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 Bar One Betting.
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 Loughran 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 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 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 2025 Found A Fifty Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliot
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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