17-Mar-25 1000m R20 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 01:02.300 1st Fauci ( J B Stanley ) 2nd I Am Titan ( B Allen ) 3rd Sabertooth ( D Moor ) 5th Devine Grunt ( O East ) | O East | 5 (7) |
| Cranbourne 03-Mar-25 800m R9 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:46.300 1st Miss Boom ( J Noonan ) 2nd Tippytay ( C Newitt ) 3rd French Crossing ( A Mccabe ) 6th Devine Grunt ( D Gray ) | D Gray | 6 (8) |