10 st 9 lb (4yo); 11 st 10 lb (5yo+) Allowances 7 lb for fillies and mares
Purse
£325,000 (2023) 1st: £182,878
Stayers' Hurdle
2024
Teahupoo
Flooring Porter
Home By The Lee
Previous years
2023
Sire Du Berlais
Teahupoo
Dashel Drasher
2022
Flooring Porter
Thyme Hill
Paisley Park
2021
Flooring Porter
Sire Du Berlais
Paisley Park
2020-2011
2020
Lisnagar Oscar
Ronald Pump
Bacardys
2019
Paisley Park
Sam Spinner
Faugheen
2018
Penhill
Supasundae
Wholestone
2017
Nichols Canyon
Lil Rockerfeller
Unowhatimeanharry
2016
Thistlecrack
Alpha Des Obeaux
Bobs Worth
2015
Cole Harden
Saphir Du Rheu
Zarkandar
2014
More Of That
Annie Power
At Fishers Cross
2013
Solwhit
Celestial Halo
Smad Place
2012
Big Buck's
Voler La Vedette
Smad Place
2011
Big Buck's
Grands Crus
Mourad
2010-2001
2010
Big Buck's
Time For Rupert
Powerstation
2009
Big Buck's
Punchestowns
Powerstation
2008
Inglis Drever
Kasbah Bliss
Kazal
2007
Inglis Drever
Mighty Man
Blazing Bailey
2006
My Way de Solzen
Golden Cross
Mighty Man
2005
Inglis Drever
Baracouda
Rule Supreme
2004
Iris's Gift
Baracouda
Crystal d'Ainay
2003
Baracouda
Iris's Gift
Limestone Lad
2002
Baracouda
Bannow Bay
It Takes Time
2000-1991
2000
Bacchanal
Limestone Lad
Behrajan
1999
Anzum
Le Coudray
Lady Rebecca
1998
Princeful
Splendid Thyne
Ocean Hawk
1997
Karshi
Anzum
Paddy's Return
1996
Cyborgo
Mysilv
What A Question
1995
Dorans Pride
Cyborgo
Simpson
1994
Balasani
Avro Anson
Minella Lad
1993
Shuil Ar Aghaidh
Pragada
Baydon Star
1992
Nomadic Way
Ubu III
Crystal Spirit
1991
King's Curate
Run For Free
Pragada
1990-1988
1990
Trapper John
Naevog
Bluff Cove
1989
Rustle
Galmoy
Miss Nero
1988
Galmoy
Miss Nero
Bonanza Boy
The Stayers' Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunthurdle race in Great Britain. It is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles (2 miles 7 furlongs and 213 yards, or 4,785 metres), with twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.[1]
It is the leading long-distance hurdle event in the National Hunt calendar and the feature race on the third day of the Festival.
History
The inaugural race was run in 1912 at Prestbury Park over 3 miles with £100 (£200 in 1913) prize money to the winner and £10 to the runner-up. It was called "Stayers Selling Hurdle" and was a Weight for AgeSelling type of event with the winning horse being sold for £50 after the race.[2] The race was dropped from the festival programme twice during 1928–1929 and in 1939–1945 but in 1946 it replaced the Spa Hurdle which was previously run in 1923 and 1942 over 2 miles. From 1946 to 1967 the Spa Hurdle was run over the same 3 miles until being renamed in 1972 as the Stayers' Hurdle,[3] when it was sponsored by Lloyds Bank. It was backed by Waterford Crystal from 1978 to 1990, and by Bonusprint from 1991 to 2004. The race used to be held on either the Tuesday or the Wednesday of the Festival, but it was moved to the Thursday in 1993.
The title of the race was changed to the World Hurdle when Ladbrokes took over the sponsorship in 2005. Their sponsorship came to an end with the 2015 renewal and the 2016 race was sponsored by Ryanair. In 2017 and 2018 it was sponsored by Sun Bets and the title reverted to the Stayers' Hurdle. In 2019 the race was sponsored by Sun Racing.[4] and Paddy Power has sponsored the race since 2020.