Grinding Away (AUS)

Country

Australia

Foal Date

02-Oct-18

Sex

gelding

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Coroebus

Dam

Lourdeaux

Prize Money

$32780

Trainer

Michele Denham

Owners

Mrs M M Denham, L J Denham, B Denham, Mrs S Denham, CJ Davern & C M Davern

About

Grinding Away is a 7yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Michele Denham. His sire is Coroebus and his dam is Lourdeaux. He remains a maiden, having failed to win in 17 starts. In his latest start at Warrnambool on 9 Sep 2025, Teodore Nugent rode him to a second‑place finish, trailing winner Coastal Whispers.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Warrnambool 09-Sep-25 2000m HEAVY 8 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:10.480, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.020	T Nugent 59.5kg 1.75L	2 (6)
Geelong 22-Aug-25 1512m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:32.300, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.810	T Nugent 59.5kg 4.47L	9 (11)
Geelong 08-Aug-25 1500m SOFT 5 R3 Mdn Set Weight $1,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:31.540, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.680	T Nugent 59.5kg 4.50L	4 (11)
Mornington 06-Dec-24 2460m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:36.260, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 2nd, 800m 1st, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.360	J Bowditch 59.5kg 3.60L	4 (9)
Geelong 27-Nov-24 2400m HEAVY 8 R1 Mdn Set Weight $6,750 (of $37,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:34.570, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:38.320	T Nugent 59.5kg 0.40L	2 (10)
Mornington 12-Nov-24 2025m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:08.610, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.260	J Bowditch 59.5kg 3.35L	3 (7)
Yarra Valley 26-Oct-24 1968m SOFT 5 R3 Mdn Set Weight $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:01.360, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.540	J Bowditch 59.5kg 1.00L	2 (10)
Cranbourne 11-Oct-24 1600m GOOD 3 R5 Mdn Set Weight $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.750, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.170	T Nugent 59.5kg 7.25L	4 (9)
Benalla 27-Sep-24 1606m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $1,875 (of $37,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.150, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th	E Walsh 59.5kg 4.75L	4 (12)
Cranbourne 05-Sep-24 1400m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.220, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.480	T Nugent 59.5kg 5.71L	6 (10)
Pakenham 19-Jan-23 2000m SOFT 5 R1 Mdn Set Weight $1,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:07.210, SP: 201.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.100	J Bowditch 59.5kg 4.45L	5 (12)
bet365 Terang 02-Jan-23 1600m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.020, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 8th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.900	M Julius 59.5kg 13.75L	7 (10)
bet365 Terang 20-Dec-22 1400m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:23.010, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 13th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510	M Julius 59.5kg 4.60L	7 (13)
bet365 Hamilton 06-Dec-22 1200m GOOD 4 R2 4UP MDN-SW $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.470, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.820	M Julius 59.5kg 5.40L	4 (10)
Bendigo 04-Jun-22 1600m HEAVY 8 R3 3Y MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:39.440, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.120	R Tan 58kg 20.90L	14 (14)
Mornington 24-May-22 1500m SOFT 5 R4 MDN-SW $1,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:32.390, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 11th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.940	A Lynch 59.5kg 4.70L	5 (11)
bet365 Geelong 29-Apr-22 1235m GOOD 4 R3 3Y MDN-SW $625 (of $25,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:13.170, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.400	R P Downey 58kg 10.60L	8 (11)