Confirmed runners and riders for the Stayers' Hurdle

Teahupoo is the leading contender again for this year's Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival on Thursday as Gordon Elliott's charge looks to defend the crown he won last year.

The race, on day three of the Festival, is the championship contest for long-distance hurdlers.

With 13 confirmed runners for this year's renewal, there are plenty of others in the market who will fancy their chances too in a race made famous by the likes of Thistlecrack, Baracouda and Big Buck's in the past.

Teahupoo eventually won last year's renewal comfortably, finishing ahead of two-time winner Flooring Porter, with Home By The Lee, who goes again this year, too, back in third.

Buddy One, meanwhile, is another of this year's returnees after finishing fourth 12 months ago.

Others among the field who will have been prepped for this race include Lucky Place and The Wallpark, while Gowel Road, Bob Olinger and Mystical Power rate as lively outsiders for the eagerly-awaited 2m 7f 213y Grade 1 affair.

2025 Stayers' Hurdle Runners and Riders

There are 13 confirmed runners for Thursday's Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham.

• Bob Olinger (Rachael Blackmore)
• Buddy One (Jack Gilligan)
• Crambo (JJ Burke)
• Francisian Rock (Gavin Brouder)
• Ga Law (Gavin Sheehan)
• Gowel Road (Sam Twiston-Davies)
• Home By The Lee (JJ Slevin)
• Lucky Place (Nico de Boinville)
• Mystical Power (Paul Townend)
• Nemean Lion (Richard Patrick)
• Rocky's Diamond (Shane Fitzgerald)
• Teahupoo (Jack Kennedy)
• The Wallpark (Mark Walsh)

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