Trainer profile

John Bannister

Trainer · Runners mostly in NSW · Most often at Muswellbrook

2026 45: 7-6-5 Runners: W-2-3

Win rate 16% Since 2026

Place rate 40% Top-three finishes

Last 14 days 0/3 0% strike

Last 30 days 0/5 0% strike

Wins 7 45 runners since 2026

Last 10 runners

7 2 1 3 5 3 4 5 6 6

Most recent on the right · 0 = 10th or worse

Upcoming runners

No declared runners. Fields are usually declared two to four days out.

Recent runners

Date Track · race Horse Jockey Dist Cond Result SP

19 Oct 26 Muswellbrook Pat Farrell Memorial (Bm66) Jason Darren Liberty Smyth 1,280m Good 6/11 4.20

19 Oct 26 Muswellbrook Dot Robinson (Bm58) Our Emily Anna Weatherlake 1,000m Good 6/13 26.00

10 Oct 26 Port Macquarie Drift Bar, Cafe, Restaurant @ Port City Bowling Club (Bm58) D'Oro Choice Paige Fergusson-Smith 1,800m Good 5/13 20.00

05 Oct 26 Muswellbrook Emf Group Denman Dash (Bm66) Our Emily Jack Baker 900m — 4/7 17.00

01 Oct 26 Tamworth Tle Tamworth Big Dance Day 3rd November Manilla Cup D'Oro Choice Liberty Smyth 1,600m — 3/8 8.50

21 Sep 26 Narromine JR Richards (Bm58) Our Emily Liberty Smyth 1,100m — 5/10 6.00

21 Sep 26 Narromine Narromine Usmc Mdn Plate Unionista Liberty Smyth 1,100m — 3/12 7.00

08 Sep 26 Muswellbrook Muswellbrook Steel Supplies Tradies Day 27 November Hcp (C1) Amajicstar Liberty Smyth 1,000m — 1/12 1.95

05 Sep 26 Kempsey Kempsey Macleay Rsl Club (Bm50) Our Emily Grace Palmer 1,000m — 2/10 7.50

22 Aug 26 Port Macquarie Club North Haven Anglers (Bm50) Poised Madeline Owen 1,210m — 7/10 13.00

22 Aug 26 Port Macquarie North Haven Board Riders (Bm50) Our Emily Liberty Smyth 1,010m — 7/10 6.00

13 Aug 26 Newcastle Nsw Jockeys Association Super Mdn Plate Amajicstar Liberty Smyth 900m — 1/8 3.10

01 Aug 26 Gilgandra Hair & Beauty For You & Keith Kilby Memorial (Bm50) Our Emily Jordie Thompson 1,100m — 7/9 3.20

01 Aug 26 Gilgandra Chandlers Chaff & M&M Brophy Memorial Mdn Hcp Poised Jasmine Urquhart-Warren 1,200m — 1/7 2.25

26 Jul 26 Muswellbrook Broadlands Muswellbrook (Bm66) Jason Darren Jean Van Overmeire 1,500m — 4/7 8.00

25 Jul 26 Coonabarabran Seeya For Coona Cup October 25th 2026 Mdn Plate Poised Anna Weatherlake 1,200m — 2/12 3.20

20 Jul 26 Gunnedah Cool Blue Ice Hcp (C2) Our Emily Jordie Thompson 1,000m — 3/7 17.00

20 Jul 26 Gunnedah Pursehouse Rural Gunnedah Plate (C1) Think I'm In S Lisnyy 2,150m — 8/8 26.00

15 Jul 26 Grafton Winning Edge Presentations Showcase Hcp (C2) Jason Darren Jean Van Overmeire 1,600m — 1/11 5.00

09 Jul 26 Taree Gloucester District Vets Country Boosted (Bm58) William's Smile Grace Palmer 1,262m — 8/8 61.00

09 Jul 26 Taree Millard Ag Plate (C1) Think I'm In Teighan Worsnop 1,614m — 5/12 26.00

09 Jul 26 Taree Tourism Gloucester Mdn Plate Poised O A Dalton 1,007m — 6/8 2.60

04 Jul 26 Wyong Pre-Training At Domeland Hcp (C1) Jason Darren Jean Van Overmeire 1,600m — 2/11 8.50

20 Jun 26 Coonabarabran Roach's Hardware Coonabarabran Plate (C1) Think I'm In S Lisnyy 1,600m — 9/13 9.00

09 Jun 26 Scone Horse Capital Country Boosted (Bm58) Jason Darren Matt Kirk 1,300m — 8/13 6.50

09 Jun 26 Scone Muswellbrook Ford (Bm58) D'Oro Choice Matt Kirk 1,700m — 10/11 101.00

06 Jun 26 Tamworth Tpg Punters Club (Bm50) William's Smile O A Dalton 1,200m — 4/10 9.00

01 May 26 Muswellbrook Aberdeen Cup 31 May Showcase (Bm58) Jason Darren Gabrielle Johnston 1,500m — 2/10 3.90

28 Apr 26 Quirindi Murravale Retirement Home (Bm66) D'Oro Choice Kody Nestor 1,600m — 8/10 51.00

24 Apr 26 Tamworth Mcdonalds Tamworth - Country Magic Hcp (C1) Jason Darren Gabrielle Johnston 1,400m — 5/14 5.00

20 Apr 26 Muswellbrook Pirtek Muswellbrook Plate (C1) Pathelia Liberty Smyth 1,750m — 7/8 41.00

06 Apr 26 Muswellbrook Upper Hunter Property Inspections (Bm58) Jason Darren Gabrielle Johnston 1,450m — 2/11 6.50

05 Apr 26 Mudgee Wilf's TV Service Mudgee Plate (C1) Pathelia Liberty Smyth 2,000m — 5/6 31.00

15 Mar 26 Dubbo GM Specialty Vehicles Dubbo Showcase (Bm58) Jason Darren Jean Van Overmeire 1,400m — 2/10 6.00

03 Mar 26 Taree Get Your 2026 Mvrc Membership Hcp (C1) Arabian Melody Liberty Smyth 1,400m — 6/9 26.00

03 Mar 26 Taree Get Your 2026 Mvrc Membership Hcp (C1) Jason Darren Gabrielle Johnston 1,400m — 5/9 5.00

22 Feb 26 Port Macquarie De Bortoli Wines Country Boosted (Bm58) Our Emily Grace Palmer 1,000m — 4/9 4.00

16 Feb 26 Beaumont Horsepower (Bm58) Jason Darren Gabrielle Johnston 1,150m — 3/8 16.00

16 Feb 26 Beaumont New Zealand Bloodstock (Bm58) Arabian Melody Grace Palmer 1,150m — 5/7 11.00

09 Feb 26 Muswellbrook Evergreen Turf Country Championships Sun 8 March (Bm58) Our Emily Grace Palmer 1,000m — 7/9 4.60

02 Feb 26 Beaumont New Zealand Bloodstock Country Boosted Mdn Plate Arabian Melody Grace Palmer 1,150m — 1/6 3.60

31 Jan 26 Tamworth Local Sporting Clubs Race Day Mdn Hcp William's Smile Grace Palmer 1,400m — 1/9 6.50

23 Jan 26 Port Macquarie Panthers Group 3 Junior Rugby League – Mid North Coast Mdn Plate William's Smile Grace Palmer 1,500m — 5/10 31.00

19 Jan 26 Gunnedah Cool Blue Ice And Water Hcp (C1) Our Emily Grace Palmer 900m — 1/12 3.70

13 Jan 26 Muswellbrook Bhp MT Arthur Country Boosted Mdn Plate William's Smile Grace Palmer 1,450m — 3/11 14.00

Stable

Horse Last start Next start For the stable

Jason Darren 6th Muswellbrook 19 Oct 26 Not declared 11: 1-4-1

Our Emily 6th Muswellbrook 19 Oct 26 Not declared 10: 1-1-1

D'Oro Choice 5th Port Macquarie 10 Oct 26 Not declared 4: 0-0-1

Unionista 3rd Narromine 21 Sep 26 Not declared 1: 0-0-1

Amajicstar 1st Muswellbrook 08 Sep 26 Not declared 2: 2-0-0

Poised 7th Port Macquarie 22 Aug 26 Not declared 4: 1-1-0

Think I'm In 8th Gunnedah 20 Jul 26 Not declared 3: 0-0-0

William's Smile 8th Taree 09 Jul 26 Not declared 5: 1-0-1

Pathelia 7th Muswellbrook 20 Apr 26 Not declared 2: 0-0-0

Arabian Melody 6th Taree 03 Mar 26 Not declared 3: 1-0-0

10 horses that have run in the stable's last 45 runners or are declared to run. Each horse's age, sex and full record are on its own page.

Statistics

Track

Muswellbrook 10: 1-2-1 10%

Port Macquarie 5: 0-0-0 0%

Taree 5: 0-0-0 0%

Tamworth 4: 1-0-1 25%

Jockey

Liberty Smyth 10: 2-0-2 20%

Grace Palmer 10: 3-1-1 30%

Gabrielle Johnston 5: 0-2-1 0%

Jean Van Overmeire 4: 1-2-0 25%

Distance

Up to 1100m 14: 3-1-2 21%

1200m – 1400m 15: 3-2-1 20%

1500m – 1800m 14: 1-3-2 7%

2000m and over 2: 0-0-0 0%

Track condition

Firm / Good 3: 0-0-0 0%

Soft 0: 0-0-0 —

Heavy 0: 0-0-0 —

Track covers every runner on record since 2026; the other groups cover the last 45. Record shown as runners: wins-seconds-thirds, with win strike rate.

Career

Year Runners Wins 2nd 3rd Win %

2026 45 7 6 5 16%

Recent winners · 7

Muswellbrook · Muswellbrook Steel Supplies Tradies Day 27 November Hcp (C1) Amajicstar · A$13,950 08 Sep 26

Newcastle · Nsw Jockeys Association Super Mdn Plate Amajicstar · A$28,400 13 Aug 26

Gilgandra · Chandlers Chaff & M&M Brophy Memorial Mdn Hcp Poised · A$8,150 01 Aug 26

Grafton · Winning Edge Presentations Showcase Hcp (C2) Jason Darren · A$15,000 15 Jul 26

Beaumont · New Zealand Bloodstock Country Boosted Mdn Plate Arabian Melody · A$15,000 02 Feb 26

Tamworth · Local Sporting Clubs Race Day Mdn Hcp William's Smile · A$8,150 31 Jan 26

Gunnedah · Cool Blue Ice And Water Hcp (C1) Our Emily · A$13,950 19 Jan 26

Calendar years, from 2026 when Australian results begin in our feed. Prize money is shown for each win; the feed carries no season totals.