Eider Chase


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The Eider Chase is National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain. It is run at Newcastle Racecourse in February, over a distance of about 4 miles and 1$1/2$ furlongs (4 miles, 1 furlong and 56 yards, or 7316 yd) and during the race there are 24 fences to be jumped.

The race was first run in 1952 and is seen as a trial for the Grand National. Comply or Die won both races in 2008, however, the 2004 winner, Tyneandthyneagain, was later fatally injured at Aintree. The 2011 race was run in extremely heavy ground, with only three horses completing the marathon.

Sponsors
The Tote were long-term sponsors of the Eider Handicap Chase, sponsoring the race until their privatisation and subsequent takeover by Betfred. Betfred sponsored the race from 2012 until 2018 before Vertem began a five-year association with the race in 2019. In 2024 Betting.Bet were confirmed as the new race sponsor and the race is now run as the Betting.Bet Eider Handicap Chase.betting.bet - Betting.bet Confirmed as Eider Chase Day Sponsor