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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| 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 |
| 2015 | ||
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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 (5 wins):
- Paul Townend – Golden Silver (2009, 2010), Twinlight (2013), Douvan (2016), Castlegrace Paddy (2018)
Leading trainer (10 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)
Winners
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Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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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 |
- 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
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References
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