Stayers Hurdle Predictions, Betting Tips, Odds & Trends (Cheltenham 2025 - DAY 3)
- Written by David Bet
The feature on day three is the Stayers Hurdle (formerly known as World Hurdle) which is a Grade 1 open to runner aged 4yo+ and is run over three miles in which the runners will be faced with twelve hurdles. Gordon Elliott's Teahupoo won the 2024 Stayers' Hurdle renewal at odds of 5/4, justifying one of the biggest favouritism of last year's Festival. Find here our Cheltenham 2025 Stayers Hurdle race preview, with free predictions, free bets, no deposit bonuses, odds, recent trends and special promotions.
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STAYERS HURDLE BETTING PREVIEW
The Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle, the leading long distance hurdle event in the national calendar, is the highlight of the third day of racing at the Cheltenham Festival. Formerly known as the Ladbrokes World Hurdle, this contest is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle run over three miles, for horses aged four years and upwards, with twelve hurdles that must be cleared and a £325,000 prize purse on offer. The weight allowance is eleven stone for four-year-olds and eleven stone ten pounds for five-year-olds and upwards.
There is an allowance of seven pounds for both mares and fillies. This year's renewal looks a very open event and many top class horses will fancy their chances of Festival glory.
And now we take a closer look at this year's Paddy Power Stayers Hurdle and try to determine which horse is likely to prevail.
Who will win the Stayers' Hurdle 2025?
TEAHUPOO will defend his crown, having landed a victory in the 2024 renewal of the race by nearly four lengths. He also recorded a six and a half length success at Punchestown a month later. This season, the eight-year-old has only run once and finished nearly four lengths behind Lossiemouth in the Hatton’s Grace Hurdle. The longer trip at Cheltenham of course will suit him better.
HOME BY THE LEE secured a six-length success at Leopardstown over the festive period, scoring in the Savills Hurdle over nearly three miles, with Bob Olinger six lengths behind him. The Joseph O’Brien-trained runner has been beaten in this race for the past three seasons with his best finishing place 3rd last year.
Gordon Elliott's THE WALLPARK is the odds-on favorite. He won a qualifier at Cheltenham in October and has since finished fourth in the Grade One Long Walk Hurdle, proving that he is a very thorough stayer. His new owner JP McManus has also entered him in the Pertemps Final Handicap where he would carry top-weight off his mark of 152.
LUCKY PLACE has won three of his seven starts and is unbeaten on his last two starts, having showed up well in the Coral Cup last season. He won the Howden Ascot Hurdle over two miles, three and a half furlongs, and followed it up with success in the Relkeel at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day. His lack of course and distance experience at Cheltenham could be a significant concern.
LANGER DAN, winner of the Coral Cup in the last two editions of the Cheltenham Festival, can't be ignored. Dan Skelton's star was unlucky not to have beaten Impaire Et Passe when second to that rival in the Aintree Hurdle. He comes alive in the spring and his style of running lends itself to long-distance races.
MYSTICAL POWER lost his unbeaten record when 2nd beaten only 1½ lengths in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle last season but resumed that progress when winning Grade 1 contests at both Aintree and Punchestown after. This season he disappointed on his two starts so farat Grade 1 level over 2 miles.
Dark horses?
GOWEL ROAD is a Cheltenham specialist. He finished 2nd on his first four starts this season, all at Prestbury Park. He was impressive when beating Monmiral by 2 ¼ lengths in the Grade 2 Cleeve Hurdle last time over this course and distance.
BOB OLINGER has a great Cheltenham record, winning the Baring Bingham and the Turners (Golden Miller) in March before landing last year’s Relkeel. Overall, he is 3-3 at Prestbury Park. This distance is acceptable for him, and he can reverse recent form with Home By The Lee. He is not the force he was, but he could be revitalised by revisiting this track.
Lightly-raced ROCKY'S DIAMOND was a 22/1 winner of his maiden hurdle at Limerick last April, before announcing himself at Grade One level when finishing third to Home By The Lee at odds of 66/1 in the Savills Hurdle at Leopardstown over Christmas. He proved that was no fluke when landing the Grade Two Galmoy Hurdle in January.
NEMEAN LION won the Kingwell over two miles and he has won three races this season over two and a half while Fergal O'Brien's CRAMBO will also lead the home charge, having defended his Long Walk Hurdle crown at Ascot before Christmas.
Veteran GA LAW, BUDDY ONE and FRANCISCAN ROCK are other long shots with Top 3 credentials.
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STAYERS HURDLE TRENDS
- Just 9 of the last 28 favourites won
- 6 of the last 10 winners were priced 10/1 or higher
- 21 of the last 25 winners of the contest had either finished first or second on their final race before the Stayers Hurdle.
- 7 of the last 13 winners had at least 1 previous win at Cheltenham
- 7 of the last 11 winners were second season hurdlers
- 11 of the last 15 winners were rated 156 or higher
- 9 of the last 11 winners were aged either 6 or 7
STAYERS HURDLE PREDICTIONS
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Ruby Walsh's Stayers' Hurdle Tips
"The price of Teahupoo for the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle is more about the lack of competition in that division than what Gordon Elliott’s runner is doing on the track. I think he is the dominant stayer in the division and he’s the one you’d definitely want to be on.I don’t know whether there’s one ‘lurking’ in the field, but there’s two definitely at a big enough price that interest me. Going back hurdling would definitely rejuvenate Buddy One. I’m not saying he’s good enough to win the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle – but he could run into a place."
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2025 STAYERS' HURDLE FAQs
What time is the Stayers' Hurdle?
The Stayers' Hurdle is the 5th and feature race run on Day 3 of the Cheltenham Festival. That falls on Thursday March 13, 2025 and the official starting time is 4:00pm.
How many obstacles are jumped in the Stayers' Hurdle?
There are 12 obstacles to jump for the Stayers' Hurdle runners
What is the distance of the Stayers' Hurdle?
The Stayers' Hurdle is run on a distance of 3 miles
What is the prize money for the Stayers' Hurdle?
The total prize money on offer for the Stayers' Hurdle at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival will be £325,000.
Who won the Stayers' Hurdle last year?
Last year's renewal was won by Teahupoo at SP of 5/4, trained by Gordon Elliott and ridden by Jack Kenedy.
What weights are carried for the Stayers' Hurdle?
11 st (4yo). 11 st 10 lb (5yo+)11st 7lb (5 yo+) with a 7lb allowance for fillies and mares.
Who is the leading jockey in the Stayers' Hurdle?
In the last 13 years only Ruby Walsh and Danny Mullins have won this race more than once (five wins overall for Ruby, back to back wins in 2021 and 2022 for Danny Mullins). Walsh is now retired and his successor Paul Townend has already landed his first Stayers' Hurdle win.
Who is the leading trainer in the Stayers' Hurdle?
Paul Nicholls has won the race four times. The last of those victories came in 2012. Nicholls’ has had three placed horses since. Gordon Elliott has won back to back editions in 2023 and 2024. Gavin Cromwell have won two of the the last four renewals, both courtesy of Flooring Porter. Willie Mullins has won two of the last eight editions.
