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Bit Of Grunt

B 5 year Gelding · Sire Grunt (NZ) · Dam Haafra Head

Career

6: 1 - 3

Wins

17%

Places

50%

Prize money

$29,650

Won at

1400mm

Last run

81 days ago

Track

1: 0 - 0

Distance

1: 0 - 0

Trk & Dist

1: 0 - 0

Class

2: 0 - 0

1st up

1: 0 - 1

2nd up

1: 0 - 0

Firm

0: 0 - 0

Good

3: 0 - 1

Soft

1: 1 - 1

Heavy

1: 0 - 1

Last 20 starts (x = spell)

242146

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
6	Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly	2026-05-02	1540m	Synth	BM65	B.Thornton (4)	59.5kg	3.60	Pressalong	6.1L	1:32.65
Jumped awkwardly missing start 1 length & Settled Down 3 Lengths 3 Wide , in Two Wide at 1200m, Drifted Back to 6 Lengths Two Wide turning, couldn't come on in straight. [Stewards: Rider reported it did not handle the synthetic racing surface. Post-race vet exam revealed no abnormalities.] # missed the start
4	Sunshine Coast	2026-04-19	1400m	Good	BM65	J.L.Bayliss (12)	59.5kg	4.20	Outakandy	1.64L	1:25.15
Jumped Ok Restrained Straight Out The Back from Outside Settled Down last 10 Lengths off leader/winner within 7 Lengths x Turn held-up Straightening Up Nowhere To Go Until 300m ran on to the line under # 59.5, very good
SCR	Doomben	2026-04-11	1615m	Good	CL3-SW	— (2)	58.5kg	—	Sir Winnie	—	1:37.53
Sustained a long run to notch a deserved win at home circuit. More depth here but confidence will be up.
1	Sunshine Coast	2026-03-29	1400m	Soft	BM62	J.L.Bayliss (9)	59kg	3.60	2nd: November Air	—	1:26.45
Jumped okay & Settled Down 7.5 Lengths on fence overracing, shuffled back to 8.5 Lengths rail turning, everything on rail in front of it drifted away from rail rounding the turn, railed right up and hit Lead 275m, got away and kept going to post # never left fence
2	Sunshine Coast	2026-03-13	1600m	Heavy	CL2	J.L.Bayliss (11)	58kg	—	Weona Redwood	0.04L	1:38.97
video from 1400m, Restrained Settled Down 8th Outside 8 Lengths let stride 3 Wide x 600 clear run home ran on with 1st and had its chance - 1st sat 3 then 4 wide, this # had last crack
—	Sunshine Coast	2026-03-08	1400m	Heavy	CG&E CL1	B.S.Lerena (11)	58.5kg	—	—	—	—
SCR	Sunshine Coast Poly Track	2026-03-08	1400m	Synth	BM65	M.R.du Plessis (5)	57kg	—	—	—	—
4	Doomben	2026-02-21	1350m	Good	CL1	J.L.Bayliss (10)	56.5kg	101.00	Celestial Blaze	2.24L	1:18.98
Jumped Ok Restrained from Outside thus Settled Down rear 11 Lengths Ridden Along x 600m 9 Lengths , clear run home out wide, 8th x 100m, 4th x line, # Sound eff/finale
2	Sunshine Coast	2026-02-01	1400m	Good	0 - 58	J.Franklin (7)	60kg	9.50	Meltdown	0.85L	1:24.77
Jumped okay & Settled Down 1 length 3 Wide , in Two Wide by 1150m, held together much same to turn 2.5 Lengths rail, Held Up home turn to 200m then Made Ground along fence in Straight # battled on ok

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