Hilly Way Chase
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).
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| Chacun Pour Soi | Darasso | Only two finished |
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| Cilaos Emery | Ballyoisin | Only two finished |
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| Castlegrace Paddy | Doctor Phoenix | Special Tiara |
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| Un De Sceaux | Top Gamble | Alisier D'irlande |
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| Douvan | Days Hotel | Fine Rightly |
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| Felix Yonger | Bright New Dawn | Hidden Cyclone |
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| Felix Yonger | Mallowney | Days Hotel |
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| Twinlight | Lead Kindly Light | Days Hotel |
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| Days Hotel | Realt Dubh | Blazing Tempo |
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| Golden Silver | Hughies Grey | Becauseicouldntsee |
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| Golden Silver | Zaarito | Kempes |
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| Golden Silver | Watson Lake | Blueberry Boy |
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| Scotsirish | Cailin Alainn | Tumbling Dice |
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| Our Ben | Hi Cloy | Foreman |
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| Tumbling Dice | Jim | Steel Band |
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| Central House | Rathgar Beau | Mariah Rollins |
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| Rathgar Beau | Central House | Mistletoeandwine |
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| Beef Or Salmon | Rathgar Beau | Knife Edge |
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| Beef Or Salmon | River Clodagh | Fadoudal Du Cochet |
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| Knife Edge | Moscow Express | Space Trucker |
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)
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Paul Townend – Golden Silver (2009, 2010), Twinlight (2013), Douvan (2016), Castlegrace Paddy (2018), Chacun Pour Soi (2020)
Leading trainer (13 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)
Winners
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Jockey |
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| 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 Loughran[lower-alpha 1] | 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 Silver[lower-alpha 2] | 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 Yonger[lower-alpha 3] | 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 |
- amateur jockey
- The 2010 running took place at Fairyhouse over a distance of 2m 1f, after the original race at Cork was abandoned because the chase course was frozen
- The 2015 running took place at Navan over a distance of 2m 1f, after the original race at Cork was abandoned
References
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