Milborough held off the late lunge of Summery Justice to win the Betfred Eider at Newcastle.

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Unusually run on decent ground, there was a maximum field and with a circuit to go nearly every runner still had a chance, apart from last year's winner Wyck Hill who had fallen.

The same fence on the next circuit claimed the favourite Shotgun Paddy and with six furlongs to run the field was spreading out.

Outsider Sharney Sike made a bold bid from the front and still appeared to be going best of all at the top of the straight, but Graham Watters had timed his challenge well on Ian Duncan-trained Milborough (18-1), who had fallen early on his last start at Catterick.

Knockanrawley still had a chance and then Summery Justice, the first horse off the bridle, began to stay on.

He met the last all wrong though, and Milborough pushed on again to win by a length and a half with Woodford County third and Knockanrawley fourth.

Duncan said: "The owner bought him privately and sent him to me in July and I thought back then he might be the type for this race, so we've earmarked this from an early stage.

"He ran very well on his second run at Carlisle, then fell at the first at Catterick. We've schooled him since and he's been jumping well.

"I saw him run well in the four-miler at Cheltenham last year. I think he's improved a bit. He has a bit of class and there might be more in him.

"I train outside Ayr so I think we'll go for the Scottish National next.

"This will be my most valuable win. I did win the four-miler at Cheltenham a few years ago (with Another Rum in 2005).

"I've been over here from Ireland for four years now."