Grafting (AUS) Horse
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Grafting, a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia, is trained by Matthew Dunn. He is by Justify out of Pearl Congenial. He has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in three starts. In his most recent race at Coffs Harbour on 15th Feb 2026, ridden by Aaron Bullock, he finished fifth behind the winner Tawfiq Tom.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour 15-Feb-26 1400m HEAVY 10 R1 CTRY MDN $1,200 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:27.620, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.720 1st Tawfiq Tom ( L Rolls 55.5 ) 2nd Na Hamah ( J Grisedale 55.5 ) 0.96L 3rd La Regina ( J Watkins 55.5 ) 2.36L 5th Grafting ( A Bullock 59 ) 3.38L See full results | A Bullock 59kg 3.38L | 5 (5) |
| Murwillumbah 01-Feb-26 1550m GOOD 3 R1 MDN-SW $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:34.150, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.620 1st Puligny ( J Newman 57 ) 2nd Vostokova ( A J Mallyon 56.5 ) 0.70L 3rd He Is The Kiss ( K H Zechner 59 ) 0.96L 5th Grafting ( L Rolls 58.5 ) 2.44L See full results | L Rolls 58.5kg 2.44L | 5 (9) |
| Ballina 16-Jan-26 1300m GOOD 4 R1 CTRY MDN-SW $7,050 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:19.620, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.120 1st Shredded ( A J Mallyon 57.5 ) 2nd Grafting ( D Thornton 57.5 ) 2.54L 3rd Beearetee ( L Rolls 59 ) 3.88L See full results | D Thornton 57.5kg 2.54L | 2 (8) |
| Ballina 09-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 3 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.670 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.890 1st Sol Filia ( S K Rigley ) 2nd Grafting ( A Mallyon ) 0.59L 3rd Satomi ( N Tomizawa ) 0.95L | A Mallyon 0.59L | 2 (8) |
| Murwillumbah 29-Dec-25 1010m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:01.060 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.930 1st Chief Of Staff ( A J Mallyon ) 2nd Dubious Rose ( D L Turner ) 0.43L 3rd Southampton Flare ( J L Bayliss ) 0.89L 6th Grafting ( B Lerena ) 8.65L | B Lerena 8.65L | 6 (6) |
| Kembla Grange 01-Jul-25 800m SOFT 7 R7 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.830 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.620 1st Pewter Pearl ( H Durnan ) 2nd Spice Baby ( N Heywood ) 1.00L 3rd Royal And Ready ( M G Bourke ) 1.20L 4th Grafting ( M Stapleford ) 10.20L | M Stapleford 10.20L | 4 (5) |