Horse Details

Appian Way (FR)

56 Runs 2 Wins (3.6%) 5 Places (8.9%)
Owner: Nigel O'Sullivan Silks Nigel O'Sullivan Trainer: Ms M Flynn
9 years old b FR
Sire: Sea The Stars (IRE)
Dam: Sudarynya (IRE)
Damsire: Sadler's Wells
Past Runs (56 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
11/02/26
16:38 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 14 1m4f Conor Cusack Ms M Flynn 13 2:41.76 7 44 8-7 125/1
Always behind(op 100/1 tchd 150/1)
10/10/25
16:30 		Downpatrick (IRE) - 2m6f Ms A Power Ms M Flynn 9 5:43.38 6.5 72 9-7 20/1
Always behind(op 14/1)
29/09/25
15:25 		Roscommon (IRE) - 2m4f Ms A Power Ms M Flynn 9 5:8.31 5 72 9-12 12/1
Led - pressed leader when headed after 3rd - weakened after 2 out(op 9/1)
08/09/25
17:52 		Galway (IRE) - 2m6½f Ms A Power Ms M Flynn 6 5:52.60 0.1 74 9-9 28/1
Held up in midfield - steady headway and in touch with leaders halfway - no extra inside final 110yds(op 20/1)
29/08/25
17:03 		Wexford (IRE) - 2m1f Ms A Power Ms M Flynn 6 4:4.15 4.75 76 9-12 33/1
In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield 4 out - rallied from 2 out - stayed on run-in(op 40/1 tchd 28/1 and 50/1)
22/08/25
20:15 		Killarney (IRE) 2 2m1f Ms A Power Ms M Flynn 9 3:57.26 11 47 10-11 300/1
Prominent - weakened over 4f out - jockey dropped whip 3f out - tailed off(op 250/1)
14/08/25
20:05 		Tramore (IRE) - 2m Ms A Power Ms M Flynn 10 3:57.81 3.25 – 10-7 66/1
Took keen hold - midfield - headway after 7f - soon went second - lost second 5f out - weakened over 2f out(tchd 50/1)
15/11/24
15:45 		Punchestown (IRE) - 2m4f Ethan O'Sullivan Ms M Flynn 99 - - 80 10-0 40/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - soon raced in last and detached - tailed off and struggling before 4 out - pulled up 3 out (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 33/1)
03/11/24
15:50 		Cork (IRE) - 2m4f Ethan O'Sullivan Ms M Flynn 9 5:5.50 0.3 81 9-7 80/1
In rear - headway before 3 out - kept on after 2 out(op 33/1)
03/10/24
16:25 		Clonmel (IRE) - 2m4f Ethan O'Sullivan Ms M Flynn 16 5:12.35 17 80 10-6 22/1
Never going well - midfield - pushed along throughout - dropped to rear and struggling 7th - detached 5 out - tailed off(op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
18/09/24
18:50 		Tramore (IRE) - 2m5½f Ethan O'Sullivan Ms M Flynn 8 5:26.15 13 80 10-6 28/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders early - midfield after 8th - no impression after 3 out(op 18/1)
04/09/24
16:20 		Kilbeggan (IRE) - 2m3f Ethan O'Sullivan Ms M Flynn 12 5:15.32 17 80 10-6 12/1
Midfield - hampered by faller 4 out - soon weakened
16/08/24
19:48 		Tramore (IRE) - 2m5f Darragh O'Keeffe Robert Widger 6 5:14.04 2.25 82 10-2 12/1
Midfield - kept on after 2 out(tchd 14/1)
09/08/24
18:40 		Wexford (IRE) - 3m Hugh Morgan Robert Widger 7 6:21.70 3 84 11-4 18/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent 4th - pressed leader 13th - lost position after 3 out - weakening when mistake last(op 11/1)
15/07/24
17:30 		Downpatrick (IRE) - 2m6f Ethan O'Sullivan Robert Widger 8 5:31.32 0.1 86 10-12 22/1
Never better than midfield(op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
04/07/24
20:00 		Tipperary (IRE) - 3m Ethan O'Sullivan Robert Widger 12 6:36.38 17 89 11-1 33/1
Didn't jump with fluency - midfield - headway and prominent after 10th - weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding never jumped fluently)
31/05/24
19:50 		Tramore (IRE) - 2m5½f Ethan O'Sullivan Robert Widger 12 5:23.59 1.25 92 11-6 28/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders 4 out - went second 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 20/1)
01/01/24
13:50 		Fairyhouse (IRE) - 3m Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 99 - - 94 10-13 20/1
Prominent - slow jump 1st - slow jump and lost ground quickly 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up home turn(op 18/1)
02/11/23
12:55 		Thurles (IRE) - 2m2½f Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott 99 - - – 11-12 12/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - fell 8th
02/10/23
16:20 		Fairyhouse (IRE) - 3m Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 99 - - 96 11-1 11/1
In touch with leaders - disputing second after 10th - lost position before 4 out - dropped to midfield when weakened after 3 out - dropped to rear when pulled up before 2 out(tchd 10/1)
16/09/23
17:05 		Navan (IRE) - 2m5½f Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 8 5:28.20 2 97 11-9 6/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders when pushed along and switched left before 2 out - mistake 2 out - soon no impression(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
31/08/23
16:40 		Navan (IRE) 17 1m6f Declan McDonogh Gordon Elliott 2nd 3:10.18 .5 47 8-12 8/1
Switched left soon after start - soon in touch with leaders - headway and prominent going easily on near side of group over 2f out - challenging when ridden and edged right over 1f out - kept on well inside final 110yds
23/08/23
19:40 		Sligo (IRE) - 3m1½f Carl Millar Gordon Elliott 6 6:35.50 4.5 97 11-1 12/1
Took keen hold - midfield - headway and prominent after 3 out - challenging when bit short of room 2 out - soon outpaced - weakened before last(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
08/08/23
18:30 		Roscommon (IRE) - 2m7½f Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 5 6:6.57 0 97 11-3 11/2
Prominent - went second 3 out - briefly disputed lead 2 out - lost second last - outpaced run-in(op 5/1 tchd 6/1)
11/07/23
20:20 		Tramore (IRE) 8 2m Leigh Roche Gordon Elliott 4 3:51.26 .75 47 9-0 20/1
In rear - pushed along and detached halfway - pushed along and headway 2f out - hard ridden and ran on well inside final furlong - went fourth towards finish - nearest finish(tchd 22/1)
22/02/23
15:25 		Punchestown (IRE) - 3m½f Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott 99 - - 97 11-2 10/1
Towards rear - not fluent 5th - soon jockey looked down to see if something was amiss when eased - pulled up before 6th (jockey said gelding went wrong behind and was pulled up; vet said gelding lame on his left hind post race)(op 15/2)
07/10/22
16:17 		Downpatrick (IRE) - 2m5½f Jack Foley Charles O'Brien 1st 5:34.90 Won 87 11-6 4/1
Briefly led - headed but prominent 1st - soon prominent in chasing group - pressed leaders on outer 4 out - disputed lead before 3 out - ridden and went well clear when going best after last - stayed on(op 9/2)
29/09/22
15:00 		Clonmel (IRE) - 2m4f Jack Foley Charles O'Brien 1st 5:9.50 Won 83 10-13 5/2F
Led - hard pressed halfway - headed and lost position on turn before 2 out - pushed along and made challenge towards far side 2 out - went second last - ridden and ran on well to lead inside final 110yds(op 11/4)
23/09/22
14:50 		Listowel (IRE) - 3m Jack Foley Charles O'Brien 2nd 6:5.30 1.5 83 10-13 7/1
Prominent - switched left after 6th - joined leader before 3 out - led going okay after 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - ridden when headed after 2 out - kept on well but held run-in - no match for winner(op 6/1)
05/09/22
18:15 		Galway (IRE) - 2m6½f B J Cooper Charles O'Brien 5 6:3.14 2.5 84 11-3 5/1
Raced lazily - held up in rear - pushed along briefly after 4th - pushed along after 8th - keeping on when not fluent 2 out - soon midfield when ridden - ran on - not reach leaders(op 11/2)
22/08/22
18:30 		Ballinrobe (IRE) - 2m6f B J Cooper Charles O'Brien 5 5:30.65 2 85 11-4 9/2
In rear - prominent on outer 2 out - not fluent last - ridden and kept on run-in(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
04/07/22
20:00 		Roscommon (IRE) - 3m J J Slevin Charles O'Brien 7 6:8.75 0.3 86 11-5 7/1
Midfield - lost position and towards rear before 4 out - pushed along on outer before 3 out - ridden and ran on run-in - not reach leaders(op 9/1)
24/05/22
15:25 		Punchestown (IRE) - 3m B J Cooper Charles O'Brien 4 6:6.95 1.75 86 11-6 6/1
Soon in rear - pushed along briefly 6th - headway when pushed along after 3 out - keeping on when not fluent 2 out - ridden and went fourth approaching last - not reach leaders(op 11/2)
22/04/22
18:00 		Kilbeggan (IRE) - 3m B J Cooper Charles O'Brien 5 6:52.84 21 87 11-6 5/1
Held up in rear - headway 3 out - midfield when pushed along after 2 out - keeping on but no impression before last(tchd 9/2)
07/04/22
16:45 		Limerick (IRE) - 2m5f B J Cooper Charles O'Brien 3rd 5:27.50 1 87 11-6 12/1
Held up in rear - headway 3 out - ridden and went third before 2 out - kept on but held approaching last(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
24/03/22
15:55 		Cork (IRE) - 2m4f B J Cooper Charles O'Brien 12 5:7.15 1 88 11-7 20/1
Soon towards rear - pushed along after 4 out - minor headway after 3 out - kept on - made no impression(op 22/1)
17/10/21
15:05 		Cork (IRE) - 2m3f B J Cooper Charles O'Brien 10 4:47.65 2 89 11-8 11/2
Midfield - pushed along on inner after 4 out - no impression after 3 out(op 6/1)
02/10/21
14:10 		Gowran Park (IRE) - 2m4f Harry Cleary Charles O'Brien 2nd 4:50.33 6 88 11-1 25/1
Close up - soon held up in behind leaders - slightly hampered 5 out - ridden after 3 out - chased leaders 2 out - not fluent last - kept on but no chance with winner run-in(op 33/1 tchd 22/1)
18/09/21
16:05 		Navan (IRE) - 2m6f Harry Cleary Charles O'Brien 9 5:29.60 7 90 10-12 28/1
Held up in behind leaders - midfield when pushed along before 2 out - ridden and no impression after 2 out(op 16/1)
20/07/21
18:25 		Ballinrobe (IRE) - 2m5½f Harry Cleary Charles O'Brien 99 - - 92 11-7 10/1
Tracked leaders on inner - soon went third - ridden and lost position after 5th - pulled up before 2 out(op 15/2)
08/12/20
12:55 		Punchestown (IRE) - 2m4f Harry Cleary Charles O'Brien 6 5:35.56 10 – 11-2 66/1
Chased leaders - pushed along and lost position after 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 33/1)
26/11/20
13:25 		Thurles (IRE) - 2m Harry Cleary Charles O'Brien 4 4:25.10 17 – 10-11 40/1
Prominent - chased leader from 1st - chased leaders when not fluent 2nd - lost touch 4 out - reminders and no impression after 4 out - not fluent 2 out - kept on after 2 out(tchd 33/1 and tchd 50/1)
01/11/20
12:40 		Cork (IRE) - 2m Harry Cleary Charles O'Brien 3rd 4:21.07 6 – 11-2 12/1
Disputed lead at slow pace - chased leaders from 1st - ridden and no impression from 3 out - mistake 2 out - not fluent last(op 11/1)
30/09/20
15:35 		Punchestown (IRE) - 2m4½f Harry Cleary Charles O'Brien 7 5:53.46 1.25 – 11-2 100/1
Held up in rear until headway from 2 out - kept on well run-in - never near to challenge(op 150/1)
16/09/20
16:25 		Cork (IRE) 6 1m4f Tom Madden Charles O'Brien 7 2:40.11 .75 45 8-12 18/1
On toes beforehand - held up - 10th halfway - pushed along on inner 3f out - ridden and some headway over 2f out - no extra under pressure in midfield 1f out(tchd 20/1)
31/07/20
16:05 		Leopardstown (IRE) 17 1m4f Tom Madden Charles O'Brien 5 2:39.14 1 45 8-10 33/1
Held up in midfield - ridden 3f out and headway for pressure over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - never troubled leaders(tchd 40/1)
25/06/20
16:30 		Fairyhouse (IRE) 10 1m5½f Killian Leonard Charles O'Brien 11 3:3.05 .5 45 8-10 50/1
Raced in mid-division - closer to chase leaders when pushed along 3f out - not quicken under 2f out - soon one pace(op 66/1 tchd 40/1 and tchd 80/1)
07/02/20
19:30 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 12 1m4f N G McCullagh Charles O'Brien 11 2:36.68 0.2 47 8-11 25/1
On toes beforehand - chased leaders - 6th halfway - close 5th 3f out - ridden and weakened near side 2f out(op 33/1)
13/12/19
17:15 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 17 1m4f N G McCullagh Charles O'Brien 10 2:36.87 0.2 50 8-12 25/1
In rear of mid-division - ridden and no impression 2f out - kept on one pace inside final furlong(tchd 33/1)
15/11/19
19:45 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 2 1m2½f Declan McDonogh Charles O'Brien 10 2:18.17 0.3 53 8-13 16/1
Led and disputed early - settled in 3rd after 2f - pushed along in 4th over 3f out and no extra under pressure near side 2f out - soon weakened - eased near finish(op 20/1)
01/10/19
17:35 		Cork (IRE) 3 1m4f Declan McDonogh Charles O'Brien 13 2:49.25 6 55 9-3 28/1
Chased leaders - 7th halfway - ridden in 8th 3f out but soon no extra and weakened(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
19/07/19
16:05 		Killarney (IRE) 16 1m3f Declan McDonogh Charles O'Brien 15 2:34.50 15 58 9-8 12/1
Restless in stalls - reared start - soon in rear - ridden 3f out and no impression - never in contention(op 10/1)
23/06/19
17:20 		Tipperary (IRE) 20 1m4½f Declan McDonogh Charles O'Brien 5 2:45.58 4 61 8-12 20/1
Held up in rear - last at halfway - headway into mid-division after halfway - pushed along over 3f out and not much room into straight - switched left under 2f out and ridden - ran on into 5th final strides - never troubled leaders
22/05/19
19:05 		Cork (IRE) 8 1m Danny Sheehy Charles O'Brien 11 1:45.08 4.75 – 9-0 100/1
Slowly into stride and towards rear throughout - 11th before halfway - ridden and no impression over 2f out - eased inside final furlong
29/04/19
20:20 		Naas (IRE) 5 1m2f Declan McDonogh Charles O'Brien 7 2:23.90 4.75 – 9-5 100/1
Mid-division and took keen hold early - 9th halfway - not much room briefly over 2f out and soon switched right - soon ridden in 8th and no impression over 1f out - kept on one pace inside final furlong
13/04/19
17:10 		Naas (IRE) 12 1m2f W J Lee Charles O'Brien 11 2:24.00 .5 – 9-5 33/1
Never better than mid-division - pushed along and no impression over 2f out