Ryanair Stayers Hurdle

Betting news and the latest predictions ahead of the Ryanair Stayers' Hurdle at the Grand National Festival

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For sponsorship reasons, the Liverpool Hurdle is referred to as the Ryanair Stayers’ Hurdle, a Grade 1 race at the Aintree Grand National Festival. This race is open to horses aged four and older. The course runs over a distance of three miles and half a furlong with 13 fences for the horses to jump.

The race takes place in early April each year at the Aintree race track and it has done so since 2004. Initially called the Long Distance hurdle when established in 1974, it was classified as a Grade 2 level race until 2010.

Date9th of April, 2021
Start Time (GMT)15:35
Distance3m ½f
TypeSteeplechase
Prize£150,000
Where to Watch
Horses’ Age4 +
Grand National Festival Day 3: Ryanair Stayers’ Hurdle

Ryanair Stayers’ Hurdle: Recent Winners

YearHorseJockeyTrainer
2021Thyme HillTom O’BrienPhilip Hobbs
2020N/AN/AN/A
2019If The Cap FitsSean BowenHarry Fry
2018Identity ThiefSean FlanaganHenry de Bromhead
2017YanworthBarry GeraghtyAlan King
2016ThistlecrackTom ScudamoreColin Tizzard
*The 2020 Grand National Festival did not take place.

Ryanair Stayers’ Hurdle 2021 Tips, Predictions and Previews

Note: the tips below refer to the 2021 Grand National Festival; updated previews will be available on the week of the 2022 Festival.

The third clash this season of Paisley Park and THYME HILL didn’t happen at Cheltenham, the latter ruled out with a minor setback. Emma Lavelle’s charge was a laboured third in the Cotswolds and may fall behind his old foe now, with Thyme Hill primed to take revenge for a narrow defeat in Ascot’s Long Walk on heavy ground in December when he perhaps committed too soon. He’s on the up, whereas Paisley Park is perhaps past his peak on last month’s evidence. If The Cap Fits won this in 2019, narrowly, from Roksana. Dan Skelton’s mare could have a big say again.

Selection: Thyme Hill @ 9/4

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