What Path (2017) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-17

Colour

bay

Sire

Coastal Path

Dam

Quoi D'autre

Prize Money

93330

Trainer

Ian O'Connor

Owners

John W Griffin

About

Punchestown R1 Howden Cross Country Chase — What Path is a 9yo bay gelding trained by Ian O'Connor in Kerry. Sired by Coastal Path out of the dam Quoi D'autre, the horse has recorded six wins to date. On 28th Jul 2022 at Galway, What Path achieved its most valuable victory, earning $17,001.00 NHF.

Raced At

Cheltenham • Doncaster • Cagnes-sur-Mer • Galway • Limerick • Punchestown • Fairyhouse • Thurles • Cork • Listowel • Kilbeggan • Tipperary • Downpatrick • Ballinrobe

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Quakerstown 05-Apr-26 4828m SOFT (of $10,200), SP: 2.50 1st What Path ( N L Anderson 160 ) 2nd In Excelsis Deo ( E Shanahan 160 ) 12.00L 3rd Rasiym ( E Cody 160 ) 0.15L	N L Anderson 72.6kg	1
Ballycrystal 22-Mar-26 4828m SOFT (of $10,200), SP: 3.50 1st What Path ( R Sugrue 170 ) 2nd Catalani ( R James 170 ) 0.50L 3rd Asphalt Cowboy ( P A King 170 ) 12.00L	R Sugrue 77.1kg	1
Lingstown 08-Mar-26 4828m SOFT (of $10,200), SP: 4.00 1st Fountain House ( E Mahon 170 ) 2nd What Path ( R Sugrue 170 ) 3rd Gale Force Jet ( C J Byrne 165 ) 0.30L	R Sugrue 77.1kg	2
Knockanard 15-Feb-26 4828m SOFT (of $10,200), SP: 3.00 1st What Path ( R Sugrue 165 ) 2nd Call The Tune ( J Ahern 165 ) 2.00L 3rd Lord Of Kerak ( A Verling 165 ) 0.50L	R Sugrue 74.8kg	1
Cragmore 25-Jan-26 4828m SOFT (of $10,200), SP: 6.00 1st In Excelsis Deo ( E Shanahan 165 ) 2nd Its On The Line ( D O'connor 170 ) 0.50L 3rd What Path ( R Sugrue 165 )	R Sugrue 74.8kg	3
Aghabullogue 11-Jan-26 4828m HEAVY Nv (of $10,200), SP: 13.00 1st Hunters Yarn ( E C Costello 170 ) 2nd Conflated ( D M O'connor 170 ) 20.00L 3rd Hunt Away ( L M Kelleher 165 ) 1.50L 4th What Path ( E M Nugent 165 ) 0.00L	E M Nugent 74.8kg 0.00L	4
Cheltenham 16-Apr-25 m R6 CL2 HcpCh (of $29,511), SP: 16/1 1st Manothepeople ( J J Burke 154 ) 2nd Hymac ( B Carver 151 ) 12.00L 3rd Does He Know ( C Gethings 168 ) 27.00L UPL What Path ( A Wedge 150 ) 0.00L See full results	A Wedge 68kg 0.00L	UPD (6)
Doncaster 25-Jan-25 4820m GOOD R2 CL3 NvHcpCh $758 (of $24,593), Winning Time: 05:58.500, SP: 26.00 In rear, mistake 1st and 2nd, not fluent 12th, outpaced 13th, well beaten when not much room 4 out, tailed off 1st Weveallbeencaught ( T Bellamy 148 ) 2nd Rock My Way ( B Powell 154 ) 9.50L 3rd President Scottie ( D Mcmenamin 145 ) 14.25L 5th What Path ( J Bowen 152 ) 44.25L See full results	J Bowen 68.9kg 44.25L	5 (5)
Cagnes-sur-Mer 05-Jan-25 4600m SOFT R6 CL1 Ch (of $154,000), Winning Time: 05:38.170, SP: 19.00 1st Nyiri ( L Philipperon 145 ) 2nd Kamyador ( A Chesneau 145 ) 3.50L 3rd Motu Fareone ( D Ubeda 141 ) 4.50L 8th What Path ( N Ferreira 145 ) 123.00L See full results	N Ferreira 65.8kg 55.8kgL	8 (10)
Ascot 23-Nov-24 5920m GOOD R4 CL2 HcpChNHF $8,872 (of $73,777), Winning Time: 07:33.210, SP: 19.00 Mid-division, closer at 13th, went 2nd 18th, 20 lengths down and struggling 2 out, lost remote 2nd between last two 1st Beauport ( T Mccain-mitchell 168 , Cd 161 ) 2nd The Big Breakaway ( S Bowen 154 ) 31.00L 3rd What Path ( A Wedge 160 ) 51.00L See full results	A Wedge 72.6kg 51kgL	3 (10)
Ascot 02-Nov-24 3780m GOOD R2 CL3 NvHcpCh $2,430 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 04:43.880, SP: 9.00 Held up behind leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced home turn, no extra last 1st Bhaloo ( N D Boinville 154 ) 2nd Bad ( K Woods 147 ) 1.00L 3rd What Path ( G Sheehan 163 ) 16.00L See full results	G Sheehan 73.9kg 16.00L	3 (4)
Galway 01-Aug-24 4530m GOOD R1 Ch $1,700 (of $10,200), Winning Time: 05:45.010, SP: 16/1 Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along early run-in and headway to challenge over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace, no impression closing stages 1st Pink In The Park ( P Townend 159 ) 2nd Dartan ( J Smith 166 ) 1.25L 3rd What Path ( D E Mullins 166 ) 1.75L See full results	D E Mullins 75.3kg 1.75L	3 (11)
Limerick 24-May-24 4570m GOOD R5 Ch $1,300 (of $7,800), Winning Time: 05:36.700, SP: 15/8 Led and soon clear, 4 lengths lead halfway, pushed along and headed after 3 out, dropped to 3rd 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace 1st Reverend Hubert ( P Byrnes 166 ) 2nd Stuzzikini ( S Ewing 166 ) 6.00L 3rd What Path ( D E Mullins 166 ) 11.50L See full results	D E Mullins 75.3kg 11.50L	3 (6)
Punchestown 03-May-24 4730m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $30,000), Winning Time: 06:00.600, SP: 33/1 Mid-division, no impression from 3 out, weakened 1st Maxxum ( C P Millar 165 ) 2nd Ashdale Bob ( C D Smithers 166 ) 2.75L 3rd Kinturk Kalanisi ( K E Buckley 147 ) 2.00L 16th What Path ( B Hayes 155 ) 32.25L See full results	B Hayes 70.3kg 32.25L	16 (25)
Fairyhouse 31-Mar-24 4780m HEAVY R5 NvHcpH (of $30,000), Winning Time: 06:42.200, SP: 16/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and dropped to 9th entering straight, no extra after 2 out 1st Mousey Brown ( C D Maxwell 146 ) 2nd Olympic Man ( P Townend 157 ) 0.50L 3rd Kinturk Kalanisi ( K E Buckley 148 ) 2.75L 10th What Path ( D Mullins 160 ) 0.00L See full results	D Mullins 72.6kg 0.00L	10 (13)
Thurles 23-Feb-24 4180m SOFT R4 NvH $1,500 (of $15,652), Winning Time: 05:33.800, SP: 14/1 Led, 1 length advantage halfway, pushed along and headed entering straight, soon ridden, 3rd and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace run-in 1st Largy Hill ( P Townend 154 ) 2nd Staffordshire Knot ( J W Kennedy 154 ) 4.00L 3rd Stoke The Fire ( D E Mullins 154 ) 2.25L 4th What Path ( B Hayes 157 ) 6.25L See full results	B Hayes 71.2kg 6.25L	4 (6)
Thurles 21-Jan-24 4530m SOFT R5 NvH $1,350 (of $7,168), Winning Time: 06:35.300, SP: 11/1 Led, slight mistake 2nd, headed after 7th, not fluent next, led again briefly before 2 out, pushed along and no impression in 3rd approaching last, kept on well run-in 1st High Class Hero ( P Townend 164 ) 2nd Easy Fella ( R Blackmore 164 ) 1.75L 3rd What Path ( D E Mullins 164 ) 2.50L See full results	D E Mullins 74.4kg 2.50L	3 (4)
Cork 10-Dec-23 4830m HEAVY R3 CL1 NvH $1,500 (of $29,999), Winning Time: 06:40.600, SP: 6.00 Led, 1 length advantage halfway, not fluent 4 out, headed before 3 out, soon pushed along and no impression in 3rd before 2 out, 4th and no extra approaching last 1st Search For Glory ( J W Kennedy 154 ) 2nd Solitary Man ( D J O'keeffe 157 ) 3.00L 3rd Sarah Beara ( P T Enright 147 ) 4.25L 4th What Path ( P Townend 157 ) 20.25L See full results	P Townend 71.2kg 20.25L	4 (5)
Cork 05-Nov-23 4830m SOFT R5 CL1 NvH $5,500 (of $27,500), Winning Time: 06:21.700, SP: 3.50 Led, pressed before 3 out, pushed along and joined before next, mistake and headed 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on same pace 1st Solitary Man ( D J O'keeffe 154 ) 2nd What Path ( P Townend 158 ) 2.50L 3rd Pinyon Jay ( J W Kennedy 152 ) 1.25L See full results	P Townend 71.7kg 2.50L	2 (7)
Listowel 23-Sep-23 4020m SOFT R2 NvH $370 (of $11,100), Winning Time: 05:14.800, SP: 4/1 Led, 3 lengths advantage halfway, pushed along on inner entering straight, soon headed and dropped to 5th before 2 out, no extra before last 1st High Class Hero ( P Townend 159 ) 2nd Sequestered ( J G Gilligan 159 ) 5.50L 3rd Reverend Hubert ( P T Enright 159 ) 0.30L 6th What Path ( D Mullins 164 ) 12.75L See full results	D Mullins 74.4kg 12.75L	6 (8)
Galway 03-Aug-23 4170m SOFT R5 NvH $4,400 (of $13,200), Winning Time: 04:52.500, SP: 9/2 Disputed early, 2nd after 1st, 3rd halfway, pushed along on outer to go 2nd after 2 out, ridden after last and switched to outer, no impression when switched to inner then back out inside last 50 yards, kept on 1st The Big Doyen ( K C Sexton 158 ) 2nd What Path ( P Townend 161 ) 1.00L 3rd Pink In The Park ( B Hayes 154 ) 6.00L See full results	P Townend 73kg 1.00L	2 (8)
Kilbeggan 04-Jun-23 4910m SOFT R3 CLNvH $6,900 (of $11,500), Winning Time: 05:56.050, SP: 2.20 Led, jumped slightly left 4th, soon joined, slight mistake 6th and headed briefly, led before 2 out, pushed out to go clear before last, easily 1st What Path ( P Townend 164 ) 2nd Stuzzikini ( D J Gilligan 164 ) 11.00L 3rd Valleyoftheeagles ( S W Flanagan 164 ) 7.50L	P Townend 74.4kg	1 (7)
Tipperary 19-May-23 4830m SOFT R5 MdH $6,300 (of $10,500), Winning Time: 06:04.200, SP: 2.38 Made all, not fluent 9th and 4 out, again not fluent 2 out, soon ridden and pressed, kept on well run-in 1st What Path ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Easy Fella ( R Blackmore 158 ) 2.75L 3rd Misty's Gift ( D F O'regan 166 ) 7.00L See full results	P Townend 75.3kg	1 (13)
Listowel 18-Sep-22 4830m GOOD R4 CLMdH (of $13,501), Winning Time: 05:53.500, SP: 1.50 Tracked leaders, slight mistake 6th and soon lost place, dropped towards rear before next, pulled up after 7th 1st Run For Pat ( D N Russell 166 ) 2nd Battle Of Mirbat ( D Meyler 166 ) 3.25L 3rd Saint Bernadette ( N T Prendergast 159 ) 0.50L UPL What Path ( P Townend 166 ) 0.00L See full results	P Townend 75.3kg 0.00L	UPD (12)
Galway 28-Jul-22 3670m GOOD R8 NHF $10,199 (of $17,001), Winning Time: 04:17.000, SP: 3.50 Made all, travelled well entering straight, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well, comfortably 1st What Path ( P W Mullins 168 ) 2nd Notnowned ( B W Harvey 168 ) 1.75L 3rd Thecompanysergeant ( J L Gleeson 168 ) 4.00L	P W Mullins 76.2kg	1 (20)
Downpatrick 11-Jun-22 3770m GOOD R7 CLNHF $2,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:30.400, SP: 2.25 Tracked leader in 2nd, improved to lead over 4f out, pushed along from 2f out and soon ridden, pressed and headed over 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace inside final furlong 1st Howaya C D And E ( J Dunne 161 ) 2nd What Path ( P W Mullins 168 ) 6.00L 3rd Magheralin Mick ( N Mcparlan 168 ) 9.00L See full results	P W Mullins 76.2kg 6.00L	2 (8)
Ballinrobe 09-Apr-22 3550m GOOD R7 NHF $1,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:27.400, SP: 2.63 Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, headway under 4f out, 2nd and pushed along approaching straight, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong 1st The Last Mardi ( J J Codd 168 ) 2nd Ahead Of The Posse ( B O'neill 168 ) 0.20L 3rd What Path ( P W Mullins 168 ) 3.50L See full results	P W Mullins 76.2kg 3.50L	3 (16)
Fairyhouse 27-Feb-22 3320m SOFT R7 NHF (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:24.800, SP: 3.00 Shied away from tape at start and whipped around losing considerable ground, soon in touch in last, pushed along from early and never travelling, ridden over 3f out, moderate 6th 2f out, no impression 1st Mister Bo ( B Harvey 168 ) 2nd Banjaxed ( F Leaney 168 ) 0.75L 3rd Desertmore House ( J Reddington 168 ) 2.75L UPL What Path ( P W Mullins 168 ) 10.75L	P W Mullins 76.2kg 10.75L	UPD (10)