The Stayers' Hurdle is a Grade 1 championship hurdle race.

The Stayers' Hurdle is the most prestigious 3 mile hurdle race in the whole calendar and is run for long distance hurdlers on the third day of the Cheltenham festival.

First Run in 1972 this is the race that all top class long distance hurdlers are aimed at all season.

As this is something of a specialist race there have been many multiple winners

Initially known as the Stayers' Hurdle until renamed by the then sponsors as the World Hurdle in 2005 and reverted back to Stayers Hurdle in 2017 when the sponsors changed.

The race is open to all horses of the age 4 years and over.

The 2020 Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle See our guide HERE.

The 2019 Sun Racing Stayers' Hurdle See our guide HERE.

The 2018 Sun Bets Stayers' Hurdle See our guide HERE.

The 2017 Sun Bets Stayers' Hurdle See our guide HERE.

The 2016 Ryanair World Hurdle See our guide HERE.

The 2015 Ladbrokes World Hurdle See our guide HERE.

The 2014 Ladbrokes World Hurdle See our guide HERE.

The 2013 Ladbrokes World Hurdle See our guide HERE.

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
2018	Penhill	7	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins	Tony Bloom
2017	Nichols Canyon	7	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins	Andrea and Graham Wylie
2016	Thistlecrack	8	Tom Scudamore	Colin Tizzard	John and Heather Snook
2015	Cole Harden	6	Gavin Sheehan	Warren Greatrex	Jill and Robin Eynon
2014	More of That	6	Barry Geaghty	Jonjo o'Neill	John P McManus
2013	Solwhit	9	P.Carberry	C Byrnes	Top Of The Hill Syndicate
2012	Big Buck's	9	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls	Stewart Family
2011	Big Buck's	8	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls	Stewart Family
2010	Big Buck's	7	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls	Stewart Family
2009	Big Buck's	6	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls	Stewart Family
2008	Inglis Drever	9	Denis O'Regan	Howard Johnson	Andrea & Graham Wylie
2007	Inglis Drever	8	Paddy Brennan	Howard Johnson	Andrea & Graham Wylie
2006	My Way de Solzen	6	Robert Thornton	Alan King	Winfield, Longman et al.
2005	Inglis Drever	6	Graham Lee	Howard Johnson	Andrea & Graham Wylie
2004	Iris's Gift	7	Barry Geraghty	Jonjo O'Neill	Robert Lester
2003	Baracouda	8	Thierry Doumen	François Doumen	J. P. McManus
2002	Baracouda	7	Thierry Doumen	François Doumen	J. P. McManus
	no race 2001
2000	Bacchanal	6	Mick Fitzgerald	Nicky Henderson	Lady Lloyd-Webber
1999	Anzum	8	Richard Johnson	David Nicholson	Old Foresters Partnership
1998	Princeful	7	Rodney Farrant	Jenny Pitman	Robert Hitchins
1997	Karshi	7	Jamie Osborne	Henrietta Knight	3rd Baron Vestey
1996	Cyborgo	6	David Bridgwater	Martin Pipe	County Stores Ltd
1995	Dorans Pride	6	Shane Broderick	Michael Hourigan	Tom Doran
1994	Balasani [1]	8	Mark Perrett	Martin Pipe	Mark Smith
1993	Shuil Ar Aghaidh	7	Charlie Swan	Paddy Kiely	Mrs Paddy Kiely
1992	Nomadic Way	7	Jamie Osborne	Barry Hills	Robert Sangster
1991	King's Curate	7	Mark Perrett	Stan Mellor	C. J. Ells
1990	Trapper John	6	Charlie Swan	Mouse Morris	Jill Fanning
1989	Rustle	7	Michael Bowlby	Nicky Henderson	Robert Waley-Cohen
1988	Galmoy	9	Tommy Carmody	John Mulhern	Miss D. Threadwell
1987	Galmoy	8	Tommy Carmody	John Mulhern	Miss D. Threadwell
1986	Crimson Embers	11	Stuart Shilston	Fulke Walwyn	Sally Smart
1985	Rose Ravine	6	Ricky Pusey	Fulke Walwyn	Sally Smart
1984	Gaye Chance	9	Sam Morshead	Mercy Rimell	Mary Curtis
1983	A Kinsman	7	Geordie Dun	John Brockbank	Mrs John Brockbank
1982	Crimson Embers	7	Stuart Shilston	Fulke Walwyn	Sally Smart
1981	Derring Rose	6	John Francome	Fred Winter	Peter Savill
1980	Mountrivers	6	Tommy Ryan	Edward O'Grady	B. Burser
1979	Lighter	6	Philip Blacker	John Edwards	G. Smith
1978	Flame Gun	6	Mr Niall Madden	Edward O'Grady	Mary Kenny
1977	Town Ship	6	Tommy Carberry	Peter Easterby	Pat Muldoon
1976	Bit of a Jig	8	Dessie Hughes	Mick O'Toole	Mrs Mick O'Toole
1975	Brown Lad	9	Tommy Carberry	Jim Dreaper	Mrs Peter Burrell
1974	Highland Abbe	8	Richard Smith	Les Kennard	Mrs K. Hankey
1973	Moyne Royal	8	David Mould	Arthur Pitt	E. Cook
1972	Parlour Moor	8	Macer Gifford	Harry Thomson Jones	Charlotte Monkton