Champion Stayers Hurdle

The Champion Stayers Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Punchestown over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are fourteen hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year during the Punchestown Festival in late April.

Champion Stayers Hurdle
Grade 1 race
LocationPunchestown
Co. Kildare, Ireland
Race typeHurdle race
SponsorLadbrokes
WebsitePunchestown
Race information
Distance3 miles (4,828 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
Weight10 st 13 lb (4yo);
11 st 10 lb (5yo+)
Allowances
7 lb for fillies and mares
Purse€300,000 (2019)
1st: €177,000
Champion Stayers Hurdle
2019
Unowhatimeanharry Bacardys Bapaume

The race was known as the Tipperkevin Hurdle in the mid 1990s, and it was renamed the Champion Stayers Hurdle in 1997. It was sponsored by Ballymore Properties for much of the following decade, and was renamed the World Series Hurdle. Ladbrokes began supporting the race in 2008. It reverted to its former name in 2017.

The Champion Stayers Hurdle is the Irish equivalent of Britain's Stayers' Hurdle, and the last horse to win both races in the same year was Anzum in 1999.

Records

Most successful horse since 1995 (4 wins):

Leading jockey since 1995 (5 wins):

  • Ruby Walsh – Asian Maze (2006), Fiveforthree (2009), Quevega (2011, 2012, 2013)

Leading trainer since 1995 (7 wins):

  • Willie Mullins – Holy Orders (2003), Fiveforthree (2009), Quevega (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013), Faugheen (2018)

Winners since 1995
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
1995 Derrymoyle 6 Mark Dwyer Michael Cunningham
1996 Derrymoyle 7 Mark Dwyer Michael Cunningham
1997 Paddy's Return 5 Norman Williamson Ferdy Murphy
1998 Derrymoyle 9 Tony McCoy Michael Cunningham
1999 Anzum 8 Richard Johnson David Nicholson
2000 Rubhahunish 9 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies
2001 Bannow Bay [lower-alpha 1] 6 Charlie Swan Christy Roche
2002 Limestone Lad 10 Paul Carberry James Bowe
2003 Holy Orders 6 Shay Barry Willie Mullins
2004 Rhinestone Cowboy 8 J. P. Magnier[lower-alpha 2] Jonjo O'Neill
2005 Carlys Quest 11 Keith Mercer Ferdy Murphy
2006 Asian Maze 7 Ruby Walsh Tom Mullins
2007 Refinement 8 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2008 Blazing Bailey 6 Robert Thornton Alan King
2009 Fiveforthree 7 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2010 Quevega 6 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2011 Quevega 7 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2012 Quevega 8 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2013 Quevega 9 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2014 Jetson 9 Davy Russell Jessica Harrington
2015 Jezki 7 Mark Walsh Jessica Harrington
2016 One Track Mind 6 Gavin Sheehan Warren Greatrex
2017 Unowhatimeanharry 9 Noel Fehily Harry Fry
2018 Faugheen 10 David Mullins Willie Mullins
2019 Unowhatimeanharry 11 Mark Walsh Harry Fry
  1. The 2001 running took place at Fairyhouse
  2. amateur jockey

See also

References
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