Rufus Atticus (AUS) Horse
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Rufus Atticus is a 4yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by Sue Grills in Tamworth. He is by The Autumn Sun out of Champagne Run. He remains unbeaten, having failed to win in 15 starts. In his latest start at Gunnedah on 20 Jul 2026, jockey Jordie Thompson guided him to a 5th-place finish, behind winner Nielsen Park.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gunnedah 20-Jul-26 1250m GOOD 4 R5 MDN $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:15.400, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Nielsen Park ( A Bullock 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Side Quest ( J Partridge 56 , Cd 52 ) 0.23L 3rd Luna Cruiser ( G Buckley 55.5 ) 1.50L 5th Rufus Atticus ( J Thompson 55.5 , Cd 51.5 ) 2.28L See full results | J Thompson 55.5kg, Cd 51.5kg 2.28L | 5 (9) |
| Tamworth 03-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 7 R2 MDN-SW $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.830, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.380 1st Scathingly ( D Dillon 59 ) 2nd Spellecast ( L H Smyth 59 , Cd 57 ) 1.01L 3rd Staccato ( M Weir 57 ) 1.78L 4th Rufus Atticus ( J Thompson 59 , Cd 55 ) 2.80L See full results | J Thompson 59kg, Cd 55kg 2.80L | 4 (7) |
| 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) |