Senecia (2017) Horse

Foal Date

22-Mar-17

Colour

bay

Sire

Ask

Dam

Fennis Moll

Prize Money

245873

Trainer

V Halley

Owners

Laurence V Halley

About

Senecia is a nine-year-old bay gelding, sired by Ask and out of Fennis Moll. He races for trainer V Halley and is owned by Laurence V Halley. Over 36 starts he has collected five wins, placed five times in second and three times in third, earning a total of $245,873. His most recent start came at Punchestown on 13 October 2026, where he finished 5th of a 5 runner field. His latest victory was at Killarney on 12 May 2026.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Punchestown 13-Oct-26 4714m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 7/2 Always in rear, pushed along after 2 out, weakened run-in, never a factor Phillip Enright 69.9kg 10l 5 (5)
Gowran Park 03-Oct-26 4023m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES ) CL1 Chase, SP: 6/1 Led, jumped right and not fluent 1st, headed 5th, dropped to 3rd 8th, soon weakened, in rear after 5 out, detached when pulled up before 3 out Phillip Enright 73.5kg UPL (4)
Killarney 22-Aug-26 4188m GOOD R7 CL1 HcpCh $2,213 (of $73,784), Winning Time: 05:04.500, SP: 15.00 1st Jalila Moriviere ( M Walsh 148 ) 2nd She's A Fine Wine ( D O'keeffe 144 ) 0.75L 3rd West Away ( C Stone-walsh 140 ) 4.25L 5th Senecia ( P Enright 166 ) 18.75L See full results P Enright 75.3kg 18.75L 5 (12)
Galway 30-Jul-26 4527m GOOD R4 CL1 HcpCh (of $263,590), Winning Time: 05:40.600, SP: 101.00 1st King Alexander ( D King 153 ) 2nd Conyers Hill ( A O'sullivan 148 ) 0.50L 3rd Gorgeous Tom ( P M O'brien 162 ) 0.75L Senecia ( J C Barry 166 ) 0.00L J C Barry 75.3kg 0.00L UPD (25)
Killarney 12-May-26 4115m GOOD R5 CL1 Ch $53,678 (of $53,678), SP: 11.00 1st Senecia ( P Enright 162 ) 2nd Three Card Brag ( S Ewing 154 ) 1.00L 3rd Jesse Evans ( D Meyler 154 ) 3.00L See full results P Enright 73.5kg 1 (8)
Leopardstown 01-Feb-26 3420m HEAVY R4 CL1 Ch (of $153,963), Winning Time: 04:16.100, SP: 251.00 1st Majborough ( M Walsh 166 ) 2nd Marine Nationale ( S Flanagan 166 ) 19.00L 3rd Found A Fifty ( J Kennedy 166 ) 0.20L Senecia ( P Enright 166 ) 0.00L P Enright 75.3kg 0.00L UPD (6)
Thurles 27-Nov-25 4430m SOFT R2 CL1 Ch $4,648 (of $46,484), Winning Time: 05:31.200, SP: 13.00 1st Affordale Fury ( D Meyler 154 ) 2nd Appreciate It ( P Townend 164 ) 4.75L 3rd Senecia ( P Enright 164 ) 27.75L See full results P Enright 74.4kg 27.75L 3 (6)
Punchestown 23-Nov-25 3959m SOFT TO HEAVY (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 150/1 Towards rear, not fluent 3rd, moderate 8th after 8th, dropped to rear and under pressure after 11th, weakened and detached before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out Sean Flanagan 75.3kg UPL (10)
Clonmel 06-Nov-25 4180m SOFT CL1 Chase, SP: 22/1 Led, 4 lengths clear halfway, headed entering straight, soon pushed along and no impression on winner before 2 out, kept on one pace Phillip Enright 73.5kg 18l 2 (4)
Galway 30-Jul-25 4527m GOOD CL1 Chase, SP: 40/1 Towards rear, mistake 1st, rear of mid-division 2 out, no impression in straight, never a factor Phillip Enright 75.3kg 1/2 length 14 (22)
Killarney 12-May-25 4115m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 10/1 Tracked leader early, slight mistakes 2nd and 4th, dropped to mid-division before 6th, towards rear from 7th, ridden and no extra entering straight Phillip Enright 73.5kg 1 3/4 length 5 (7)
Punchestown 29-Apr-25 3308m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 100/1 Tracked leaders, bad mistake 3rd, soon dropped to rear, no extra before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out Phillip Enright 75.3kg UPL (6)
Navan 01-Mar-25 4106m HEAVY CL1 Chase, SP: 50/1 Made all, strongly pressed 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on well under pressure from before last Phillip Enright 71.2kg 1 (5)
Leopardstown 02-Feb-25 3420m YIELDING CL1 Chase, SP: 150/1 Prominent early, ridden 6th and weakened, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out Phillip Enright 75.3kg UPL (8)
Navan 16-Nov-24 3219m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 200/1 Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden in 3rd 3 out, rallied and closer 3rd 2 out, kept on under pressure run-in, not reach leaders Phillip Enright 70.3kg 1 length 3 (6)
Cork 13-Oct-24 3548m GOOD Chase, SP: 10/3 Tracked leader, 2nd when not fluent 6th, 3rd when not fluent 4 out, pushed along in 4th and no impression next, slight mistake 2 out, no extra in 5th when hampered and unseated rider last Phillip Enright 74.4kg UPL (6)
Tipperary 06-Oct-24 3264m GOOD TO YIELDING CL1 Hurdle, SP: 22/1 Towards rear, pushed along entering straight, ridden after 2 out, went moderate 4th before last, kept on one pace run-in Phillip Enright 70.3kg 2 3/4l 4 (5)
Listowel 22-Sep-24 3557m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 7/1 Chased leaders, jumped slightly right 1st, dropped to 5th before 5th, 4th when badly hampered and unseated rider 6 out Ian Power 73kg UPL (11)
Killarney 22-Aug-24 3420m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders early, 6th halfway, pushed along and dropped towards rear after 4 out, no extra and pulled up before 3 out Phillip Enright 73.5kg UPL (10)
Killarney 19-Jul-24 4590m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 9/1 Tracked leaders, took keen hold, 2nd 5 out, ridden after 2 out, no impression in 4th when mistake last, soon short of room briefly, no extra, kept on one pace Phillip Enright 75.3kg 3l 4 (10)
Tipperary 04-Jul-24 3219m YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) CL1 Hurdle, SP: 10/1 Slightly hampered start, held up in touch, ridden in 6th and no impression after 3 out, went moderate 4th after 2 out, no extra Mr J C Barry 70.3kg 1/2 length 4 (8)
Listowel 03-Jun-24 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 9/1 Prominent, 2nd after 5th, took closer order before 2 out, kept on run-in, held Phillip Enright 75.3kg 1 1/4 length 2 (12)
Killarney 12-May-24 3420m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 33/1 Prominent early, soon settled in mid-division on outer, took closer order before 3 out and pushed along in 2nd from next, ridden before last and left in lead run-in, drifted left and strongly pressed close home, held on Phillip Enright 70.3kg 1 (11)
Punchestown 02-May-24 3269m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 33/1 Tracked leaders, mistake 7th, ridden and dropped to 10th 3 out, weakened, pulled up before last Phillip Enright 69.4kg UPL (17)
Navan 11-Feb-24 4828m HEAVY CL1 Chase, SP: 66/1 Prominent, dropped to last and ridden along before 4 out, weakened, trailing when pulled up before 2 out Phillip Enright 71.2kg UPL (5)
Leopardstown 03-Feb-24 3420m YIELDING TO SOFT (YIELDINIG IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 200/1 Held up in rear, ran freely, slight mistake 1st, never a factor, pushed along and no impression before 2 out, no extra in straight Phillip Enright 75.3kg 29l 6 (6)
Thurles 21-Jan-24 3138m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 9/4 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 6th and pushed along after 3 out, soon no extra in rear, behind and pulled up before next Phillip Enright 75.3kg UPL (8)
Cork 05-Nov-23 4023m SOFT CL1 Chase, SP: 5/1 Held up in touch, took keen hold, soon 6th, slight mistake 8th, pushed along in 4th before 2 out, no impression in 3rd when mistake last, soon ridden and kept on one pace Phillip Enright 69.9kg 6l 3 (7)
Punchestown 11-Oct-23 3667m YIELDING TO SOFT CL1 Chase, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, no impression in remote 3rd entering straight, pushed along after 2 out, went 2nd before last, kept on well, just failed Phillip Enright 70.3kg Neck 2 (6)
Tipperary 01-Oct-23 4042m YIELDING TO SOFT CL1 Chase, SP: 14/1 Held up in touch, took keen hold, in touch in 4th when fell 8th Ian Power 70.3kg UPL (5)
Wexford 20-May-23 3219m YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 13/8 Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along entering straight, ridden in 2nd after 2 out, no impression on winner, kept on same pace Ian Power 75.3kg 3 3/4l 2 (6)
Ballinrobe 02-May-23 3420m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 13/2 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along after 2 out and led last, ridden and kept on well run-in Ian Power 75.3kg 1 (10)
Cork 11-Dec-22 4828m YIELDING TO SOFT CL1 Hurdle, SP: 33/1 Towards rear, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression approaching 2 out, ridden and kept on from last Phillip Enright 69.9kg Neck 5 (6)
Listowel 24-Sep-22 4023m YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 17/2 Rear of mid-division, a little keen, 7th after 5th, mistake in 6th 4 out and fell Ian Power 72.1kg UPL (11)
Wexford 01-Jul-22 4161m YIELDING TO SOFT Hurdle, SP: 4/1 Tracked leaders briefly, soon held up, progress in 7th 4 out, 4th after next, disputed before straight, led entering straight, ridden 2 out, asserted before last, kept on strongly, comfortably Danny Mullins 75.3kg 1 (11)
Limerick 26-May-22 3310m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 80/1 Tracked leaders early, mid-division after 3rd, progress into 5th at 4th, ridden entering straight, stayed on between horses to dispute 2nd approaching 2 out, slight mistake 2 out, 2nd and no impression on winner last, kept on same pace Ian Power 73.5kg 4l 2 (12)