Stayers' Hurdle Tips

Find our Stayers' Hurdle tips for the marquee three mile hurdle race of the season below, along with key race information, the best free bets and offers, and more.

Our Stayers' Hurdle tip will be posted on Wednesday, 11th March 2026, in the afternoon.

Check back then to see who our tipsters have picked and to see our full preview of each runner.

The Stayers’ Hurdle stars as one of the two featured races on Day Three of the Festival. However, it has been a challenging prospect for bettors, with Teahupoo (2024) being the only winning favourite since 2019.

The Gordon Elliott star is a deserving favourite once again this season following wins in his previous three since finishing second in last year’s Stayers’ Hurdle. His stylish win in the Christmas Hurdle ensures that he is the one to beat.

Impose Toi, winner of the Long Walk Hurdle and Long Distance Hurdle, and Honesty Policy are the two emerging stars in the division. The latter has been kept fresh for this race by Elliott since finishing third in the Long Walk following a long break.

Ma Shantou was very impressive when winning at the track for the second time this season for Emma Lavelle's yard, beating Impose Toi by seven lengths over course and distance in the Cleeve Hurdle.

Despite his older age, eleven-year-old Bob Olinger deserves huge respect following an eye-catching second in the Christmas Hurdle on his comeback. The Henry De Bromhead runner excels at Cheltenham, with his victory in last year’s Stayers’ Hurdle taking his record at the track to 1-1-1-1.

The latest Stayers' Hurdle odds from Paddy Power are:

• Teahupoo - 7/4
• Honesty Policy - 7/2
• Bob Olinger - 5/1
• Kabral Du Mathan - 5/1
• Ma Shantou - 6/1
• Ballyburn - 10/1
• Impose Toi - 10/1
• Wodhooh - 12/1
• Hewick - 16/1
• Theleme - 20/1
• Feet Of A Dancer - 25/1
• Home By The Lee - 25/1
• Potters Charm - 25/1
• The Yellow Clay - 25/1
• Flooring Porter - 33/1
• Doddiethegreat - 40/1
• French Ship - 50/1
• Gowel Road - 50/1
• Gwennie May Boy - 50/1
• Nurse Susan - 50/1
• Buddy One - 50/1

Latest odds as of 5pm, 17th February 2025.

Bookmakers always offer enhanced Cheltenham free bets, bonuses, and enhanced odds during the Festival week.

We'll update this section with the best offers throughout.

Trends can be followed to narrow down the Stayers’ Hurdle field in 2026. Find the key stats to consider below.

• Poor Record of Favourites (3/12)
• Aged 6-8 (10/12)
• Avoid Last Time Out Winners (5/12)
• Horse Rated 156+ (9/12)
• Respect Horses With Experience Over Distance (11/12)

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There was one horse on everyone's lip for this race last year, with Teahupoo being well backed and eventually sent off as clear 7/4 favourite.

Owners Robcour also had Bob Olinger at 8/1, while other fancied runners included Irish pair The Wallpark and Home By The Lee.

The British were represented by just three runners; Lucky Place (11/2) for Nicky Henderson, Gowel Road (33/1) for Nigel Twiston-Davies and Crambo (40/1) for Fergal O'Brien.

The field was thinned at the sixth; outsider Crambo fell in the middle of the group, unseating J J Slevin on Home By The Lee in a classic case of wrong place, wrong time.

Coming down the hill for the final time, the majority of the remaining horses were in contention, with Mystical Power being the notable absentee.

The rounded the final bend in a bunch, with The Wallpark closely tracked by Teahupoo. Bob Olinger was an eye catching traveller though, and he flew past the leader at the last despite a slightly awkward head carriage.

That turn of pace was enough to effectively put the race to beat, and the favourite never looked like catching. They pulled well clear of the remaining horses, with The Wallpark hanging on for third, closely followed by Irish longshots Rocky's Diamond and Buddy One.

Favourites have a relatively poor strike rate in this race, with outsiders not uncommon - most notably in recent years Lisnagar Oscar at 50/1 in 2020, and Sire Du Berlais at 33/1 in 2023.

Why is this? The nature of the race - three miles at a relentless gallop - means one mistake or slight underperformance is punished. Most horses are either unexposed at the distance, or older and possibly past the peak of their career.

The field often tends to be bigger than the other Championship races; this adds Each Way angles, but also makes the race more competitive.

By the Thursday, our tipsters always have a good idea of the conditions that the Stayers' Hurdle contenders will face. Cheltenham racecourse always drains well, so even if the week started off with heavy ground, it can often be much faster than you'd expect by this race.