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Horse profile

Sekifi (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Matthew J Smith · Owner Mrs M Keating
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Episodique (IRE) (Indian Danehill)
16 runs · 11 courses · from Mar 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 50 days ago · 15th of 15 Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Sekifi is a maiden who has failed to win in 16 starts on turf, with one place. His best effort came when fourth of 16 at Kilbeggan in Jul 2023. He has raced nine times over 2m1f – 2m4f without success. He finished 15 of 15 at Down Royal in Aug 2026 when last raced off OR 72, 18lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating72↓ 18lb off peak
72 72–90

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 131 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kilbeggan, 21 Jul 2023

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 131B · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft5131B663 · 66 / 51
Good387B781 · —
Good to Soft285B71.51 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6131B66.54 · 85 / 58.5
1m5f – 2m487B60.51 · —
2m5f – 3m1——1 · —

Of 16 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan, 31 May 2026 Official rating 72 at the last run, 28 Aug 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 97A · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft597A813 · 81 / 74
Good486A811 · —
Good to Soft289A861 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f697A83.54 · 89 / 77.5
1m5f – 2m483A81.51 · —
2m5f – 3m286A761 · —

Of 16 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 16 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 6,925 runs since Jan 2008 (686 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm491122.4%+9.2—
Good1,85925313.6%+0.40 from 6
Good to Soft1,54521013.6%+0.40 from 3
Soft2,44531412.8%−0.40 from 5
Heavy99012812.9%−0.30 from 2
Standard (AW)3712.7%−10.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.2—
6f – 7f1815.6%−7.6—
1m – 1m1f2600%−13.2—
1m2f – 1m4f75912%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m2,21230713.9%+0.70 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f2,77939514.2%+10 from 9
2m5f – 3m1,53017011.1%−2.10 from 2
Over 3m2843512.3%−0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Episodique (IRE) (Indian Danehill)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them King Of The Story (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (King Of The Story (IRE)).

Family form: King Of The Story (IRE) won at Warwick, 22 Sep 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
King Of The Story (IRE)3152m4f–2m5½fClass 5
Ready For Road (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kilbeggan 4 0 0% −4.00
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Down Royal (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 0 0% −9.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Michael Kenneally 3 0 0% −3.00
Ricky Doyle 2 0 0% −2.00
Ethan O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel King 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Gilligan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Harvey 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J Dunne 1 0 0% −1.00
B J Cooper 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J Kelly Smith 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 0 0% −6.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 0 0% −15.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
28 Aug 26+47d Down Royal (IRE) Tayto Group Limited Handicap Hurdle 24f · Good · 15 ran Held up towards the back - moved into contention with the front group by 3 out - unable to quicken and dropped away after the following fence 15/15 21 9-7 7278C66C Ethan O'Sullivan 22/1
12 Jul 26+42d Sligo Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 20f · Good · 15 ran in the pack for most of the way - driven along without finding more after 3 out - pulled up before the following fence PU/15 — 9-9 72—— Michael Kenneally 10/1
31 May 26+3d Kilbeggan Joe Quinn Transport Longford Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 19f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Sat close to the front group early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort after two out - into 5th before the last and stayed on without finding extra 5/14 ¾ 10-0 7285B89A Sean O'Keeffe 18/1
28 May 26+40d Limerick Irish Wire Products Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 20f · Soft · 18 ran Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - pushed along and slipped back into the straight with nothing more to offer 15/18 shd 10-1 7251C74C Daniel King 8/1
18 Apr 26+88d Bellewstown Tony Marmion Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 17f · Yielding · 16 ran Settled in the pack early - back in 8th at halfway - driven up into 5th two out but couldn't threaten leaders - drifted left at the last in 4th - one-paced to the line - finished 6th 6/16 ½ 9-11 7266B81A Michael Kenneally 9/2
20 Jan 26+65d Down Royal Pravha Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 17f · Soft · 16 ran Sat close to the front group early - nudged into contention for top spot 3 out before being shoved back - slipped to 7th by 2 out - unable to threaten again finishing well held 8/16 17 9-11 7544C66C Michael Kenneally 10/1
16 Nov 25+640d Navan Gaeil Colmcille GAA Kells 'Day At The Races' Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 16f · Heavy · 24 ran Settled midpack early - pressed for effort three out - dropped away steadily thereafter - well beaten in the end 18/24 6 10-6 7819C81C Danny Gilligan 12/1
15 Feb 24+209d Clonmel Minorstown Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Heavy · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-1 82—— Ben Harvey 18/1
21 Jul 23+283d Kilbeggan Massey Ferguson Johnston Farm Equipment Longford Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 18f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 4/16 3 11-3 82131B97A Ricky Doyle 25/1
11 Oct 22+17d Punchestown Paddy Power 'Keep Your Elbows In' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20.5f · Good · 21 ran PU/21 — 10-12 87—— Sam Ewing 66/1
24 Sep 22+71d Listowel Kathleen Walsh Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) 20f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-12 89—— Darragh O'Keeffe 18/1
15 Jul 22+32d Kilbeggan Hurley Family Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 24.5f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 1 10-9 90—86A Ricky Doyle 28/1
13 Jun 22+20d Kilbeggan www.kilbegganraces.com (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 14 ran 13/14 6 11-0 —63C80C Mr J Dunne 18/1
24 May 22+28d Punchestown Bar One Racing Bet On Mobile Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 20 ran 11/20 1¾ 11-6 —87B82A B J Cooper 25/1
26 Apr 22+37d Punchestown Mick The Tent Flat Race 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 13/15 6 11-0 —58B83A Mr J Kelly Smith 150/1
20 Mar 22 Downpatrick Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle 19f · Yielding · 8 ran 6/8 20 10-12 —67C86C Peter Carberry 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sekifi (IRE) won?
Sekifi (IRE) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2022 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (6.3% of starts).
Who trains Sekifi (IRE)?
Sekifi (IRE) is trained by Matthew J Smith, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 August 2026.
Who is Sekifi (IRE)'s sire?
Sekifi (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Episodique (IRE), whose sire is Indian Danehill.
What is Sekifi (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 28 August 2026. The highest on record is 90.
What is Sekifi (IRE)'s sire's record?
Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 6,925 runs since Jan 2008 (686 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Sekifi (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Episodique (IRE), Sekifi (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: King Of The Story (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (King Of The Story (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.