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2026 Champion Stayers Hurdle Preview
The Champion Stayers Hurdle is a Grade 1 race that is currently run on the third day of the Punchestown Festival. The runners face a three-mile trip in which they will have to contend with a total of fourteen hurdles on their way to becoming the champion stayer!
Champion Stayers Hurdle Information:
- Champion Stayers Hurdle Past Winners
- Champion Stayers Hurdle Trainer Statistics
- Champion Stayers Hurdle Jockey Statistics
We also have a dedicated Punchestown tips page that will cover this race, as well as all the other races on the day. See which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. We cover all of the major races at the Punchestown Festival, and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday.
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How competitive is the Champion Stayers Hurdle market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2012, when the race had an over-round of 111%. The race in 2006 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 125%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Champion Stayers Hurdle, the over-round has been 120%, which means the bookie expects to pay out ÂŁ100 for every ÂŁ120 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Champion Stayers Hurdle Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Champion Stayers Hurdle Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Champion Stayers Hurdle races over the last 20 renewals:
- Asian Maze (5:44.20) in 2006
- Quevega (5:45.60) in 2011
- Refinement (5:50.70) in 2007
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Champion Stayers Hurdle next time out, then you would have backed a total of 9 winners. Backing all 20 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -2.59. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Champion Stayers Hurdle, see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2013 renewal when Quevega from W P Mullins under the guidance of R Walsh, won in a time of 6:30.20, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Asian Maze, trained by Thomas Mullins and ridden by R Walsh set the quickest time of 5:44.20 in the 2006 renewal.
Champion Stayers Hurdle Past Winners
Here are the Champion Stayers Hurdle past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the race year, the winning horse, and the horse's age & weight. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Champion Stayers Hurdle are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 5:55.90 | Teahupoo (FR) 8yo 11-10 5/4F | Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2024 5:56.00 | Teahupoo (FR) 7yo 11-10 5/6F | Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2023 5:55.90 | Klassical Dream (FR) 9yo 11-10 3/1F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2022 6:00.00 | Klassical Dream (FR) 8yo 11-10 11/10F | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2021 5:56.90 | Klassical Dream (FR) 7yo 11-12 5/1 | Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2019 6:01.80 | Unowhatimeanharry (GB) 11yo 11-10 16/1 | Mark Walsh Harry Fry (GB) |
| 2018 6:04.10 | Faugheen (IRE) 10yo 11-10 11/2 | David Mullins W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2017 6:01.40 | Unowhatimeanharry (GB) 9yo 11-10 4/1 | Noel Fehily Harry Fry (GB) |
| 2016 6:09.20 | One Track Mind (IRE) 6yo 11-10 10/1 | Gavin Sheehan Warren Greatrex (GB) |
| 2015 5:51.90 | Jezki (IRE) 7yo 11-10 5/2 | Mark Walsh Mrs John Harrington (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Champion Stayers Hurdle have been based:
- IRE: 14 winners with an additional 29 placings from 167 runners
- GB: 5 winners with an additional 7 placings from 33 runners
- FR: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners
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Champion Stayers Hurdle Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Champion Stayers Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is W P Mullins, who has won the race nine times, with those nine winners coming from Fiveforthree (2009), Quevega (2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013), Faugheen (2018) and Klassical Dream (2021, 2022 & 2023). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Champion Stayers Hurdle are Gordon Elliott (2 wins), Mrs John Harrington (2 wins) and Harry Fry (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Champion Stayers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| W P Mullins | 55-9-23 | -24.32 | -14.11 |
| Gordon Elliott | 18-2-4 | -13.92 | -11.45 |
| Mrs John Harrington | 9-2-4 | +15.50 | +8.79 |
| Harry Fry | 2-2-2 | +20.00 | +12.00 |
| Jonjo O'Neill | 5-1-3 | +12.00 | +8.60 |
| Warren Greatrex | 3-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.00 |
| Alan King | 3-1-2 | +1.33 | +1.50 |
| Thomas Mullins | 3-1-1 | -1.38 | -1.63 |
| Noel Meade | 7-0-1 | -7.00 | -5.90 |
| Henry De Bromhead | 7-0-0 | -7.00 | -7.00 |
Champion Stayers Hurdle Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Champion Stayers Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is Paul Townend, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Quevega (2010) and Klassical Dream (2022 & 2023). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Champion Stayers Hurdle is Mark Walsh (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Champion Stayers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Townend | 13-3-7 | -3.40 | -1.14 |
| Mark Walsh | 8-2-3 | +12.50 | +6.30 |
| Mr P W Mullins | 7-1-3 | -1.00 | -0.40 |
| Jack Kennedy | 4-1-1 | -2.17 | -2.50 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 2-1-1 | +9.00 | +5.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1-1-1 | +1.25 | +0.75 |
| Keith Donoghue | 5-0-1 | -5.00 | -3.65 |
| Danny Mullins | 4-0-1 | -4.00 | -0.20 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 3-0-0 | -3.00 | -3.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 3-0-0 | -3.00 | -3.00 |
2026 Champion Stayers Hurdle Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 7, 1, PU, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, PU, 1, (1, 4), 1, 1
The percentage shown is the proportion 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 (64%) - Achieved a TS of 89+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (73%) - Not in a G3/LST/Cl4 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (73%) - Achieved a TS of 122+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Achieved a TS of 110+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Within the first 8 of the market
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Won by at least 1l (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Ran in 6 - 24 races (Non-Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Had 3 - 12 wins (Hurdle)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Highest Won is not G3/LST/Cl4
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Had 4 - 14 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 25/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - No more than 1 fall (Career)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran in 1 - 15 races (Class)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - In a field of 5 - 22 (LTO)
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Punchestown racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Champion Stayers Hurdle. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Champion Stayers Hurdle Trend Analysis
â The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +31.80, is when runners had 1 win in the past 180 days.
â The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a race restricted to 5yo+ last time out, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-64.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Champion Stayers Hurdle is Cheltenham; there have been a total of 10 winners of this race who ran at Cheltenham last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is Aintree; there have been a total of 8 winners of this race who ran at Aintree last time out.
The race is open to both sexes, with male runners having produced a total of 14 winners from a total of 181 runners, while female runners have produced 6 winners from a total of 22 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Champion Stayers Hurdle:
- Robin Des Champs (4 Wins)
- Dream Well (3 Wins)
- Masked Marvel (2 Wins)
- Oscar (2 Wins)
- Sir Harry Lewis (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Champion Stayers Hurdle despite multiple attempts:
- Kings Theatre (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Kayf Tara (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Presenting (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Coastal Path (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Carlys Quest in 2005, winning for Ferdy Murphy at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Keith Mercer. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 11 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters.
Route to the Champion Stayers Hurdle
Many trainers target races as preparation for the Champion Stayers Hurdle. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Teahupoo Cheltenham - 2nd of 13 (7/4) | Stayers Hurdle |
| 2024 - Teahupoo Cheltenham - 1st of 12 (5/4) | Stayers Hurdle |
| 2023 - Klassical Dream Cheltenham - 9th of 11 (15/2) | Stayers Hurdle |
| 2022 - Klassical Dream Cheltenham - 5th of 10 (11/4) | Stayers Hurdle |
| 2021 - Klassical Dream Leopardstown - 5th of 5 (10/11) | December Festival Hurdle |
| 2019 - Unowhatimeanharry Aintree - 12th of 15 (25/1) | Liverpool Hurdle |
| 2018 - Faugheen Cheltenham - 6th of 11 (4/1) | Champion Hurdle |
| 2017 - Unowhatimeanharry Cheltenham - 3rd of 12 (5/6) | Stayers Hurdle |
| 2016 - One Track Mind Haydock - 2nd of 6 (5/2) | Betfred "Home of Goals Galore" Hurdle |
| 2015 - Jezki Aintree - 1st of 6 (3/1) | Aintree Hurdle |
Schedule for Tuesday at the Punchestown Festival
The highlight on the opening day of the Punchestown Festival is the Grade 1 Champion Chase, which carries a purse of âŹ300,000. There are also two other Grade 1 races on the card with the Champion Novice Hurdle and the Champion Novice Chase.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle | Ascending Lark (GB) 7yo - 8/1 | Harry Derham Paul O'Brien |
| Champion Novice Hurdle | Irancy (FR) 7yo - 18/1 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| Punchestown Champion Novice Chase | Champ Kiely (IRE) 9yo - 22/1 | W P Mullins Danny Mullins |
| Goffs Defender Bumper | Wonderful Everyday (IRE) 4yo - 16/1 | W P Mullins Miss R Dudfield |
| Punchestown Champion Chase | Marine Nationale (IRE) 8yo - 2/1 | Barry Connell Sean Flanagan |
Schedule for Wednesday at the Punchestown Festival
The Punchestown Gold Cup is the feature on day two of the festival. This Grade 1 is worth âŹ300,000 and is one of three G1 races on the card, with the Channor Novice Hurdle and Champion I.N.H. Flat Race being the others.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Channor Group Novice Hurdle | Jasmin De Vaux (FR) 6yo - 13/8 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Champion INH Flat Race | Bambino Fever (IRE) 5yo - 11/8 | W P Mullins Miss J Townend |
| Punchestown Handicap Chase | James Du Berlais (FR) 9yo - 7/1 | W P Mullins J J Slevin |
| Punchestown Gold Cup | Galopin Des Champs (FR) 9yo - 5/6 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
Schedule for Thursday at the Punchestown Festival
Two Grade 1 races feature on day three, the highlight of those two being the âŹ300,000 Champion Stayers Hurdle, the other is the Barberstown Castle Novice Chase.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle | Jeriko Du Reponet (FR) 6yo - 13/2 | Nicky Henderson James Bowen |
| Frontline Security Handicap Chase | Petit Tonnerre (FR) 7yo - 16/1 | Jonjo & A J O'Neill Richie McLernon |
| Barberstown Castle Novice Chase | Majborough (FR) 5yo - 4/11 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| Champion Stayers Hurdle | Teahupoo (FR) 8yo - 5/4 | Gordon Elliott Sam Ewing |
Schedule for Friday at the Punchestown Festival
The Champion Hurdle is the feature on the Saturday; this Grade 1 is worth âŹ300,000 and is one of two Grade 1s on the card, with the Champion Novice Hurdle being the other.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Punchestown Listed Novice Handicap Chase | Sea Music (IRE) 7yo - 28/1 | Emmet Mullins Donagh Meyler |
| Punchestown Champion Novice Hurdle | Final Demand (IRE) 6yo - 7/4 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Punchestown Champion Hurdle | State Man (FR) 8yo - 9/4 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
Schedule for Saturday at the Punchestown Festival
The final day of the Punchestown Festival sees a couple of Grade 1 races, which both carry purses of âŹ125,000, and those are the Irish EBF Mares Champion Hurdle and the Champion Four Year Old Hurdle.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Irish EBF Mares Champion Hurdle | Jade De Grugy (FR) 6yo - 1/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Champion Four-Year-Old Hurdle | Lulamba (FR) 4yo - 11/10 | Nicky Henderson James Bowen |
| Punchestown Listed Handicap Hurdle | Hey Sunshine (IRE) 6yo - 11/2 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
Article Contributor Information
We are fortunate to have an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to the creation and maintenance of this Champion Stayers Hurdle Preview are Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse Racing Tips team, overseeing the tipsters and managing the tip settlement, while also creating and managing all the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.
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