Eider Chase Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

2025 Eider Chase Preview

Established back in 1952, the Eider Chase is a very demanding handicap chase that is run at the Newcastle Racecourse in February. The race is run over four miles and half a furlong in which the runners face a total of twenty-five fences.

The race is very much seen as a trial for the Grand National with the demanding trip giving clues about stamina. Comply Or Die who won the race back in 2008 went on to Grand National success but it is also worth considering the runners for other Nationals too.

The 2017 winner Mysteree went on to finish runner-up in the Midlands National and the 2020 winner Crosspark went on to finish runner-up in the Scottish National.

Eider Chase Information:

• Eider Chase Past Winners
• Eider Chase Trainer Statistics
• Eider Chase Jockey Statistics

Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Newcastle tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Newcastle Racecourse section for links to these.

How competitive is the Eider Chase market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 116%. The race in 2000 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 130%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Eider Chase, the over-round has been 123%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £123 which is bet.

Eider Chase Trends:

• 2025 Eider Chase Trends
• Eider Chase Trend Analysis

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Eider Chase next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +2.50. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page so you can get easy access to the OLBG racing picks daily.

Over the last 20 renewals, it was the Caroline Bailey trained Crosspark ridden by Jamie Moore who set the fastest winning time in the Eider Chase, the runner won the race in a time of 8:28.10 was set when winning the race in 2019. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Howard Johnson and jockey Peter Buchanan with Companero who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 9:30.90 in the 2011 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Eider Chase over the last 20 renewals:

1. Crosspark (8:28.10) in 2019
2. Comply Or Die (8:37.00) in 2008
3. Win My Wings (8:38.73) in 2022

Eider Chase Past Winners

Here are the Eider Chase past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Eider Chase as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Eider Chase have been based:

• GB: 17 winners with an additional 44 placings from 275 runners
• IRE: 2 winners with an additional 4 placings from 19 runners
• FR: 1 winner with an additional 4 placings from 11 runners

Eider Chase Trainer Statistics

There are two leading trainers in the Eider Chase over the last 20 renewals with both Brian Ellison and Christian Williams who have both won the race two times. Brian Ellison winners have been with Sams Adventure (2021) and Anglers Crag (2024). Christian Williams winners have been with Win My Wings (2022) and Kittys Light (2023). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Eider Chase, Sue Smith has sent a total of 16 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Eider Chase trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

Eider Chase Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Eider Chase over the last 20 renewals is Henry Brooke who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Sams Adventure (2021) and Anglers Crag (2024). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Eider Chase, Brian Hughes has ridden a total of 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Eider Chase jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

2025 Eider Chase Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): REF, 2, 1, PU, 3, PU, 4, PU, (2, PU), 1, 2, UR, F, 3, PU, (5, F), 3, 1, 1, 7

The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.

• 20 / 20 (77%) - Had 1 - 4 wins (Chase)
• 20 / 20 (80%) - Not in a G1/Cl4-5 (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (80%) - Made 4 - 21 starts (Chase)
• 20 / 20 (80%) - Achieved an RPR of 126+ (Career)
• 20 / 20 (84%) - Made 4 - 32 starts (Career)
• 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 116+ (Last 3)
• 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved a TS of 62+ (Season)
• 20 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 28/1
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Fewer than 25 starts (Hcps)
• 20 / 20 (88%) - Highest Won is not Cl4-5
• 20 / 20 (88%) - Ran over 2m7f - 3m6f (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved a TS of 100+ (Career)
• 20 / 20 (89%) - Made 2 - 7 starts (Season)
• 19 / 20 (64%) - No more than -18lbs (Vs Max Weight)
• 19 / 20 (80%) - No more than +3yrs (Vs Min Age)

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Newcastle racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Eider Chase. If you are looking to place on a bet this race well in advance of the actual running, then there may be an ante-post market available for you to place your bet. If you are unfamiliar with this type of betting then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read our Ante-Post Horse Racing article which explains how ante-post betting works.

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Eider Chase Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +41.50 is when runners were aged 9yo. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Class 4 when last winning, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-49.

The course which has produced the most winners of the Eider Chase is Haydock, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Haydock last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 289 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 16 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Eider Chase:

• Gold Well (2 Wins)
• Un Desperado (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Eider Chase despite multiple attempts:

• Roselier (0 Wins from 9 runners)
• Flemensfirth (0 Wins from 6 runners)
• Shantou (0 Wins from 6 runners)
• Westerner (0 Wins from 6 runners)
• Alderbrook (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Tyneandthyneagain in 2004, winning for Richard Guest at odds of 28/1 under the guidance of Henry Oliver. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters.

Other Principal races at Newcastle racecourse

Here are some other notable races at the Newcastle racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.

Races in July

• Northumberland Plate

Races in November

• Fighting Fifth Hurdle
• Rehearsal Chase