Rufus Atticus (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

04-Nov-21

Sex

gelding

Colour

chestnut

Sire

The Autumn Sun

Dam

Champagne Run

Prize Money

22425

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, a 4yo chestnut gelding from Australia, is trained by Sue Grills in Tamworth. He is by The Autumn Sun out of Champagne Run. The horse remains a maiden, having failed to win in 13 starts. In his latest start at Tamworth on 22 Jan 2026, Jenny Duggan rode him to a fourth‑place finish behind Lone Star Dream.

Raced At

Tamworth • Inverell • Gunnedah • Armidale

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Tamworth 22-Jan-26 1600m GOOD 4 R1 MDN $1,475 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.640, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.480 1st Lone Star Dream ( S S Llewellyn 57.5 ) 2nd Turpin's Torment ( L Small 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 0.35L 3rd Takethemoneyandrun ( A Bullock 58 ) 2.94L 4th Rufus Atticus ( J Duggan 55.5 ) 3.18L See full results	J Duggan 55.5kg 3.18L	4 (10)
Inverell 01-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 4 R2 SUPER MDN $1,625 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.440, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th 1st It's A Written ( L Small 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Crashmyplaya ( B Looker 56.5 ) 0.18L 3rd Stuck In The Gorge ( N Palmer 59 , Cd 57 ) 0.78L 6th Rufus Atticus ( K Nestor 56.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2.99L See full results	K Nestor 56.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 2.99L	6 (11)
Tamworth 22-Dec-25 1600m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.520, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.170 1st Questionable ( C Hillier 57.5 ) 2nd Effietrinket ( A Roper 56.5 ) 0.68L 3rd Vino Rapido ( I Neale 56.5 , Cd 56 ) 1.79L 5th Rufus Atticus ( J Duggan 57 ) 2.29L See full results	J Duggan 57kg 2.29L	5 (9)
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 5th 1st Lucky Ozzie ( B Looker 57.5 ) 2nd Rufus Atticus ( J Duggan 59 ) 0.90L 3rd Effietrinket ( C Hillier 57 ) 2.57L See full results	J Duggan 59kg 0.90L	2 (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 7th 1st Navy Buoy ( B Looker 59.5 ) 2nd Naftali ( B Nock 57 ) 3.02L 3rd Rufus Atticus ( J Grisedale 55 ) 3.21L See full results	J Grisedale 55kg 3.21L	3 (7)