Teahupoo kept fresh for this exact appointment

A year on, Teahupoo returns to Cheltenham on a redemption mission as a seven-year-old, the same age as five of the last 10 Stayers’ Hurdle winners.

Teahupoo gets washed down after morning exercise at Cullentra. Pic: Healy Racing

THE decision to reroute Irish Point to Tuesday’s Champion Hurdle has left the way clear for stablemate Teahupoo to win the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle and, with the ground in his favour, it’ll be a disappointment if he fails to take this golden opportunity.

March 14, 2024 has been circled in Teahupoo’s diary ever since his frustrating defeat in this race last year. Sent off the 9-4 favourite, Teahupoo travelled through the race like the best horse but found trouble at the business end of proceedings and crossed the line three=quarters of a length behind veteran stablemate Sire Di Berlais.