The Premier Stayers' Hurdle was a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in England which was open to horses aged five years or older. It was run at Haydock Park over a distance of 2 miles and 7½f furlongs (4,727 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in January.
The race was first run in 1970 and run for the last time in 2004. It was replaced on the card (Peter Marsh Chase and Champion Hurdle Trial day) by a handicap hurdle race over the same distance.
The race was awarded Grade 2 status in 1992.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer1970Clever Scot5Bob Davies Colin Davies1971Colonel Imp9Brian FletcherDenys Smith1972Notification7Ken White Fred Rimell1973Be My Guest5Brian FletcherB Wilkinson1974Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course1975Moyne Royal10Jeff KingArthur Pitt 1976Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course1977Abandoned because of waterlogged slate of course1978Abandoned because of frost1979Abandoned because of frost1980Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course1981Richdee5Colin HawkinsNeville Crump 1982Shell Burst7Hywel DaviesLes Kennard 1983Here's Why6Jonjo O'NeillJosh Gifford 1984Abandoned because of frost1985Abandoned because of frost1986Sheer Gold6Graham BradleyToby Balding1987Aonoch8Jimmy DugganMrs Sally Oliver1988Abandoned because of snow1989Out of The Gloom8Peter ScudamoreMartin Pipe1990Mrs Muck9Graham BradleyNigel Twiston-Davies1991Abandoned because of frost1992Trapper John8Charlie SwanMouse Morris1993Pragada10Peter ScudamoreMartin Pipe 1994 Simpson 9 Tom Grantham Jim Old 1995 Mudahim 9 Norman Williamson Chris Broad 1996 Better Times Ahead 10 Tony Dobbin Gordon W. Richards 1997 Ocean Hawk 5 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 1998 Ocean Hawk 6 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 1999 Deano's Beeno 7 Jamie Osborne Martin Pipe 2000 Behrajan 5 Andrew Thornton Henry Daly 2001Abandoned because of frost 2002 Jair Du Cochet 5 Jacques Ricou Guillaume Macaire 2003 Lord Transcend 6 Tony Dobbin J Howard Johnson 2004 Sh Boom 6 Liam Cooper Jonjo O'Neill
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