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Gripping

B 6 year Gelding · Sire Pierro · Dam Sacred Eye

Career

11: 1 - 9

Wins

Places

82%

Prize money

$32,260

Won at

2800mm

Last run

3 days ago

Track

1: 0 - 1

Distance

1: 0 - 1

Trk & Dist

1: 0 - 1

Class

3: 0 - 3

1st up

1: 0 - 0

2nd up

1: 0 - 1

Firm

0: 0 - 0

Good

2: 0 - 1

Soft

4: 0 - 4

Heavy

5: 1 - 4

Last 20 starts (x = spell)

42322241223

Form trend (wins at top)

Finishing position, oldest → latest

Form history

Plcg	Venue	Date	Dist	Track	Class	Jockey (Br)	Wgt	Odds	Winner / 2nd	Mgn	Time
3	Coleraine	2026-07-19	3300m	Soft	MDN HDLE-SW	S.L.Pateman (7)	69.5kg	2.50	Embezzler	11.75L	4:04.93
Game seconds behind nice types at first two jumps starts and better for them. Strong claims.
2	bet365 Hamilton	2026-07-12	3200m	Heavy	MDN HDLE-SW	S.L.Pateman (6)	69.5kg	2.90	Untethered	3.75L	3:58.07
nose roll off cast plate pre race j/okj Settled Down 2 Lengths Two Wide put more pressure on leader mid race home turn 2 Lengths stayed rails Battled on well # solid again
2	Warrnambool	2026-06-28	3200m	Heavy	MDN HDLE-SW	W.Gordon (3)	69.5kg	2.25	Ardakan	15L	3:48.77
Jumped Ok Settled Down Just Off Pace Inside 2-3l following leader/winner lost touch to Straightening Up Ridden Along 2nd x 8l Kept Trying but no match at all for dominant winner # followed leader/1st
SCR	Ladbrokes Geelong	2026-06-19	2440m	Heavy	BM66	J.D.Hill (2)	57kg	—	Shultzy	—	2:42.61
Hurdle trial winner since a good finish over a shorter trip at Sandown. Looks nicely placed and hard to beat.
1	Warrnambool	2026-06-15	2800m	Heavy	HDL-TRL	J.D.Hart	—	—	2nd: Cousins Day	—	3:13.92
SCR	Warrnambool	2026-06-14	3200m	Heavy	MDN HDLE-SW	— (2)	69.5kg	—	Zinovation	—	3:51.47
Placed in a couple of hurdling trials in April and has been in good form on the flat since. Expect a bold showing.
4	Sportsbet Sandown Lakeside	2026-05-31	2100m	Heavy	BM70	D.Thornton (8)	55.5kg	14.00	Straand Deal	9.25L	2:13.27
Settled Down rear 9.5l home turn 6l comes very Wide Straightening Up Middle Of Track made up good ground on minor placegetters # running on late
2	Casterton	2026-05-17	2000m	Soft	BM62	S.L.Pateman (9)	69.5kg	5.50	Ghemme	0.46L	2:07.00
Jumped Ok gets across Settled Down Mid Field 8.5l 3back fence 5l home turn 3l Held Up 300 then 200 going half pace Disappointed For Run 100m finally over heels for clear run Flashed up. R-conceded despite being initially being held up should have come to the outside earlier than he did. Tr-one paced, wanted to settle more prominently than 1st up performance. Satisfied with tactics, will contest races of greater distance including jumps Vet-no abs # certainty beaten
2	Warrnambool	2026-05-07	1700m	Heavy	BM70	H.Grace (3)	55kg	41.00	Astradeel	1.75L	1:47.45
jumped fast Restrained Mid Field Inside 5 Lengths Went Forward With Trail no match for winner but Kept Going Soundly no weight blinkers off noseroll on new stable # solid return
SCR	Warrnambool	2026-05-06	2000m	Heavy	BM66	T.Madden (4)	57kg	—	Inherently	—	2:12.62
Resumes for new stable (ex J Patton). Has placed first-up but had two jumps trials before this. Market?
2	bet365 Terang	2026-04-28	1000m	Good	Jump Out - Good	J.D.Hill	—	—	Celibate	—	1:00.35
SCR	Horsham	2026-04-27	1800m	Good	BM56	L.Riordan (3)	62kg	—	Pro Aussie	—	1:51.69
Resumes for new stable (ex J Patton). Has placed first-up but had two jumps trials before this. Market?
3	bet365 Terang	2026-04-20	2800m	Soft	HDL-TRL	S.L.Pateman	—	—	Jungle Jet	6.5L	3:29.08
2	bet365 Hamilton	2026-04-08	2400m	Soft	0 - 116 HDL-TRL	S.L.Pateman	—	—	Bright Legend	0.2L	3:14.15
4	bet365 Camperdown	2026-03-30	1000m	Good	Jump Out - G3	J.D.Hart	—	—	Lincoln Rocks	—	0:59.75
SCR	Warrnambool	2026-03-19	2400m	Soft	0 - 116 HDL-TRL	—	—	—	True Test	—	3:13.02

All figures computed from our own Australian archive; splits use this horse's most recent track, distance and class. Deeper backfill = deeper history.