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Stayers' Hurdle
15:20 Cheltenham Festival
2026-03-12
Winner: £182,877.5
Runners: 10
Going: Good
No. of hurdles: 12
Distance:
The Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle takes place on day three of the Cheltenham Festival and is a Grade 1 hurdle over three miles. It is the championship contest for long-distance hurdlers and has been won by some of the best hurdlers in the history of jump racing, including Thistlecrack, Big Buck’s, Inglis Drever and Baracouda.
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5(0)
8-7145
Hewick
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J: Paddy Hanlon
T: John Joseph Hanlon
11
11-10
155
161
Career highlight when winning the 2023 King George and he was running well when falling two out in the Gold Cup here that year; won two conditions hurdles last year; soundly beaten behind Impose Toi in Grade 2 Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury (3m, soft) in November last time and, although he's had a wind op and better ground may aid his cause, this 11yo looks up against it.
6(0)
UP-641
Home By The Lee
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J: J J Slevin
T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
11
11-10
159
166
Two-time Grade 1 winner, latterly in 2024, who landed the Grade 2 Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran Park in January, showing he retains considerable spark at the age of 11; he's run well in this race previously but has found Grade 1 races tough over the last 12 months; could have same problem today.
2(0)
/221-2
Bob Olinger
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J: Darragh O'Keeffe
T: Henry De Bromhead
11
11-10
164
168
Now 11 but he was as good as ever last March when winning this race by nearly 2l from Teahupoo (good to soft; also effective on soft); respectable second to that rival at Leopardstown in December on sole run this season and his excellent record at Cheltenham means he has to be in calculations.
11(0)
22-111
Teahupoo
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J: Jack Kennedy
T: Gordon Elliott
9
11-10
165
172
He has a very strong record in this race with a close third in 2023 (soft), a win in 2024 (soft) and a solid second to Bob Olinger 12 months ago (good to soft); won three Grade 1s since, latest the Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown (2m7f, good to yielding) where he beat Bob Olinger by 7l (albeit with that rival lacking a recent outing, unlike this fellow); has had a break prior to running in this race in each of the last two seasons; leading player.
3(0)
-23453
Doddiethegreat
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J: James Bowen
T: Nicky Henderson
10
11-10
148
152
Won the Pertemps Final Handicap over C&D (good to soft) last March and he's performed respectably in Graded races this term, most recently third of six over C&D behind Ma Shantou and Impose Toi (soft; jockey dropped whip after final flight); it's possible he'll produce his best performance of the season now he's back into a bigger field over a C&D that clearly suits, but he'll probably still come up short; blinkers replace cheekpieces.
1(0)
15-223
Ballyburn
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J: Paul Townend
T: W P Mullins
8
11-10
161
168
Displayed superstar potential when easily winning the 2m5f Grade 1 novice hurdle here in 2024; mixed campaign over fences last term and he's reverted to hurdles this season, going very close behind Teahupoo in Grade 1 Hatton's Grace (2m4f, yielding to soft) before 14l third to that rival in Grade 1 Christmas Hurdle (2m7f, good to yielding); the first-time hood could help this headstrong 8yo settle but he may again be vulnerable to stronger stayers.
NR(0)
196-7P
Gwennie May Boy
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T: Christian Williams
8
11-10
144
151
Impressive in Grade 2 Rendlesham at Haydock (3m, good to soft) last February but hasn't matched that form before or since; well beaten on final two runs for Dan Skelton last April and same story this term on both outings for Olly Murphy; starts out for another new yard and is hard to fancy.
8(0)
-21112
Impose Toi
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J: Nico de Boinville
T: Nicky Henderson
8
11-10
159
163
Handicap runner-up at last year's Festival; made it 3-3 over staying trips in the Grade 1 Long Walk at Ascot (3m, good to soft) in December; not seen to same effect when 7l second to Ma Shantou in the Grade 2 Cleeve Hurdle over C&D in January but was conceding 6lb to the winner and the soft going perhaps wasn't ideal; could have a part to play if bouncing back to his best.
9(0)
222-11
Kabral Du Mathan
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J: Harry Skelton
T: Dan Skelton
6
11-10
154
159
Lightly raced 6yo who won a handicap at Haydock (2m3f, good to soft) in November on stable debut and followed up in the Grade 2 Relkeel Hurdle here (extended 2m4f, good) on New Year's Day, again with plenty in hand; this is a tough race in which to try to prove his stamina but he powered clear up the hill last time and could be a contender if seeing out this new trip.
10(0)
7-1011
Ma Shantou
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J: Harry Cobden
T: Emma Lavelle
7
11-10
154
159
Two handicap wins here this season (3m, good) and he took the rise in grade in his stride to win the Grade 2 Cleeve Hurdle over C&D (soft) in January; the 7l runner-up Impose Toi was giving him 6lb and perhaps wasn't at his best, but this highly progressive 7yo was impressive nevertheless; his profile is not dissimilar to that of Paisley Park, who won the Cleeve for this yard in 2019 before landing this race; very much one to be interested in.
7(0)
111-23
Honesty Policy
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J: Mark Walsh
T: Gordon Elliott
6
11-10
156
162
Stayed on well to win 2m4f Grade 1 novice hurdle at Aintree (good) last April and suited by the step up in trip when close second in Grade 1 at Punchestown (3m, yielding) later that month, when clear with Jasmin De Vaux who was impressive in the Albert Bartlett here previously; promising third behind Impose Toi in the Grade 1 Long Walk at Ascot (3m, good to soft) in December on sole run this winter, and this very lightly raced 6yo has the potential to take high rank in the staying hurdle division.
RACING POST TIP
Honesty Policy
The very lightly raced 6yo HONESTY POLICY is taken to deliver on the considerable promise he showed last year. He lost out only narrowly to impressive Albert Bartlett winner Jasmin De Vaux at Punchestown last April and his reappearance third in the Grade 1 Long Walk at Ascot in December also bodes extremely well for his prospects today. Ma Shantou continued his highly progressive ways when powering clear in the Grade 2 Cleeve Hurdle over C&D in January, and he is feared most, ahead of 2024 winner Teahupoo who has a rock-solid profile. Last year's winner Bob Olinger has an excellent record at Cheltenham and could again be firmly involved, even though he's now an 11yo. Long Walk winner Impose Toi probably wasn't at his best on soft ground in the Cleeve Hurdle here last time and is not ruled out.
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STAYERS HURDLE PREVIOUS WINNERS
| Year | Horse | Previous Form | Age | Price | Trainer | Jockey |
| 2025 | Bob Olinger | 122-22 | 10 | 8/1 | Henry De Brombhead | Rachel Blackmore |
| 2024 | Teahupoo | 1134-1 | 7 | 5-4F | Gordon Elliott | Jack Kennedy |
| 2023 | Sire Du Berlais | 55P4 | 11 | 33-1 | Gordon Elliott | Mark Walsh |
| 2022 | Flooring Porter | 11PF-2 | 7 | 4-1 | Gavin Cromwell | D E Mullins |
| 2021 | Flooring Porter | 13211 | 6 | 12-1 | Gavin Cromwell | D E Mullins |
| 2020 | Lisnagar Oscar | 239F3 | 7 | 50-1 | Rebecca Curtis | Adam Wedge |
| 2019 | Pailsey Park | 0-1111 | 7 | 11-8F | Emma Lavelle | Aidan Coleman |
| 2018 | Penhill | 14112- | 7 | 12-1 | Willie Mullins | Paul Townend |
| 2017 | Nichols Canyon | 3-312F | 7 | 10-1 | Willie Mullins | Ruby Walsh |
| 2016 | Thistlecrack | 77068 | 8 | EvensF | Colin Tizzard | Tom Scudamore |
| 2015 | Cole Harden | -243218 | 6 | 14-1 | Warren Greatrex | Gavin Sheehan |
STAYERS HURDLE KEY TRENDS AND STATS
Key trends
- Ran no more than four times since August, 9/10
- Aged six to eight, 8/10
- Ran between eight and 16 times over hurdles, 9/10
- Won a Graded hurdle over at least 3m, 8/10
- Top-three finish on last completed start, 9/10
- Previously ran at the festival, 8/10
- Adjusted RPR of at least 165, 8/10
- Finished in first three in all completed hurdle starts that season, 7/10
Other factors
- Five of the 12 Irish winners since the mid-1980s prepped in the Boyne Hurdle at Navan.
- The record of Cleeve Hurdle winners is 1317388.
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WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR - STAYERS HURDLE 2025
Rachael Blackmore rode what proved to be her final Cheltenham Festival winner before retirement on the Henry de Bromhead-trained Bob Olinger in the Stayers’ Hurdle. Blackmore delivered Bob Olinger, a now three-time festival winner, perfectly to beat Teahupoo, who races for the same owners in Robcour, by a length and three-quarters. Blackmore, a trailblazing rider in jump racing history, retired from the saddle two months later.