William's Smile (AUS) Horse
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In the Quirindi R5 Grinners Diggers Country Boosted Benchmark 58 Handicap, William's Smile is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia trained by John Bannister of Muswellbrook. He is by Choistar out of Alyssa's Smile. To date he has one win, achieved on 31 January 2026 at Tamworth when he claimed the $16,000 Maiden Handicap, his most significant victory so far.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Taree 09-Jul-26 1262m HEAVY 10 R7 CTRY BM58 $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.800, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.380 1st Golden Galaxy ( K Adams 55 ) 2nd City Gold Speed ( A Bullock 58 ) 2.04L 3rd Mosgiel Daisy ( M Fitzgerald 59.5 ) 3.46L 8th William's Smile ( G Palmer 55 , Cd 52 ) 26.69L See full results | G Palmer 55kg, Cd 52kg 26.69L | 8 (8) |
| Taree 23-Jun-26 1250m HEAVY 8 R7 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:15.660, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.380 1st Got The Smarts ( R Hutchings 56.5 ) 2nd Releasethewolves ( P Gorton 55 , Cd 52 ) 0.05L 3rd Barcelona Express ( J Grisedale 60.5 ) 0.23L 13th William's Smile ( G Palmer 55 , Cd 52 ) 8.74L See full results | G Palmer 55kg, Cd 52kg 8.74L | 13 (14) |
| Tamworth 06-Jun-26 1200m HEAVY 9 R5 BM50 $775 (of $16,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.920, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.880 1st Rivoli Star ( P Graham 57.5 ) 2nd Magic Flyer ( J Partridge 64 , Cd 60 ) 0.40L 3rd Just One Look ( K Nestor 59.5 ) 1.37L 4th William's Smile ( O Dalton 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.02L See full results | O Dalton 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 2.02L | 4 (10) |
| Muswellbrook 06-May-26 800m SOFT 5 R8 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:49.860 1st Verdoux ( B T Treloar ) 2nd Sir Artie ( B Nock ) 0.02L 3rd Lighthouse Lass ( D Northey ) 2.14L 4th William's Smile ( J Thompson ) 2.59L | J Thompson 2.59L | 4 (6) |
| Tamworth 31-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 3 R5 MDN $8,150 (of $16,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.090, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.840 1st William's Smile ( G Palmer 55.5 , Cd 51.5 ) 2nd Don't Share Shamus ( K Nestor 58 ) 1.57L 3rd Real Housewives ( B Stower 55.5 ) 1.74L See full results | G Palmer 55.5kg, Cd 51.5kg | 1 (9) |