The Grump (AUS) Horse
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The Grump is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Clayton Douglas. He is by Grunt out of Remote Reading. The Grump has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in four starts. In his latest start at Mornington on 28 Apr 2026, Beau Mertens rode him to a sixth-place finish behind winner Wonderdownunder.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mornington 28-Apr-26 1500m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:33.460, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Wonderdownunder ( B Egan 59 ) 2nd Shalaakei ( L Nolen 59 ) 0.75L 3rd Boy From Oz ( T Stockdale 59 ) 2.75L 6th The Grump ( B Mertens 59 ) 3.92L See full results | B Mertens 59kg 3.92L | 6 (6) |
| Mornington 05-Apr-26 1500m GOOD 4 R2 3Y MDN-SW $1,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:31.820, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.900 1st Pol Rogeur ( J Noonan 58 ) 2nd Obon ( J C Maskiell 58 ) 0.25L 3rd Easy Red ( D J Dunn 58 ) 0.27L 4th The Grump ( B Mertens 58 ) 4.52L See full results | B Mertens 58kg 4.52L | 4 (6) |
| Mornington 04-Mar-26 1050m R3 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:03.570 1st Galindo ( N Daniels ) 2nd Exegesis ( L K Cartwright ) 3rd Crush Puppy ( D J Dunn ) 5th The Grump ( J Mott ) | J Mott | 5 (7) |
| Bairnsdale 21-Jul-25 1600m SOFT 6 R1 MDN-SW $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:39.420, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.800 1st Wollemia Angel ( L Riordan 57.5 ) 2nd Top Secret ( J B Stanley 59.5 ) 0.06L 3rd Tee Eight ( T Stockdale 59.5 ) 3.81L 8th The Grump ( C Gaudray 57 ) 10.16L See full results | C Gaudray 57kg 10.16L | 8 (13) |
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 30-Jun-25 1400m SYNTHETIC R1 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.130, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.550 1st La Belle Grande ( J Bowditch 57.5 ) 2nd Emmcee ( J G Radley 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 0.75L 3rd The Boss Man ( F W Kersley 59.5 ) 2.50L 6th The Grump ( M Cartwright 57 ) 4.71L See full results | M Cartwright 57kg 4.71L | 6 (12) |
| Mornington 13-Jun-25 900m R5 Jump Out-S7, Winning Time: 00:58.350 1st Frosted Blaze ( M Castle ) 2nd Romanticism ( M Zahra ) 3rd Doubt In The Sky ( R L Hammond ) 7th The Grump ( P Gatt ) | P Gatt | 7 (12) |
| Caulfield Heath 21-May-25 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:48.170 1st Our Peltzer ( L J Bates ) 2nd Pride Of Mandy ( E P Brown ) 3rd Princing ( D Keane ) 7th The Grump ( M Cartwright ) | M Cartwright | 7 (7) |
| Caulfield Heath 22-Jan-25 800m R5 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:48.930 1st Optimal Moments ( R L Mccabe ) 2nd New Character ( S K Kennedy ) 3rd Inkaruna ( S Foley ) 7th The Grump ( J Mott ) | J Mott | 7 (7) |
| Mornington 04-Dec-24 600m R12 Jump Out-S5 1st The Grump ( T Bull ) 2nd Optimal Moments ( A Mccabe ) | T Bull | 1 (5) |