Sekifi (2018) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-18

Colour

bay

Sire

Walk In The Park

Dam

Episodique

Prize Money

867

Trainer

M J Smith

Owners

Mrs M Keating

About

Sekifi is an 8yo horse trained by M J Smith in Meath. Its sire is the stallion Walk In The Park and its dam is Episodique. Sekifi has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in 11 starts. In its latest run at Down Royal on 20 Jan 2026, ridden by Michael Kenneally, Sekifi finished 8th, trailing winner Verbal Sparring.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Down Royal 20-Jan-26 3450m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $9,999), SP: 11.00 1st Verbal Sparring ( C P Millar 167 , Cd 162 ) 2nd Gamigin ( O Mcgill 167 , Cd 162 ) 1.75L 3rd Aswellasabentley ( K Donoghue 164 ) 2.05L 8th Sekifi ( M Kenneally 144 , Cd 137 ) 39.30L See full resultsM Kenneally 65.3kg, Cd 62.1kg 39.30L8 (22)
Navan 16-Nov-25 3220m HEAVY R3 HcpH (of $15,000), SP: 13.00 1st St Denis's Well ( J Smith 168 ) 2nd Cowper Hall ( E Staples 160 ) 4.25L 3rd Stormy Jenn ( S Cleary-farrell 146 ) 5.00L 18th Sekifi ( D Gilligan 146 ) 82.45L See full resultsD Gilligan 66.2kg 82.5kgL18 (24)
Clonmel 16-Feb-24 3220m HEAVY R4 HcpH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:43.500, SP: 19.00 1st Kilbarry Saint ( D Gilligan 168 ) 2nd Tingarran Express ( B Hayes 154 ) 6.00L 3rd Half Off Six Pence ( S Flanagan 167 ) 10.00L UPL Sekifi ( B W Harvey 155 ) 0.00L See full resultsB W Harvey 70.3kg 0.00LUPD (16)
Kilbeggan 22-Jul-23 3620m SOFT R2 CLHcpH (of $10,500), Winning Time: 04:37.100, SP: 26.00 Chased leader, jumped left 1st, led before 2nd, headed soon after, 2nd halfway, pushed along to regain lead after 2 out, soon ridden and headed, no extra and kept on one pace 1st Jinxs Link ( J J Slevin 164 ) 2nd Maggie Walsh ( C Quirke 166 ) 5.00L 3rd Rathnaleen Zoey ( S Fitzgerald 158 ) 6.50L 4th Sekifi ( R Doyle 157 ) 14.50LR Doyle 71.2kg 14.50L4 (19)
Punchestown 11-Oct-22 4160m GOOD R5 HcpH (of $6,088), Winning Time: 05:09.000, SP: 66/1 Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened, pulled up before last 1st Gaius ( P Byrnes 168 ) 2nd Maxxum ( D N Russell 166 ) 0.50L 3rd Ceanndana ( S O'callaghan 155 ) 2.00L UPL Sekifi ( S Ewing 152 , Cd 0 ) See full resultsS Ewing 68.9kg, Cd 0UPD (21)
Listowel 24-Sep-22 4020m SOFT R4 CLHcpH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 05:01.000, SP: 19.00 Soon close up on inner, a little keen, not fluent at 1st, 4th after 5th, niggled along after 6th, lost place before 4 out, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out 1st Penny Jar ( C P Mcnamara 154 ) 2nd Jakie Mac ( S Flanagan 163 ) 0.30L 3rd Gaius ( S Ewing 166 ) 2.50L UPL Sekifi ( D O'keeffe 152 ) 0.00L See full resultsD O'keeffe 68.9kg 0.00LUPD (21)
Kilbeggan 16-Jul-22 4920m GOOD R5 CLHcpH (of $10,501), Winning Time: 06:06.900, SP: 29.00 Mid-division and 6th halfway, not fluent 6th, closer in 3rd from last, ridden and weakened from over 1f out 1st Lily Light Foot ( K Buckley 157 ) 2nd Killinure Lass ( S O'keeffe 158 ) 6.50L 3rd Back The West ( S A Mulcahy 149 ) 1.75L 10th Sekifi ( R Doyle 149 ) 20.50L See full resultsR Doyle 67.6kg 20.50L10 (19)
Kilbeggan 14-Jun-22 3220m GOOD R1 CLMdH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 03:52.300, SP: 19.00 Always towards rear, slight mistake 4 out, pushed along after next, soon detached, tailed off 1st Some Dove ( T Hamilton 159 ) 2nd Alfieri ( J W Reilly 166 ) 14.00L 3rd Dromolought Lad ( J J O'neill 166 ) 3.25L 13th Sekifi ( J Dunne 161 , Cd 168 ) 0.00L See full resultsJ Dunne 73kg, Cd 76.2kg 0.00L13 (16)
Punchestown 24-May-22 3320m GOOD R2 MdH (of $7,248), Winning Time: 04:01.600, SP: 25/1 Tracked leaders, ridden and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace 1st Frontline Worker ( C P Mcnamara 159 ) 2nd Diamondinthemud ( C J Orr 159 ) 3.25L 3rd Listentillitellyea ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 4.00L 11th Sekifi ( B J Cooper 160 , Cd 0 ) 26.25L See full resultsB J Cooper 72.6kg, Cd 0 26.25L11 (20)
Punchestown 27-Apr-22 3310m SOFT R8 CLNHF (of $15,000), Winning Time: 04:09.800, SP: 150/1 Tracked leader, ran freely, 6th before halfway, 4th halfway, lost place and switched left over 6f out, progress 5f out, ridden and weakened under 2f out 1st Lisnagar Fortune ( M P W Mullins 161 ) 2nd Vadsa Queen ( M J Townend 154 ) 4.00L 3rd Firm Footings ( M J J Codd 161 ) 4.50L 13th Sekifi ( J K Smith 161 , Cd 0 ) 27.75L See full resultsJ K Smith 73kg, Cd 0 27.75L13 (15)
Downpatrick 20-Mar-22 3770m SOFT R1 CLMdH (of $20,000), Winning Time: 04:37.000, SP: 33/1 Towards rear and well off pace, no impression halfway, left remote 4th 3 out, slow next and no extra, tailed off 1st Winding River ( B Browne 164 ) 2nd I Don't Get It ( G P Brouder 162 ) 3.00L 3rd The Flier Begley ( M B G Crawford 164 ) 24.00L 6th Sekifi ( P J Carberry 152 , Cd 0 ) See full resultsP J Carberry 68.9kg, Cd 06 (8)