Imperial Call Chase
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| 2025 | ||
| Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap | Pink and white halved, black sleeves, black cap, pink star | Orange, black disc, black spots on sleeves, yellow cap, black spots |
| Mister Policeman | Fil Dor | Hascoeur Clermont |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| Yellow and black check, yellow sleeves, black star on cap | Maroon, pink sleeves, white cap | Only two ran |
| Asterion Forlonge | Lucid Dreams | Only two ran |
| 2023 | ||
| Light blue, orange star, orange stars on sleeves, orange star on cap | Light blue, light blue and pink striped cap | Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap |
| Bachasson | Feronily | Chacun Pour Soi |
| 2022 | ||
| Yellow and black check, yellow sleeves, black star on cap | White, royal blue spots | Emerald green and orange hooped, white cap |
| Melon | Doctor Duffy | Minella Times |
| 2021 | ||
| Pink, dark green hoop, dark green armlet, dark green cap, pink star | Orange, royal blue sleeves, orange cap, white star | Light blue, purple stars, purple star on cap |
| Waitnsee | Spyglass Hill | Go Another One |
The Imperial Call Chase(Now Bar One Racing Chase) is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Cork over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late March or early April. The race is named in honour of Imperial Call, the winner of the Hennessy Gold Cup and Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1996, who was trained in County Cork.
The race was first run in 2000, and was awarded Grade 3 status in 2012. The 2017 running was named the Dr Vincent O'Brien Centenary Chase to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Vincent O'Brien in April 1917. O'Brien came from Churchtown, County Cork and was president of Cork Racecourse from 1997 to his death in 1997.[1] Since 2019 the race has been run under sponsored titles.
Records
[edit | edit source]Most successful jockey (2 wins):
- Barry Cash – Lyreen Wonder (2000), Wellforth (2012)
- Barry Geraghty– Joueur D'Estruval (2004), Slim Pickings (2006)
- Robbie Power – G V A Ireland (2005), Roberto Goldback (2011)
Most successful trainer (7 wins):
- Willie Mullins – Joueur D'Estruval (2004), Our Ben (2007), On His Own (2015), Melon (2022), Bachasson (2023), Asterion Forlonge (2024), Mister Policeman (2025)
Winners
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Lyreen Wonder | 7 | Barry Cash | Arthur Moore |
| 2001 | Ceoil Agus Craic | 10 | John Cullen | Michael G Holden |
| 2002 | Golden Storm | 5 | Sean McDermott | Ms Frances Crowley |
| 2003 | Kadoun | 6 | Mr Denis Cullen | Michael O'Brien |
| 2004 | Joueur D'Estruval | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Willie Mullins |
| 2005 | G V A Ireland | 7 | Robbie Power | Francis Flood |
| 2006 | Slim Pickings | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Robert Tyner |
| 2007 | Our Ben | 8 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
| 2008 | In The High Grass | 7 | Adrian Joyce | Tom Taaffe |
| 2009 | Badgerlaw | 9 | Andrew Leigh | Jessica Harrington |
| 2010 | Florida Express | 10 | S W Jackson | Philip Redmond |
| 2011 | Roberto Goldback | 9 | Robbie Power | Jessica Harrington |
| 2012 | Wellforth | 8 | Barry Cash | Paul John Gilligan |
| 2013 | Roi Du Mee | 8 | Jason Maguire | Gordon Elliott |
| 2014 | Toner D'Oudairies | 7 | Davy Condon | Gordon Elliott |
| 2015 | On His Own | 11 | David Casey | Willie Mullins |
| 2016 | Fine Rightly | 8 | Andrew Lynch | Stuart Crawford |
| 2017 | Val De Ferbet | 8 | Adrian Heskin | Andrew McNamara |
| 2018 | Sumos Novios | 11 | Jonathan Burke | Liam Burke |
| 2019 | Timeforwest | 7 | Donagh Meyler | Peter Fahey |
| no race 2020 [a] | ||||
| 2021 | Waitnsee | 7 | Kevin Brouder | John Patrick Ryan |
| 2022 | Melon | 10 | Bryan Cooper | Willie Mullins |
| 2023 | Bachasson | 12 | Sean Flanagan | Willie Mullins |
| 2024 | Asterion Forlonge | 10 | Sean O'Keeffe | Willie Mullins |
| 2025 | Mister Policeman | 7 | JJ Slevin | Willie Mullins |
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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