2023 Stayers Hurdle Preview, Trends & Analysis

Three miles and twelve hurdles face the runners in the Stayers Hurdle, formerly known as the World Hurdle which is currently sponsored by Paddy Power here at Cheltenham. Usually, run at a decent pace meaning stamina will be severely tested and is a specialists' race that requires a unique type of horse to win.

Since 2002, Baracouda and Inglis Drever have retained their crown the following season and the magnificent Big Bucks won four on the bounce between 2009 and 2012 so give plenty of respect to returning previous winners of the Stayers Hurdle.

Below we have taken a look at the race in greater detail with previous Stayers Hurdle trends and stats to help you find the winner of the Stayers Hurdle. Over on the recommended bookies for Cheltenham page, you can see which bookies rank best for placing your festival bets.

Stayers Hurdle Content:

• Stayers Hurdle Past Winners
• Stayers Hurdle Trainer Statistics
• Stayers Hurdle Jockey Statistics
• 2023 Stayers Hurdle Trends
• Stayers Hurdle Trend Analysis
• Schedule at the Cheltenham Festival

To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Cheltenham Betting Picks on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners?

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 5:38.20 was set by My Way De Solzen in 2006, that is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Alan King and ridden by Robert Thornton. The slowest winning time was set in 2013 when Solwhit won in a time of 6:24.94, booked to ride was Paul Carberry on this C Byrnes trained runner.

These are the top three quickest run Stayers Hurdle over the last 20 renewals:

• 2006 - My Way De Solzen (5:38.20)
• 2015 - Cole Harden (5:40.70)
• 2003 - Baracouda (5:41.25)

How competitive is the Stayers Hurdle market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2004 when the race had an over-round of 111%. The race in 2020 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 126%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Stayers Hurdle, the over-round has been 119%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £119 which is bet.

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 Stayers Hurdle next time out then you would have back a total of 9 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -3.90. Ahead of the 2023 Stayers Hurdle why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today.

Here are the Stayers 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 trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Stayers Hurdle as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Stayers Hurdle have been based:

• GB: 14 winners with an additional 22 placings from 178 runners
• IRE: 5 winners with an additional 15 placings from 84 runners
• FR: 1 winner with an additional 3 placings from 10 runners

The leading trainer in the Stayers Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is Paul Nicholls who has won the race 4 times. Those 4 winners came from Big Bucks (2009), Big Bucks (2010), Big Bucks (2011) & Big Bucks (2012). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Stayers Hurdle are W P Mullins (2 wins), Jonjo O'Neill (2 wins) & Gavin Cromwell (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Stayers Hurdle, Nicky Henderson has sent a total of 17 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top 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):

The leading jockey in the Stayers Hurdle over the last 20 renewals is Danny Mullins who has won the race 2 times. Those 2 winners came from Flooring Porter (2021) & Flooring Porter (2022).

Here are some of the top Stayers Hurdle jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Rides, 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):

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): ,(1,3),2,2,3,F,1,4,1,1,1,PU,2,2,1,3,5,1,7,3,5

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 (69%) - Had 2-5 placings (1 Year)
• 20 / 20 (72%) - A Graded race (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (76%) - Not at Gow Nav or San (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (79%) - Beaten no more than 16l (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (81%) - Aged between 6yo & 9yo
• 20 / 20 (82%) - Previously won at least a G2
• 20 / 20 (84%) - Not a Handicap (Last Win)
• 19 / 20 (44%) - No bigger than 14/1
• 19 / 20 (68%) - Made 2-6 starts (1 Year)
• 19 / 20 (71%) - Previously placed in a G1
• 19 / 20 (71%) - Fewer than 7 starts (Going)
• 19 / 20 (86%) - First 2 finish within 3 starts
• 18 / 20 (48%) - Within first 6 of the market
• 18 / 20 (63%) - No bigger than 11/2 (LTO)
• 18 / 20 (70%) - Previously won on the ground
• 18 / 20 (71%) - Fewer than 5 starts (Season)
• 18 / 20 (71%) - Ran in a Cl4 or lower (Debut)

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The trend factor which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +29.87 is when runners had 2 places in the past 180 days. The worst performing factor which has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 place in the past year, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-46.

The course which has produced the most winners of the Stayers Hurdle is Cheltenham, there has been a total number of 9 winners of this race who ran at Cheltenham last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Leopardstown, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Leopardstown 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 260 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 12 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Stayers Hurdle:

• Cadoudal (4 Wins)
• In The Wings (3 Wins)
• Oscar (2 Wins)
• Yeats (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Stayers Hurdle despite multiple attempts:

• Kings Theatre (0 Wins from 7 runners)
• Kahyasi (0 Wins from 6 runners)
• Sir Harry Lewis (0 Wins from 6 runners)
• Craigsteel (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest priced winner was Lisnagar Oscar in 2020 when winning for Rebecca Curtis at odds of 50/1 under the guidance of Adam Wedge. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there has been a total of 7 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2023 Stayers Hurdle see which other runners today are being back by the best racing tipsters today.

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