Grouper (AUS) Horse
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Grouper is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia trained by C S Shum. He is by Written By out of Miss Labelle and has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in five starts. In his most recent outing at Sha Tin on 4th Jul 2026, Zac Purton rode him to a third‑place finish behind the winner Healthy Healthy.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 04-Jul-26 1200m SOFT R7 CL4 Hcp $134,550 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.090, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st 1st Healthy Healthy ( A Atzeni 59 ) 2nd Riding High ( L Hewitson 54.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Grouper ( Z Purton 58 ) 0.80L See full results | Z Purton 58kg 0.80L | 3 (11) |
| Sha Tin 27-Jun-26 1200m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $245,700 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:08.850, SP: 7.70 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.070 1st Ka Ying Resilience ( K Teetan 56 ) 2nd Grouper ( Z Purton 58 ) 0.80L 3rd Yee Cheong Glory ( J Bowman 61 ) 0.90L See full results | Z Purton 58kg 0.80L | 2 (14) |
| Happy Valley 10-Jun-26 1000m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 00:56.800, SP: 25.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.180 1st Grand Nova ( B Avdulla 59 ) 2nd Beauty Show ( Z Purton 58.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Harmony Fire ( E C W Wong 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 0.80L 8th Grouper ( B Wong 59 , Cd 56 ) 3.30L See full results | B Wong 59kg, Cd 56kg 3.30L | 8 (12) |
| Sha Tin 24-May-26 1200m FIRM R3 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.300, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.330 1st Conrad Patch ( C Williams 61 ) 2nd Sight Dreamer ( A Atzeni 60.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Same To You ( R Kingscote 54 ) 1.10L 8th Grouper ( J Mcdonald 59 ) 3.00L See full results | J Mcdonald 59kg 3.00L | 8 (14) |
| Sha Tin 09-May-26 1200m SOFT R5 CL4 Hcp $245,700 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.560, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.230 1st Real Gentleman ( K C Leung 58.5 ) 2nd Grouper ( J Chau 58 , Cd 57 ) 0.50L 3rd Positive Smile ( M L Yeung 61 ) 0.70L See full results | J Chau 58kg, Cd 57kg 0.50L | 2 (12) |