What Once Was (AUS) Horse
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What Once Was is a 3yo bay or brown Australian filly trained by Lindsey Smith. She is by Overshare out of Bellaria and remains unbeaten, having failed to win in four starts. In her most recent outing at Warracknabeal on 29 Aug 2026, jockey Chelsea Thompson took her to a second-place finish, behind the winner Honour The Bassett.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Warracknabeal 29-Aug-26 1000m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.670, SP: 4.20 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Honour The Bassett ( Z Spain 57 ) 2nd What Once Was ( C Thompson 55 , Cd 52 ) 1.25L 3rd Celestaria ( C Puls 55 ) 2.00L See full results | C Thompson 55kg, Cd 52kg 1.25L | 2 (8) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 18-Aug-26 1000m SYNTHETIC R1 4UP MDN-SW $2,880 (of $32,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.020, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.220 1st Master Jack ( B Rawiller 59.5 ) 2nd Prince Of Portland ( J Noonan 57 ) 0.06L 3rd What Once Was ( C Thompson 55 , Cd 52 ) 0.16L See full results | C Thompson 55kg, Cd 52kg 0.16L | 3 (8) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 06-Aug-26 1000m SYNTHETIC R3 MDN-SW $1,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:00.270, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.430 1st Face The Wild ( H T Coffey 55 ) 2nd Isle Of Mona ( J Mcneil 55 ) 0.75L 3rd Naughty Jamie ( W Gordon 57.5 ) 1.05L 4th What Once Was ( F Kersley 55 ) 1.55L See full results | F Kersley 55kg 1.55L | 4 (10) |
| Swan Hill 28-Jul-26 975m SOFT 6 R2 MDN-SW $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.580, SP: 3.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.940 1st Ride Like Michelle ( A Kelly 55 ) 2nd What Once Was ( F Kersley 55 ) 0.75L 3rd Phenomenorm ( B Vale 59.5 ) 3.00L See full results | F Kersley 55kg 0.75L | 2 (9) |
| Caulfield Heath 16-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 7 R6 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:02.320 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.230 1st Brookelinda ( J Mott ) 2nd Extreme Reign ( M J Dee ) 0.10L 3rd What Once Was ( F Kersley ) 0.60L | F Kersley 0.60L | 3 (6) |