The Imperial Call Chase(Now Bar One Racing Chase) is a Grade 3

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which is open to

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aged five years or older. It is run at

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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 Imperial Call (21 February 1989 – 29 November 2014) was an Irish racehorse. He was a specialist steeplechaser who ran thirty-two times and won sixteen races under National Hunt rules. After showing promise as a hurdler and novice chaser, ...

, the winner of the

Hennessy Gold Cup /Ladbrokes Trophy The Coral Gold Cup is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run ...

and

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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 Vincent O'Brien (9 April 1917 – 1 June 2009) was an Irish horse racing, race horse horse trainer, trainer from Churchtown, County Cork, Churchtown, County Cork, Ireland. In 2003 he was voted the greatest influence in horse racing history in ...

in April 1917. O'Brien came from

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and was president of Cork Racecourse from 1997 to his death in 1997. Since 2019 the race has been run under sponsored titles.

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Most successful

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(2 wins): * Barry Cash – ''Lyreen Wonder (2000), Wellforth (2012)'' *

Barry Geraghty Barry Geraghty (born 16 September 1979) is a retired Irish jockey. He is the second most successful jockey of all time at the Cheltenham Festival. Geraghty rode his first winner in January 1997 and three years later he became the Irish Champio ...

– ''Joueur D'Estruval (2004), Slim Pickings (2006)'' *

Robbie Power Robbie "Puppy" Power is a retired National Hunt jockey. The son of Irish show-jumper Con Power, Robbie Power rode the 33-1 outsider Silver Birch to victory in the 2007 John Smith's Grand National at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday 14 April 2007. ...

– '' G V A Ireland (2005), Roberto Goldback (2011)'' Most successful trainer (5 wins): *

Willie Mullins William Peter Mullins (born 15 September 1956) is an Irish racehorse trainer and former jockey. Career He commenced racehorse training in 1988 having previously worked as an assistant to his father Paddy Mullins and Jim Bolger. Willie is a fo ...

– ''Joueur D'Estruval (2004), Our Ben (2007), On His Own (2015), Melon (2022), Bachasson (2023) ''

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References

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