Bit Of Grunt (AUS) Horse
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Bit Of Grunt is a six-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Grunt out of Haafra Head. He is conditioned by Gary Duncan and owned by Ms V P Skinner, Mrs J Panitteri, Miss N D Thorburn and others. In 28 career starts he has recorded two wins, placed second four times and third two times, earning total prize money of $78,010. His most recent start was at Sunshine Coast on 3 November 2026, where he finished 9th of 13 runners. The last time he won was at Sunshine Coast on 29 March 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast 03-Nov-26 1400m SOFT 5 R7 LOGIC SOLAR RATINGS BAND 0 - 62 Handicap Barrier 6, SP: 10.00 | R.G.Thorburn 58kg 6.16L | 9 (13) |
| Sunshine Coast 16-Oct-26 1400m HEAVY 10 R7 CL2 $1,000 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:28.640, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.150 1st Col Burn ( M Rodd 59 ) 2nd Misting ( R Wiggins 57.5 ) 2.85L 3rd Godtfred Kirk ( G Geran 57 ) 3.46L 5th Bit Of Grunt ( R Houston 58 ) 4.24L See full results | R Houston 58kg 4.24L | 5 (9) |
| Sunshine Coast 27-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 BM65 $1,450 (of $28,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.740, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.260 1st Vin Santo ( M L Mankelow 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Gagnante Enchere ( C Graham 54.5 ) 0.18L 3rd Royal Gladiator ( T J Marshall 58 ) 0.30L 4th Bit Of Grunt ( R Thorburn 59 , Cd 57 ) 1.34L See full results | R Thorburn 59kg, Cd 57kg 1.34L | 4 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 15-Sep-26 1000m SOFT 7 R4 CL3-TRL Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:03.220 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.900 1st Odin's Mount ( T Brooker ) 2nd Cuesta ( R L Stewart ) 0.68L 3rd Simply Fun ( G J Cartwright ) 2.52L 5th Bit Of Grunt ( R Thorburn ) 3.61L | R Thorburn 3.61L | 5 (7) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly 02-May-26 1540m SYNTHETIC R7 BM65 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:32.650, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.040 1st Pressalong ( B Osmond 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Mr Bubbaluski ( B S Lerena 60 ) 2.35L 3rd Aima Sun ( D L Turner 55.5 ) 2.86L 6th Bit Of Grunt ( B Thornton 59.5 ) 6.10L See full results | B Thornton 59.5kg 6.10L | 6 (7) |
| Sunshine Coast 19-Apr-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 BM65 $1,450 (of $28,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:25.150, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.150 1st Outakandy ( L I Martyn 60.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Rubydoo ( C Graham 57 ) 1.06L 3rd Golden Mikki ( B S Lerena 58 ) 1.25L 4th Bit Of Grunt ( J Bayliss 59.5 ) 1.64L See full results | J Bayliss 59.5kg 1.64L | 4 (11) |
| Sunshine Coast 29-Mar-26 1400m SOFT 6 R9 BM62 (of $28,000) Barrier 9, SP: 3.60 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 6th | J Bayliss 59kg 1.33L | 1 (13) |
| Sunshine Coast 13-Mar-26 1600m HEAVY 8 R5 CL2 (of $28,000) Barrier 11 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 7th | J Bayliss 58kg 0.04L | 2 (13) |
| Doomben 21-Feb-26 1350m GOOD 4 R3 CL1 (of $50,000) Barrier 10, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 10th | J Bayliss 56.5kg 2.24L | 4 (12) |
| Sunshine Coast 01-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 0-58 (of $28,000) Barrier 7, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th | J Franklin 58.5kg 0.85L | 2 (15) |
| Sunshine Coast 21-Sep-25 1600m GOOD 4 R6 0-58 (of $28,000) Barrier 10, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | L Martyn 57kg 1.57L | 5 (11) |
| Sunshine Coast 05-Sep-25 1400m SOFT 6 R6 0-58 (of $28,000) Barrier 12, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | L Martyn 57kg 0.39L | 3 (15) |
| Ipswich 29-Aug-25 1690m GOOD 4 R7 CL1 (of $28,000) Barrier 8, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | A Mallyon 58kg 7.44L | 7 (14) |
| Sunshine Coast 15-Aug-25 1400m SOFT 6 R5 CG&E BM58 (of $28,000) Barrier 3, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th | C Vitler 58.5kg 0.85L | 5 (15) |
| Sunshine Coast 03-Aug-25 1600m SOFT 5 R5 BM58 (of $28,000) Barrier 6, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd | C Vitler 58kg 0.11L | 2 (11) |
| Sunshine Coast 25-Jul-25 1400m SOFT 5 R8 0-60 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th | W Costin 58.5kg 0.42L | 2 (14) |