Good Banter (2020) Horse
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Good Banter is a 5yo bay or brown mare trained by Tom Charlton at Randwick. She is by the stallion Tavistock out of Danza Kuduro. As a stakes winner with $389,750 in career earnings, Good Banter is considered to have above‑average ability. On 6th Apr 2024 at Randwick, ridden by Jamie Melham, she achieved her most significant win to date, taking the $250,000 3yo F Open Quality and defeating Autumn Angel.
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Rosehill Gardens • Randwick • Canterbury • Flemington • Moonee Valley • Scone • Eagle Farm • Doomben • Kembla Grange • GosfordRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rosehill Gardens 21-Mar-26 1900m SOFT 6 R3 G3 EPONA $3,500 (of $250,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:58.120, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 10th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.570 1st Machine Gun Gracie ( L Currie 58 ) 2nd Polymnia ( Z Lloyd 55 ) 1.95L 3rd Placid Pearl ( W Costin 55 ) 2.12L 7th Good Banter ( D Gibbons 57 ) 4.49L See full results | D Gibbons 57kg 4.49L | 7 (14) |
| Randwick 07-Mar-26 1600m GOOD 4 R6 G3 ASPIRATION (of $250,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:34.730, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.370 1st Pinito ( J B Mcdonald 56.5 ) 2nd Starphistocated ( A B Collett 53 ) 0.55L 3rd Polymnia ( Z T Lloyd 53 ) 1.71L 12th Good Banter ( D Gibbons 53 ) 6.72L See full results | D Gibbons 53kg 6.72L | 12 (12) |
| Randwick 19-Feb-26 1050m SOFT 5 R4 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.120 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.180 1st Enriched ( S Clipperton ) 2nd Monte Supreme ( J Collett ) 4.22L 3rd Quietness ( Z T Lloyd ) 5.89L 6th Good Banter ( D Gibbons ) 9.07L | D Gibbons 9.07L | 6 (7) |
| Canterbury 06-Feb-26 900m GOOD 4 R6 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.740 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.860 1st Media World ( T Berry ) 2nd Snow In May ( D Gibbons ) 0.01L 3rd Balmain Darling ( A R D Morgan ) 0.57L 7th Good Banter ( A Adkins ) 4.33L | A Adkins 4.33L | 7 (8) |
| Flemington 08-Nov-25 2000m SOFT 6 R4 G2 MATRIARCH $6,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:05.610, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.660 1st Sunset Park ( J L Melham 55 ) 2nd She's A Hustler ( J Childs 57 ) 1.25L 3rd Alalcance ( T Clark 58 ) 5.25L 8th Good Banter ( M Dee 55 ) 13.15L See full results | M Dee 55kg 13.15L | 8 (12) |
| Moonee Valley 25-Oct-25 2040m GOOD 4 R6 G3 TESIO STKS $6,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:06.220, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600 1st She's A Hustler ( J Childs 54 ) 2nd Sea What I See ( C Williams 58 ) 1.25L 3rd Sunset Park ( L J Neindorf 54 ) 1.45L 7th Good Banter ( M Dee 54 ) 5.22L See full results | M Dee 54kg 5.22L | 7 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 27-Sep-25 2400m GOOD 4 R3 G3 COLIN STEPHEN $3,500 (of $250,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:28.980, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.830 1st Piggyback ( T Clark 55.5 ) 2nd Juja Kibo ( A Adkins 55.5 ) 0.58L 3rd Taramansour ( T J Schiller 55.5 ) 1.45L 9th Good Banter ( Z Lloyd 55.5 ) 8.11L See full results | Z Lloyd 55.5kg 8.11L | 9 (9) |
| Randwick 23-Aug-25 2000m HEAVY 10 R5 G3 PREMIERCUP $22,400 (of $250,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:09.060, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.870 1st Nellie Leylax ( A B Collett 55 ) 2nd Belvedere Boys ( B Nock 55 ) 2.39L 3rd Good Banter ( A Adkins 55 ) 3.36L See full results | A Adkins 55kg 3.36L | 3 (7) |
| Rosehill Gardens 19-Jul-25 2400m SOFT 5 R7 BM78 $29,200 (of $160,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:30.640, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.590 1st Knights Armour ( R B Prag 57 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Good Banter ( B Osmond 58 ) 0.52L 3rd Fioprospero ( A Morgan 55.5 ) 1.51L See full results | B Osmond 58kg 0.52L | 2 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 05-Jul-25 2000m SOFT 7 R7 3YO+ BM 78 Hcp $82,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:04.640, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.550 1st Good Banter ( D Gibbons 55.5 ) 2nd Cormac T ( T Sherry 57.5 ) 0.14L 3rd Fioprospero ( J Collett 55.5 ) 1.31L See full results | D Gibbons 55.5kg | 1 (13) |
| Canterbury 23-Jun-25 1100m SOFT 5 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:09.510 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.620 1st Scalextrics ( J Collett ) 2nd Very Sewreel ( D Gibbons ) 0.47L 3rd Travolta ( T Berry ) 1.65L 5th Good Banter ( K Mcevoy ) 2.13L | K Mcevoy 2.13L | 5 (7) |
| Randwick 07-Jun-25 1600m SOFT 7 R3 3YO+ F&M BM 78 Hcp $4,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.430, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.470 1st Shohisha ( T Sherry 59 ) 2nd Pippie Beach ( B Osmond 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.02L 3rd Piggyback ( B Nock 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.08L 6th Good Banter ( Z Lloyd 58 ) 1.01L See full results | Z Lloyd 58kg 1.01L | 6 (7) |
| Scone 17-May-25 1700m SOFT 6 R5 3YO+ BM 78 Hcp $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.630, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 1st Cormac T ( T Sherry 56 ) 2nd Gentileschi ( A Adkins 54 ) 0.01L 3rd Kind Words ( B Osmond 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.08L 7th Good Banter ( K Mcevoy 56.5 ) 1.89L See full results | K Mcevoy 56.5kg 1.89L | 7 (15) |
| Randwick 26-Apr-25 1600m SOFT 6 R10 3YO+ BM 78 Hcp $7,100 (of $160,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:38.900, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.480 1st Know Thyself ( A Bullock 61 ) 2nd Fukubana ( T Sherry 60 ) 0.43L 3rd Magarten ( R King 58.5 ) 1.25L 4th Good Banter ( J Collett 56.5 ) 1.62L See full results | J Collett 56.5kg 1.62L | 4 (15) |
| Randwick 14-Apr-25 1050m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.120 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.350 1st Photographics ( M G Bourke ) 2nd Livin' Thing ( A Adkins ) 1.15L 3rd Good Banter ( Z Lloyd ) 2.75L | Z Lloyd 2.75L | 3 (9) |
| Randwick 28-Mar-25 1050m SOFT 5 R5 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:04.250 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220 1st Evaporate ( B Shinn ) 2nd Need Some Luck ( T Berry ) 0.30L 3rd Sydney Bowler ( Z T Lloyd ) 2.50L 9th Good Banter ( K Mcevoy ) 8.18L | K Mcevoy 8.18L | 9 (10) |
| Randwick 21-Dec-24 2400m GOOD 4 R6 3YO+ BM 78 Hcp $14,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:28.730, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.040 1st Gilded Water ( D B Mcmonagle 57 ) 2nd Be Real ( T Schiller 56 ) 3.09L 3rd Good Banter ( B Loughnane 56.5 ) 5.25L See full results | B Loughnane 56.5kg 5.25L | 3 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 07-Dec-24 2000m HEAVY 10 R6 4YO+ BM 78 Hcp $14,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:06.350, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:39.730 1st Be Real ( T Schiller 53.5 ) 2nd Bullets High ( N Rawiller 59.5 ) 0.87L 3rd Good Banter ( B Loughnane 56.5 ) 1.16L See full results | B Loughnane 56.5kg 1.16L | 3 (8) |
| Flemington 09-Nov-24 1600m GOOD 4 R1 4YO+ BM 84 Hcp $4,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.840, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.640 1st Angland ( M J Dee 54.5 ) 2nd Farhh Flung ( D M Lane 56 ) 1.00L 3rd Nation's Call ( J Mcneil 58.5 ) 1.02L 5th Good Banter ( C Williams 54 ) 2.62L See full results | C Williams 54kg 2.62L | 5 (10) |
| Randwick 19-Oct-24 1600m SOFT 5 R4 G3 4YO+ M Open Set Weight With Penalties (of $250,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.310, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 1st Lekvarte ( J Parr 56.5 ) 2nd Quickster ( J Kah 55 ) 0.36L 3rd Hinged ( B Shinn 54 , Cd 55 ) 1.27L 13th Good Banter ( T Berry 56 ) 7.14L See full results | T Berry 56kg 7.14L | 13 (14) |
| Rosehill Gardens 28-Sep-24 1400m SOFT 6 R6 3YO+ BM 88 Hcp $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.790, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.300 1st Willaidow ( J B Mcdonald 56.5 ) 2nd Iron Man ( T Schiller 52.5 ) 1.94L 3rd Suparazi ( Z T Lloyd 61 ) 3.42L 10th Good Banter ( K Mcevoy 53 ) 6.97L See full results | K Mcevoy 53kg 6.97L | 10 (17) |
| Randwick 09-Sep-24 1050m GOOD 4 R6 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.070 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.340 1st Matisse ( T Berry ) 2nd Chateau Miraval ( A Hyeronimus ) 1.93L 3rd Smart Legend ( R Jones ) 2.11L 6th Good Banter ( K Mcevoy 0 ) 3.24L | K Mcevoy 0 3.24L | 6 (7) |
| Eagle Farm 08-Jun-24 2200m GOOD 4 R8 G1 3YO F Open Set Weight $8,400 (of $700,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:17.430, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.020 1st Socks Nation ( R Maloney 56.5 ) 2nd Our Gold Hope ( C Williams 56.5 ) 0.24L 3rd Miss Joelene ( J M Orman 56.5 ) 2.85L 7th Good Banter ( J Melham 56.5 ) 5.60L See full results | J Melham 56.5kg 5.60L | 7 (18) |
| Doomben 25-May-24 2000m SOFT 6 R8 G2 3YO F Open Set Weight $3,750 (of $300,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:03.920, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.440 1st Scarlet Oak ( J B Mcdonald 56.5 ) 2nd Mare Of Mt Buller ( T Berry 56.5 ) 0.29L 3rd Miss Joelene ( J M Orman 56.5 ) 0.73L 7th Good Banter ( D Lane 56.5 ) 3.22L See full results | D Lane 56.5kg 3.22L | 7 (16) |
| Randwick 16-May-24 1045m SOFT 7 R4 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.850 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.890 1st Avebury ( D Gibbons ) 2nd Resistible ( R Hutchings ) 2.02L 3rd Vintage Kod ( J B Mcdonald ) 2.09L 5th Good Banter ( T Schiller 0 ) 7.67L | T Schiller 0 7.67L | 5 (8) |
| Randwick 06-Apr-24 2000m HEAVY 9 R4 G3 3YO F Open Quality $141,000 (of $250,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:05.820, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.250 1st Good Banter ( J Melham 53 ) 2nd Autumn Angel ( M Zahra 61 ) 0.66L 3rd Concello ( J Collett 53.5 ) 1.84L See full results | J Melham 53kg | 1 (16) |
| Kembla Grange 15-Mar-24 1600m SOFT 6 R7 G3 3YO F Open Set Weight With Penalties $4,000 (of $250,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:36.280, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.120 1st Queen Of Dragons ( T Schiller 54 ) 2nd Our Gold Hope ( D Gibbons 54 ) 1.00L 3rd Waikato Girl ( T Berry 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.20L 6th Good Banter ( J Collett 54 ) 2.40L See full results | J Collett 54kg 2.40L | 6 (14) |
| Rosehill Gardens 28-Feb-24 1500m SOFT 5 R5 3YO F BM 72 Hcp $3,600 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:31.470, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.620 1st Mare Of Mt Buller ( J B Mcdonald 58 ) 2nd Colours Of Autumn ( C Schofield 55 ) 0.75L 3rd Our Gold Hope ( B Ryan 56.5 ) 1.24L 4th Good Banter ( Z Lloyd 55 ) 1.89L See full results | Z Lloyd 55kg 1.89L | 4 (9) |
| Newcastle 03-Feb-24 1300m GOOD 4 R6 CL1 Hcp $2,300 (of $42,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:17.550, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.040 1st Norton Road ( A Roper 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Lika Sun ( D K Mclellan 55 ) 0.32L 3rd The Hawkesbury ( K Latham 57 ) 0.49L 4th Good Banter ( A Adkins 56.5 ) 2.17L See full results | A Adkins 56.5kg 2.17L | 4 (9) |
| Randwick 22-Jan-24 1050m GOOD 4 R8 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.120 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.440 1st Godfather ( M Zahra ) 2nd Les Vampires ( A Hyeronimus ) 0.28L 3rd Jon Bon ( L Beuzelin ) 0.68L 6th Good Banter ( T Berry 0 ) 4.07L | T Berry 0 4.07L | 6 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 29-Dec-23 900m SOFT 6 R6 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:53.770 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.110 1st Caballus ( R King ) 2nd Exploring ( Z T Lloyd ) 0.28L 3rd Introducing ( A Hyeronimus ) 1.73L 6th Good Banter ( T Schiller 0 ) 5.81L | T Schiller 0 5.81L | 6 (9) |
| Kembla Grange 09-Sep-23 1200m GOOD 4 R7 F&M BM64 $2,300 (of $42,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.390, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.910 1st Divine Glory ( M G Bourke 60.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Vividness ( C Reith 56.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Hope Uno ( O S Chambers 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 0.70L 4th Good Banter ( A Collett 56.5 ) 1.10L See full results | A Collett 56.5kg 1.10L | 4 (10) |
| Randwick 15-Aug-23 1050m SOFT 7 R5 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:04.920 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.250 1st Just Fine ( A Hyeronimus 0 ) 2nd Sanstoc ( T Sherry 0 ) 0.77L 3rd Cafe Millenium ( J B Mcdonald 0 ) 2.42L 5th Good Banter ( Z Lloyd 0 ) 3.14L | Z Lloyd 0 3.14L | 5 (7) |
| Royal Randwick 28-Jul-23 740m SOFT 5 R16 2&3Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:45.220 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.230 1st Queen Of The Mile ( Z T Lloyd 0 ) 2nd Shunt ( T Sherry 0 ) 0.02L 3rd Countyourblessings ( S Clipperton 0 ) 1.46L 4th Good Banter ( J Mcdonald 0 ) 2.36L | J Mcdonald 0 2.36L | 4 (10) |
| Kembla Grange 04-Apr-23 1200m HEAVY 9 R2 2Y MDN-SW $19,700 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.910, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 1st Good Banter ( B Avdulla 55 ) 2nd Achlys ( C Schofield 55 ) 0.80L 3rd Dagon ( Z T Lloyd 57 ) 1.60L See full results | B Avdulla 55kg | 1 (6) |
| Gosford 16-Mar-23 1200m SOFT 5 R2 2Y MDN-SW $1,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.630, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.550 1st Zardozi ( C Schofield 55 ) 2nd Restonica ( J Parr 57 ) 0.30L 3rd The Escape ( R Jones 57 ) 1.12L 8th Good Banter ( B Avdulla 55 ) 4.56L See full results | B Avdulla 55kg 4.56L | 8 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 27-Feb-23 900m GOOD 4 R7 2YF-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.160 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.460 1st Mathkhoora ( S Clipperton 0 ) 2nd Remedies ( B Avdulla 0 ) 1.73L 3rd Miscavolini ( R King 0 ) 2.59L 6th Good Banter ( N Rawiller 0 , Cd 0 ) 3.75L | N Rawiller 0, Cd 0 3.75L | 6 (9) |