To Be Frank (2020) Horse
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About
The six-year-old bay gelding named To Be Frank, by Almanzor out of Veronica Franco, is under the care of trainer Sue Grills and owned by Ms S G Grills, Mrs S M Burnett, Miss H J Overton and others. Out of 37 starts he has secured five victories, placed second once and taken two third‑place finishes, earning a total of $123,010. His most recent outing was at Coonabarabran on 25 October 2026, where he came home 5th of 10. He last won at Tamworth on 14 September 2026.
Raced At
Armidale • Coonabarabran • Coonamble • Scone • Tamworth • Moree • Quirindi • Muswellbrook • Mudgee • WalchaRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Armidale 08-Nov-26 1100m GOOD 4 R4 BISHOPS HARDWARE / GUYRA BOWLING CLUB BENCHMARK 66 HANDICAP Barrier 7, SP: 14.00 | J.Duggan 57kg 6.3L | 8 (8) |
| Coonabarabran 25-Oct-26 1400m GOOD 4 R3 BM66 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd | I Neale 57.5kg 5.2L | 5 (10) |
| Coonamble 11-Oct-26 1400m GOOD 3 R6 BARADINE BM66 $1,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.060, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.580 1st News Bound ( K Nestor 57.5 ) 2nd Mariota ( S Lisnyy 55 ) 0.09L 3rd Moon Zone ( Z Hunt 56.5 ) 0.31L 7th To Be Frank ( J Duggan 58 ) 2.66L See full results | J Duggan 58kg 2.66L | 7 (10) |
| Scone 25-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 BM74 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.360, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.810 1st Nova Centauri ( R Jones 57 ) 2nd Alabama Blitz ( M Bell 57 ) 2.55L 3rd Zamborghini ( Z Wadick 61.5 ) 4.33L 8th To Be Frank ( A Morgan 55 ) 9.93L See full results | A Morgan 55kg 9.93L | 8 (11) |
| Tamworth 14-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 CTRY BM66 $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.750, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 1st To Be Frank ( J Duggan 56 ) 2nd Need A Miracle ( B Nock 58.5 ) 0.11L 3rd Rivaldo ( J Partridge 55 , Cd 54 ) 0.72L See full results | J Duggan 56kg | 1 (11) |
| Scone 01-Sep-26 1600m SOFT 5 R5 BM66 $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.960, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd 1st King Jerry ( M Kirk 62 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Super Sugoi ( L Day 59 ) 1.48L 3rd Magic Merlin ( M Bell 59 ) 1.98L 4th To Be Frank ( A Morgan 56.5 ) 2.46L See full results | A Morgan 56.5kg 2.46L | 4 (7) |
| Moree 06-Aug-26 1600m GOOD 3 R6 BM58 $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.770, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th 1st Playful Puzzle ( I Neale 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Bill Peyto ( J G Stiff 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 1.40L 3rd The Great Armada ( G Johnston 60 , Cd 58 ) 1.96L 4th To Be Frank ( J Thompson 61 , Cd 57 ) 2.11L See full results | J Thompson 61kg, Cd 57kg 2.11L | 4 (11) |
| Quirindi 13-Jul-26 1600m SOFT 7 R5 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | J Thompson 57kg 2.51L | 3 (10) |
| Tamworth 15-Jun-26 1400m SOFT 5 R5 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 6th | J Thompson 57.5kg 3.7L | 8 (11) |
| Scone 31-May-26 1000m HEAVY 8 R6 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 14th, 400m 14th | A Morgan 58kg 7.58L | 8 (14) |
| Armidale 16-Apr-26 1300m GOOD 4 R4 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th | K Nestor 58.5kg 3.88L | 7 (7) |
| Armidale 29-Mar-26 1100m GOOD 4 R6 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th | K Nestor 59kg 2.39L | 4 (12) |
| Muswellbrook 08-Mar-26 1450m GOOD 4 R8 BM66 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 10th | J Duggan 60 14.37L | 13 (14) |
| Mudgee 21-Feb-26 1400m SOFT 5 R6 BM66 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | J Stiff 58.5kg 2.99L | 6 (12) |
| Walcha 06-Feb-26 1440m GOOD 3 R7 WALCHA CUP (of $45,000) Barrier 6, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | M Weir 55kg 3.44L | 5 (12) |
| Armidale 18-Jan-26 1400m SOFT 6 R6 CTRY BM66 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, SP: 3.90 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 10th | M Weir 60.5kg 3.49L | 7 (10) |
| Tamworth 22-Dec-25 1000m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT | J Thompson 0.27L | 1 (7) |