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Eider Chase winner Anglers Crag eyeing further marathon chase glory at Ayr.

The progressive nine-year-old made it four from four since joining the Brian Ellison team when overcoming a sizeable blunder at the second-last to land the valuable Eider Chase at Newcastle last weekend.

Having now proved his stamina over the marathon journey, Ellison and his connections are eyeing further glory with the Scottish National, held at Ayr on April 20, although Anglers Crag will have to defy a career-high mark of 134 having been raised 8lb for winning at the weekend.

"He's hard as nails, he's come out of the race really well," said Ellison.

"He's done really well; he's surprised us a bit with how much he's improved. We're over the moon with him really.

"He just seems to like the way we train him. The lad that rides him, Andy Robertson, has made a massive difference to him.

"He gets on really well with him, he takes him out on his own a lot and he's really settled now.

"He'll go for the Scottish National, it just seems the obvious place to go now, and the handicapper hasn't missed him either – he's put him up 8lb.

"The owner is a great bloke and it's really good when you breed one and they do well, hopefully, there's more to come."