The Eider Chase is
National Hunt
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In ...
steeplechase
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in Great Britain. It is run at
Newcastle Racecourse
Newcastle Racecourse is a horse racing course located at Gosforth Park in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, owned by Arena Racing Company. It stages both Flat racing, flat and National Hunt racing, with its biggest meeting being the Northumberland ...
in February, over a distance of about 4 miles and 1
furlong
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s (4 miles, 1 furlong and 56 yards, or ) 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
The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England. First run in 1839, it ...
.
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.
Winners
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 Chas
betting.bet - Betting.bet Confirmed as Eider Chase Day Sponsor
See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
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List of British National Hunt races
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References
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Racing Post
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External links
* Race Recordings (1981, 1990-2009
youtube.com
National Hunt races in Great Britain
Newcastle Racecourse
National Hunt chases
1952 establishments in England
Horse races established in 1952