Teahupoo's Cheltenham Record Makes Him the One to Beat in the Stayers' Hurdle

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Gordon Elliott doesn’t do ambiguity. Asked about his Stayers’ Hurdle team during the Sporting Life stable tour this week, the Cullentra handler was blunt: “Teahupoo probably sets the standard for me. Honesty Policy is the young one coming behind him, but I wouldn’t swap him.”

That’s a significant statement when you consider Honesty Policy won a Grade 1 at Aintree last spring and has been the subject of plenty of ante-post interest. But Elliott is right to back his older warrior — and the numbers make the case emphatically.

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Teahupoo's Cheltenham Record Makes Him the One to Beat in the Stayers' Hurdle