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2025 Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle Preview
Ran on the same day as the Betfair Chase in November of each year at the Haydock racecourse is the Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle, a race which is open to runners who are aged four or older and is run over a trip of three miles and a half a furlong.
The race is now run over standard hurdles but between 2007-2016 this race had a more French feel with the use of fixed brush hurdles, in 2011 the race was upgraded to Grade 3 status.
Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle Information:
- Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle Past Winners
- Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle Trainer Statistics
- Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle Jockey Statistics
If you are interested in other predictions at Haydock then head over to the Haydock tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Haydock Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2018 when the race had an over-round of 113%. The race in 2017 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 132%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle, the over-round has been 125%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £125 which is bet.
Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle next time out then you would have backed a total of 5 winners. Backing all 17 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +9.75. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Dynaste, trained by David Pipe and ridden by Conor O'Farrell who set the fastest winning time in the Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle, the runner won the race in a time of 5:37.60 when winning the race in 2011. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer C Byrnes and jockey Alex Harvey with Shoot First who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 6:36.10 in the 2024 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle over the last 20 renewals:
- Dynaste (5:37.60) in 2011
- Grands Crus (5:41.70) in 2010
- Baradari (5:42.00) in 2015
Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle Past Winners
Here are the Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 6:36.10 | Shoot First (IRE) 8yo 11-5 22/1 | Alex Harvey (5lbs) C Byrnes (IRE) |
| 2023 5:59.80 | Slate Lane (IRE) 5yo 10-12 11/4F | Donagh Meyler Emmet Mullins (IRE) |
| 2022 6:06.93 | Botox Has (FR) 6yo 11-4 17/2 | Caoilin Quinn (7lbs) Gary Moore (GB) |
| 2021 5:53.06 | Dans Le Vent (FR) 8yo 10-7 16/1 | Isabel Williams (5lbs) Evan Williams (GB) |
| 2020 6:22.32 | Main Fact (USA) 7yo 10-11 13/2 | Fergus Gillard (7lbs) David Pipe (GB) |
| 2019 6:01.70 | Stoney Mountain (IRE) 6yo 11-3 16/1 | Tom O'Brien Henry Daly (GB) |
| 2018 5:44.50 | Paisley Park (IRE) 6yo 11-12 4/1 | Aidan Coleman Emma Lavelle (GB) |
| 2017 5:47.50 | Sam Spinner (GB) 5yo 10-9 6/1 | Joe Colliver Jedd O'Keeffe (GB) |
| 2016 5:56.90 | Kruzhlinin (GER) 9yo 10-13 9/1 | Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs (GB) |
| 2015 5:42.00 | Baradari (IRE) 5yo 11-2 12/1 | Harry Skelton Dan Skelton (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle have been based:
- GB: 17 winners with an additional 47 placings from 282 runners
- IRE: 2 winners with an additional 4 placings from 22 runners
- FR: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is David Pipe who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Grands Crus (2010), Dynaste (2011), Gevrey Chambertin (2013) and Main Fact (2020). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle is Nick Williams (2 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle, Nigel Twiston-Davies (0-18), Paul Nicholls (0-14) and Jonjo O'Neill (0-11) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Pipe | 17-4-6 | +8.00 | +5.88 |
| Nick Williams | 5-2-2 | +10.50 | +5.44 |
| Dan Skelton | 13-1-4 | +0.00 | +1.13 |
| Sue Smith | 10-1-1 | +16.00 | +6.63 |
| Alan King | 10-1-3 | -4.00 | -3.31 |
| Philip Hobbs | 8-1-2 | +2.00 | -0.06 |
| Evan Williams | 7-1-1 | +10.00 | +4.00 |
| Emma Lavelle | 5-1-2 | +0.00 | +0.75 |
| C Byrnes | 3-1-2 | +20.00 | +12.94 |
| Henry Daly | 3-1-2 | +14.00 | +14.75 |
Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle Jockey Statistics
Here are some of the top Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Skelton | 10-1-4 | +3.00 | +4.13 |
| Dougie Costello | 5-1-1 | +6.00 | +2.25 |
| Conor O'Farrell | 4-1-1 | +4.00 | +1.38 |
| Isabel Williams | 2-1-1 | +15.00 | +9.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 2-1-1 | +1.75 | +0.72 |
| Alex Harvey | 1-1-1 | +22.00 | +13.75 |
| Caoilin Quinn | 1-1-1 | +8.50 | +5.31 |
| Fergus Gillard | 1-1-1 | +6.50 | +4.06 |
| Joe Colliver | 1-1-1 | +6.00 | +3.75 |
| Brian Hughes | 9-0-1 | -9.00 | -6.00 |
2025 Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): PU, (1, 6), 4, 1, 2, 1, 13, 3, 5, 4, 7, 3, 8, 3, 3, (2, PU), 6, 8, 1, 2
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (67%) - Within the first 10 of the market
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Ran in England (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Not in a G2/Cl5 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Achieved an RPR of 130+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Achieved an RPR of 133+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Had 3 - 9 placings (Hurdle)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran in 4 - 20 races (Hurdle)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - No more than -21lbs (Vs Max Weight)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Achieved a TS of 95+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - In a field of 5 - 20 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Won within last 6 starts
- 20 / 20 (89%) - No more than +4yrs (Vs Min Age)
- 19 / 20 (84%) - Placed within last 3 starts
- 19 / 20 (87%) - No more than 1 fall (Career)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Haydock racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle. How well do you know your horse racing? Are there certain types of races that you are unsure of? Why not take a look at this Types Of Horse Race article to familiarise yourself with the different types of racing, that is just one of many helpful horse racing articles in the OLBG Betting School.
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Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +70.25 is when runners ran on Soft ground on debut.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Class 5 on debut, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-67.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle is Aintree, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Aintree last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Cheltenham, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Cheltenham last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 298 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 10 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle, that stallion Dom Alco has produced 2 winners (2013,2010).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle despite multiple attempts:
- Flemensfirth (0 Wins from 10 runners)
- Milan (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Presenting (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Craigsteel (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Hernando (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was St Matthew in 2005, winning for Sue Smith at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Padge Whelan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2025 Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Betfair Stayers Handicap Hurdle Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.
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