Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.
2026 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:
Our dedicated Newcastle tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Eider Chase but will also have predictions for each meeting at Newcastle throughout the season so be sure to head over there. 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.
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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 2025 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 129%, 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.
Below you will find the 2026 Eider Chase Trends, see which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal, we also have a section that looks at the Eider Chase Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Eider Chase over the last 20 renewals:
- Crosspark (8:28.10) in 2019
- Comply Or Die (8:37.00) in 2008
- Win My Wings (8:38.73) in 2022
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 to access the OLBG racing picks easily daily.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 8:28.10 was set by Crosspark in 2019, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Caroline Bailey and ridden by Jamie Moore. The slowest winning time was set in 2011 when Companero won in a time of 9:30.90, booked to ride was Peter Buchanan by the trainer Howard Johnson.
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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 horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Eider Chase are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 8:45.10 | Knockanore (IRE) 8yo 10-4 16/1 | Freddie Mitchell (5lbs) Ryan Potter (GB) |
| 2024 9:08.50 | Anglers Crag (GB) 9yo 11-0 11/2 | Henry Brooke Brian Ellison (GB) |
| 2023 8:55.13 | Kittys Light (GB) 7yo 11-4 7/4F | Jack Tudor Christian Williams (GB) |
| 2022 8:38.73 | Win My Wings (IRE) 9yo 11-0 11/2F | Ryan Mania Christian Williams (GB) |
| 2021 9:05.40 | Sams Adventure (GB) 9yo 11-1 15/2 | Henry Brooke Brian Ellison (GB) |
| 2019 8:28.10 | Crosspark (GB) 9yo 10-13 12/1 | Jamie Moore Caroline Bailey (GB) |
| 2018 8:57.70 | Baywing (IRE) 9yo 11-0 8/1 | Ryan Day (3lbs) Nicky Richards (GB) |
| 2017 9:12.20 | Mysteree (IRE) 9yo 11-0 10/1 | Robert Dunne Michael Scudamore (GB) |
| 2016 8:54.70 | Rocking Blues (FR) 11yo 9-12 8/1 | Lorcan Murtagh (10lbs) Rose Dobbin (GB) |
| 2015 8:42.00 | Milborough (IRE) 9yo 10-8 18/1 | Graham Watters (5lbs) Ian Duncan (GB) |
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 45 placings from 276 runners
- IRE: 2 winners with an additional 4 placings from 20 runners
- FR: 1 winner with an additional 3 placings from 10 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):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Ellison | 5-2-2 | +10.00 | +5.13 |
| Christian Williams | 4-2-2 | +5.25 | +2.53 |
| Venetia Williams | 10-1-2 | -3.00 | -2.25 |
| David Pipe | 9-1-1 | +3.00 | -1.12 |
| Nicky Richards | 9-1-1 | +0.00 | -3.00 |
| Ian Duncan | 6-1-1 | +13.00 | +6.25 |
| Michael Scudamore | 4-1-3 | +7.00 | +7.63 |
| David Bridgwater | 4-1-2 | +6.00 | +3.69 |
| Rose Dobbin | 4-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.00 |
| Nick Williams | 3-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.25 |
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 11 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):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Brooke | 5-2-2 | +10.00 | +5.13 |
| Graham Watters | 3-1-1 | +16.00 | +9.25 |
| Ryan Day | 2-1-1 | +7.00 | +4.00 |
| Jack Tudor | 2-1-1 | +0.75 | +0.09 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 1-1-1 | +16.00 | +10.00 |
| Robert Dunne | 1-1-1 | +10.00 | +6.25 |
| Lorcan Murtagh | 1-1-1 | +8.00 | +5.00 |
| Ryan Mania | 1-1-1 | +5.50 | +3.44 |
| Brian Hughes | 11-0-2 | -11.00 | -7.60 |
| Sean Quinlan | 8-0-1 | -8.00 | -4.00 |
2026 Eider Chase Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 1, PU, 3, PU, 4, PU, (2, PU), 1, 2, UR, F, 3, PU, (5, F), 3, 1, 1, 7, 5
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 (69%) - Achieved an RPR of 124+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (77%) - Had 1 - 4 wins (Chase)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Ran in 4 - 21 races (Chase)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Ran in 4 - 32 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 124+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved a TS of 62+ (Season)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 28/1
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran over 2m7f - 3m6f (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Fewer than 25 races (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Had 1 - 7 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved a TS of 100+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Ran in 2 - 7 races (Season)
- 18 / 20 (69%) - No more than 1 fall (Career)
- 18 / 20 (79%) - No older than a 10yo
- 17 / 20 (75%) - Won within last 6 starts
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. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Eider Chase Trend Analysis
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a furthest trip placed of 4m½f, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-41.
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 292 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 14 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 8 runners)
- Westerner (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Flemensfirth (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Alderbrook (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Ardross (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. Ahead of the 2026 Eider Chase why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Route to the Eider Chase
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Eider Chase, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Knockanore Market Rasen - 3rd of 10 (11/2) | Read Nicky Hendersons Weekly Unibet Blog Handicap Chase |
| 2024 - Anglers Crag Musselburgh - 1st of 9 (5/4) | bet365 Handicap Chase |
| 2023 - Kittys Light Kempton - 3rd of 7 (9/1) | Coral Racing Club Handicap Chase |
| 2022 - Win My Wings Exeter - 1st of 9 (29/1) | Timeform Premium Ratings Available At racingtv.com Handicap Chase |
| 2021 - Sams Adventure Haydock - UR of 8 (11/4) | Peter Marsh Chase |
| 2019 - Crosspark Warwick - 3rd of 12 (9/1) | Classic Chase |
| 2018 - Baywing Newcastle - 3rd of 6 (3/1) | Read Noel Fehily At 188Bet Handicap Chase |
| 2017 - Mysteree Plumpton - PU of 14 (7/2) | Sussex National |
| 2016 - Rocking Blues Kelso - 1st of 5 (7/4) | Border Hotel Kirk Yetholm Handicap Chase |
| 2015 - Milborough Catterick - F of 12 (6/1) | North Yorkshire Grand National |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Eider Chase Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.
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