Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) – Cheltenham

Cheltenham

15:20

Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Date 2026-03-12

Distance 2m7f213y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £182,878

Weather Pt. Cloudy

Temp 8°C

Wind 13mph SW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 50.14s (slow by 4.14s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Home By The Lee (IRE) J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	33/1	Won
2nd	Ballyburn (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	11/2	1.25
3rd	Bob Olinger (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	13/2	1.5
4th	Kabral Du Mathan (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	4/1	3
5th	Honesty Policy (IRE) Mark Walsh · Gordon Elliott	11/1	1
6th	Teahupoo (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	9/4F	0.2
7th	Hewick (IRE) Paddy Hanlon · John Joseph Hanlon	50/1	3.75
8th	Ma Shantou (IRE) Harry Cobden · Emma Lavelle	17/2	40

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Doddiethegreat (IRE) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	40/1
P.U.	Impose Toi (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	8/1

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
11	Teahupoo Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	22-111	165	172	146	74d	—	—	+10	36.8	0.56/1	9/4 31%
He has a very strong record in this race, winning it in 2024, and is a leading player
9	Kabral Du Mathan Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	164	t	222-11	154	159	128	70d	—	—	+15	30.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Powered clear to win the Grade 2 Relkeel here over an extended 2m4f; now tackles new trip
1	Ballyburn Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	h	15-223	161	168	134	74d	—	—	+19	31.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
14l third to Teahupoo in Christmas Hurdle; may again be vulnerable to stronger stayers
2	Bob Olinger Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	164	—	/221-2	164	168	140	74d	—	—	+26	36.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won this last year and excellent record at Cheltenham means he has to be in calculations
8	Impose Toi Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	-21112	159	163	148	47d	—	—	+41	50.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Grade 1 Long Walk winner; capable of better than he showed when runner-up in the Cleeve
10	Ma Shantou Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	164	—	7-1011	154	159	125	47d	—	—	+19	28.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Highly progressive 7yo who won Grade 2 Cleeve Hurdle over C&D in January by 7l; big chance
7	Honesty Policy Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mark Walsh T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	111-23	156	162	147	82d	—	—	+21	28.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Very lightly raced 6yo; has the potential to take high rank in the staying hurdle division
6	Home By The Lee Bay J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	164	b	UP-641	159	166	133	49d	—	—	+25	28	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Grade 2 win in January but this 11yo has found Grade 1 races tough over the last 12 months
3	Doddiethegreat Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	164	tb	-23453	148	152	140	47d	—	—	+28	30.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Won the Pertemps Final over C&D last March but 0-4 in Graded races in current campaign
5	Hewick Bay J:Paddy Hanlon T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Paddy Hanlon T:John Joseph Hanlon	164	b	8-7145	155	161	83	104d	—	—	+25	26.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
2023 King George winner; now 11; soundly beaten 5th of 7 in Long Distance Hurdle last time
NR	Gwennie May Boy Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Christian Williams	J:Charlie Todd T:Christian Williams	164	—	196-7P	144	151	104	82d	—	—	—	23.5	—	—
Won Grade 2 Rendlesham last February but hasn't matched that form before or since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Teahupoo	2/1	9/4	9/4	9/4	2/1
Kabral Du Mathan	9/2	4/1	9/2	4/1	9/2
Ballyburn	11/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2
Bob Olinger	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Impose Toi	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1
Ma Shantou	15/2	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
Honesty Policy	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Home By The Lee	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Doddiethegreat	50/1	33/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Hewick	66/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Gwennie May Boy	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Impose Toi

50.9

OR: 27.3 Form: 21 Odds: 2.7

8/1

2nd

Teahupoo

36.8

OR: 28.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Bob Olinger

36.4

OR: 28.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Ballyburn

31.1

OR: 27.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Kabral Du Mathan

30.4

OR: 26 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Doddiethegreat

30.1

OR: 24.5 Form: 4.9 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ma Shantou

28.7

OR: 26 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Honesty Policy

28.5

OR: 26.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2

11/1

Home By The Lee

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Hewick

26.8

OR: 26.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Gwennie May Boy

23.5

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Teahupoo	165	172	146
Bob Olinger	164	168	140
Ballyburn	161	168	134
Impose Toi	159	163	148
Home By The Lee	159	166	133
Honesty Policy	156	162	147
Hewick	155	161	83
Kabral Du Mathan	154	159	128
Ma Shantou	154	159	125
Doddiethegreat	148	152	140
Gwennie May Boy	144	151	104

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Impose Toi	47d ago	Fresh
Ma Shantou	47d ago	Fresh
Doddiethegreat	47d ago	Fresh
Home By The Lee	49d ago	Fresh
Kabral Du Mathan	70d ago	Fresh
Teahupoo	74d ago	Fresh
Ballyburn	74d ago	Fresh
Bob Olinger	74d ago	Fresh
Honesty Policy	82d ago	Fresh
Gwennie May Boy	82d ago	Fresh
Hewick	104d ago	Long break