Hilly Way Chase

Template:Short description Template:Use Irish English Template:Jockey colours header Template:Jockey colours row |} Template:Jockey colours collapsible header Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours no footer Template:Jockey colours named collapsible header Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours no footer Template:Jockey colours named collapsible header Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours row Template:Jockey colours footer The Hilly Way Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland. It is run at Cork Racecourse in December, over a distance of about 2 miles and half a furlong (2 miles and 160 yards, or 3,365 metres).

The race was first run in 2001 as a Grade 3 race, before being awarded Grade 2 status in 2003. It is currently sponsored by the Kerry Group.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins)

• Golden Silver (2009, 2010, 2011)
• Energumene (2021, 2022, 2024)

Leading jockey (9 wins):

• Paul Townend – Golden Silver (2009, 2010), Twinlight (2013), Douvan (2016), Castlegrace Paddy (2018), Chacun Pour Soi (2020), Energumene (2022,2024), El Fabiolo (2023)

Leading trainer (16 wins):

• Willie Mullins - Our Ben (2007), Scotsirish (2008), Golden Silver (2009, 2010, 2011), Twinlight (2013), Felix Yonger (2014, 2015), Douvan (2016), Un De Sceaux (2017), Cilaos Emery (2019), Chacun Pour Soi (2020), Energumene (2021,2022,2024), El Fabiolo (2023)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer
2001	Knife Edge	Tom Rudd	Michael O'Brien
2002	Beef Or Salmon	Timmy Murphy	Michael Hourigan
2003	Beef Or Salmon	Timmy Murphy	Michael Hourigan
2004	Rathgar Beau	Shay Barry	Dusty Sheehy
2005	Central House	Roger LoughranTemplate:Efn	Dessie Hughes
2006	Tumbling Dice	Shane McGovern	Tom Taaffe
2007	Our Ben	David Casey	Willie Mullins
2008	Scotsirish	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins
2009	Golden Silver	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins
2010	Golden SilverTemplate:Efn	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins
2011	Golden Silver	Emmet Mullins	Willie Mullins
2012	Days Hotel	Phillip Enright	Henry de Bromhead
2013	Twinlight	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins
2014	Felix Yonger	Danny Mullins	Willie Mullins
2015	Felix YongerTemplate:Efn	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins
2016	Douvan	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins
2017	Un de Sceaux	David Mullins	Willie Mullins
2018	Castlegrace Paddy	Paul Townend	Pat Fahy
2019	Cilaos Emery	Danny Mullins	Willie Mullins
2020	Chacun Pour Soi	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins
2021	Energumene	Sean O'Keeffe	Willie Mullins
2022	Energumene	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins
2023	El Fabiolo	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins
2024	Energumene	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins

See also

• Horse racing in Ireland
• List of Irish National Hunt races

References

• Racing Post:
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