Rufus Atticus (AUS) Horse

Country
Australia
Foal Date
04-Nov-21
Sex
gelding
Colour
chestnut
Sire
The Autumn Sun
Dam
Champagne Run
Prize Money
18500
Trainer
Sue Grills
Owners
Ms S G Grills, Mrs J M Knight, Mrs V Dempsey, Mrs L J Todd, Mrs C Toohey, Mrs N C Markham, Ms D M Lebrocq, S Perram, Mrs H M Simshauser, P M Clemson, I J Morgan, Mrs T M Marshall & Dunhan Racing (Mgr: N J Hanrahan)
About

Rufus Atticus is a 4yo chestnut gelding (male) from Australia trained by Sue Grills, who is based at Tamworth. He is sired by the stallion The Autumn Sun out of the dam Champagne Run. Rufus Atticus is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 10 attempts. During his most recent race at Gunnedah on 6th Dec 2025, Rufus Atticus was ridden by Jenny Duggan and finished 2nd, behind the winner Lucky Ozzie.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Gunnedah 06-Dec-25 1300m GOOD 4 R1 CTRY MDN-SW $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:17.540, SP: 2.80 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5thJ Duggan 59kg 0.90L2 (7)
Armidale 09-Nov-25 1400m SOFT 5 R1 CTRY MDN $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.280, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7thJ Grisedale 55kg 3.21L3 (7)
Grafton 28-Oct-25 1420m HEAVY 8 R4 Mdn Set Weight $800 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.170, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.910S Grima 59kg 2.83L6 (9)
Coonamble 12-Oct-25 1300m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Hcp $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:17.360, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 12thS Ingelse 56kg 3.68L7 (13)
Goulburn 08-May-25 1600m SOFT 5 R3 Mdn Hcp $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.580, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.280D Panya 56.5kg 1.89L5 (8)
Newcastle 03-May-25 1890m HEAVY 10 R1 Mdn Set Weight $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:02.130, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.930A Bullock 58kg, Cd 59kg 12.12L10 (12)
Canberra 18-Apr-25 1400m SOFT 5 R7 Mdn Set Weight $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.780, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.770B Mcdougall 58.5kg 6.24L5 (9)
Canberra 02-Apr-25 1400m SOFT 5 R3 Mdn Set Weight $1,800 (of $22,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.400, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.710B Mcdougall 58.5kg 1.89L3 (9)
Warwick Farm 21-Mar-25 789m GOOD 4 R16 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.290 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.210J Ford 13.84L8 (8)
Canterbury 15-Nov-24 1550m GOOD 4 R2 3,4YO Mdn Set Weight $1,625 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:33.630, SP: 201.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.840R Bayliss 57.5kg 8.26L7 (8)
Kensington 30-Oct-24 1400m GOOD 4 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $2,250 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.360, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.210J Parr 56.5kg 9.31L9 (10)
Warwick Farm 15-Oct-24 1200m HEAVY 8 R3 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:14.430 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.990T Schiller 0 12.13L6 (9)
Warwick Farm 30-Sep-24 815m HEAVY 8 R12 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:49.740 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.040D Gibbons 0 5.51L7 (9)
Warwick Farm 07-May-24 740m SYNTHETIC R8 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:43.680 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.290C Schofield 0 2.64L5 (7)
Warwick Farm 26-Apr-24 801m SOFT 5 R7 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.890 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.380C Schofield 0 17.53L10 (10)