Energumene can defy lengthy absence by completing Hilly Way Chase hat-trick at Cork 

HES BACK: Energumene is set to return to action in the Hilly Way Chase at Cork on Sunday. Picture: David Davies/PA

Although off the track for 593 days, Energumene will be expected to make a successful return to action and bag a third Bar One Racing Hilly Way Chase in Cork on Sunday.

Champion trainer Willie Mullins is responsible for six of the eight runners in this Grade Two showpiece. And, despite his absence, Energumene looks a cut above his rivals.