Live betting odds for the three-mile hurdling championship of the world — 3m 80y · Grade 1 · Old Course · St. Patrick's Thursday Feature
Compare the latest odds for the Stayers' Hurdle. The championship of staying hurdling — updated regularly as St. Patrick's Thursday on 12 March 2026 approaches.
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The Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle is the supreme test of staying hurdlers — a three-mile championship on the Old Course that demands the combination of jumping technique, stamina and the ability to produce a finishing effort after three exhausting miles of racing.
Previously known as the World Hurdle, the Stayers' Hurdle has been renamed but its status as the definitive three-mile hurdling championship has never been questioned. The race has been dominated by extraordinary staying hurdlers who have established near-dynasties over the trip — Big Buck's won four consecutive Stayers' Hurdles between 2009 and 2012, a record of sustained excellence over the staying hurdle trip that may never be surpassed.
The St. Patrick's Thursday setting gives the Stayers' Hurdle a unique atmosphere — the Irish crowd that descends on Cheltenham for the third day creates an extraordinary backdrop for one of the sport's greatest championship races. The finishing straight on the Old Course, as horses battle up the hill after three miles of intense racing, regularly produces one of the most emotionally charged moments of the entire Festival.
The race favours genuine stayers who are also blessed with enough class to maintain contact with quality hurdlers throughout the race before unleashing their superior stamina in the final stages. Horses who win the Stayers' Hurdle convincingly — as Big Buck's did on four occasions — invariably combine an extraordinary staying ability with a relentless jumping rhythm that no opponent can match over the full three-mile trip.
