Sundiata Keita (2022)

Foal Date

03-Apr-22

Colour

bay

Sire

Sands Of Mali

Dam

Excel Yourself

Prize Money

$5770

Trainer

Joe Ponting

Owners

Cherry Racing

About

Sundiata Keira is a 3yo b trained by Joe Ponting. He is by the stallion Sands Of Mali out of Excel Yourself. Sundiata Keira has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in 10 starts. In his most recent race at Bath on 3 Sep 2025, he was ridden by Nicola Currie and finished fourth, behind the winner Silky Robin.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Bath 03-Sep-25 1152m SOFT R3 CL6 Hcp $405 (of $6,492) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:13.930, SP: 29.00	N Currie 60.3kg 2.30L	4 (8)
Bath 17-Aug-25 1152m FIRM R4 CL5 Hcp (of $7,870) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:08.780, SP: 11.00	R Hornby 55.8kg 10.75L	5 (5)
Ffos Las 14-Aug-25 1005m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp (of $6,492) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.520, SP: 13.00	D Probert 59kg 1.50L	3 (5)
Bath 26-Jun-25 1152m FIRM R1 CL6 Hcp $1,621 (of $6,492) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:10.700, SP: 33.00 Chased leaders, shaken up 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on but headed final strides	W Cox 61.2kg 0.20L	2 (9)
Southwell 01-Jun-25 1000m GOOD R2 CL6 Hcp (of $6,100) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:59.080, SP: 10.00 Towards rear of mid-division, never a factor	B Mchugh 59.4kg 5.85L	6 (9)
Haydock 22-May-25 1207m GOOD R3 CL5 Hcp (of $8,362) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.770, SP: 33.00 Off the pace and always towards rear	B Mchugh 59.4kg 24.90L	9 (11)
Ripon 27-Apr-25 1207m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp (of $9,837) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.770, SP: 10.00 Always behind, detached from over 2f out	O J Orr 57.6kg 20.25L	8 (8)
Wolverhampton 15-Dec-24 1025m GOOD R3 CL5 Nv (of $6,197) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:01.410, SP: 11.00 Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened turning in	J P Sullivan 59.4kg 0.00L	8 (11)
Newcastle 24-Nov-24 1207m GOOD R4 CL5 Md $799 (of $6,197) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.270, SP: 5.00 Led, ridden over 1f out, headed and edged right led well inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home	J Fanning 58.5kg 0.50L	3 (7)
Wolverhampton 12-Nov-24 1225m GOOD R3 Md (of $3,402), Winning Time: 01:14.660, SP: 4/1 Mid-division, soon pushed along, edged left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never on terms	O Mcsweeney 60.3kg, Cd 0 4.50L	5 (12)