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).

Hilly Way Chase
2020
Chacun Pour Soi Darasso Only two finished

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 TownendGolden Silver (2009, 2010), Twinlight (2013), Douvan (2016), Castlegrace Paddy (2018), Chacun Pour Soi (2020)

Leading trainer (11 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)

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 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
  1. amateur jockey
  2. 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
  3. The 2015 running took place at Navan over a distance of 2m 1f, after the original race at Cork was abandoned

See also

References

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