All eyes are on Teahupoo to see if he can defend his Stayers’ Hurdle crown.

He ran out an impressive winner in this 12 months ago and nothing has really emerged this season to give him too much to worry about. He suffered defeat on his sole start this season at Fairyhouse but that came at the hands of Lossiemouth and freshened up again since it looks all systems go again.

My quick picks for the Stayers’ Hurdle

• Teahupoo – evens with Paddy Power
• The Wallpark – 14/1 with Sky Bet

Cheltenham 4.00 Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle – Key stats and trends

Age

• 10 of the last 12 winners were aged between 6 and 8
• 6 of the last 8 winners were aged 7

Price

• 3 of the last 12 winners were favourites
• 5 of the last 12 winners were in the top 3 in the betting
• 6 of the last 10 winners were priced 10/1 or higher

Form

• 9 of the last 12 winners had at least 1 previous win in a Grade 1
• 6 of the last 12 winners won on their last run before the Stayers’ Hurdle
• 9 of the last 12 winners ran within the last 80 days
• 6 of the last 12 winners had a previous win at Cheltenham

Rating

• 9 of the last 12 winners were rated 154 or higher
• 3 of the last 4 winners were rated 160 or higher

Other pointers

• 21 of the last 25 winners finished first or second last time out
• 9 of the last 28 favourites have won

Stayers’ Hurdle preview & tips

Gordon Elliott is going for a hat-trick in the race and TEAHUPOO is arguably unlucky not to be himself too. After beating Klassical Dream at Fairyhouse he relished the step up in trip to win the Galmoy Hurdle and then was chinned just a nose by stablemate Sire Du Berlais.

I remember Davy Russell blaming himself for that defeat and 12 months later the horse had his day in the sun winning impressively under Jack Kennedy. He backed that up winning by a wide margin at Punchestown and while we have only seen him once this season I wouldn’t see that as a negative.

His trainer Gordon Elliott has always said he is a horse that needs to be kept fresh and with dangers thin on the ground I expect him to be hard to beat again.

Each way angle?

It really wouldn’t surprise me to see Gordon Elliott have another 1-2 in the race as THE WALLPARK screams each way value at 12/1. He actually has a very similar profile to his stablemate and looked all about stamina making it 4 wins in a row beating Gowel Road at Cheltenham which obviously looks decent form now with that horse having won the Cleve Hurdle since.

He could only finish fourth behind Crambo in the Long Walk Hurdle but ran an eye-catching race getting outpaced before finishing strongly. He is obviously completely unexposed over this trip and freshened up with this race the target I think he’ll give his stablemate the most to think about.

My picks:

1. TEAHUPOO

• Trainer: Gordon Elliott
• Form: 112-11196-1124-111-2
• Age: 8
• Weight: 11-10

Bet on Teahupoo to win the Stayers’ Hurdle at evens with Paddy Power

2. THE WALLPARK

• Trainer: Gordon Elliott
• Form: 1062531113-16911114
• Age: 7
• Weight: 11-0

Bet on The Wallpark to win the Stayers’ Hurdle at 14/1 with Sky Bet

Last 12 winners of the Stayers’ Hurdle

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About the author

Joe Norris

I’m Joe Norris, co-founder and Director of GetYourTipsOut (GYTO), which I launched in 2009 to provide daily sports betting tips, with the main focus on horse racing. Over the years, I’ve earned a reputation for offering reliable and profitable tips, which led to being named “Best Sports Betting Tipster” in 2023. Alongside my work at GYTO, I also contribute predictions to platforms like Oddschecker, allowing me to share my insights with a wide community of sports enthusiasts and bettors.

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