Favourites have won 9 of 22 runnings of the Liverpool Hurdle since 2004 in the RaceWatch results database.Sample: 22 runnings · Window: 2004 to 2026 · Source: RaceWatch results database (historical_results)
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Liverpool Hurdle roll of honour since 2004
| 2026 | 11 Apr 26 | Aintree | 11 | 11-10 | 5/1 | - | 161 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | J J Slevin | Sean O'Driscoll | 11 | 7.00 | Good To Soft | 3m½f | |
| 2025 | 5 Apr 25 | Aintree | 8 | 11-10 | 12/1 | - | 155 | Henry de Bromhead | Darragh O'Keeffe | Robcour | 11 | 2.75 | Good | 3m½f | |
| 2024 | 13 Apr 24 | Aintree | 7 | 11-10 | 8/1 | - | 150 | Olly Murphy | Sean Bowen | Welfordgolf Syndicate | 10 | 4.25 | Good To Soft | 3m½f | |
| 2023 | 15 Apr 23 | Aintree | 11 | 11-10 | 8/1 | - | 160 | Gordon Elliott | Mark Walsh | John P McManus | 10 | 3.25 | Good To Soft | 3m½f | |
| 2022 | 9 Apr 22 | Aintree | 10 | 11-7 | 16/1 | - | 156 | Gordon Elliott | Mark Walsh | John P McManus | 8 | 1.75 | Good To Soft | 3m½f | |
| 2021 | 10 Apr 21 | Aintree | 7 | 11-7 | 5/2F | Yes | 162 | Philip Hobbs | Tom O'Brien | The Englands And Heywoods | 15 | 0.30 | Good To Soft | 3m½f | |
| 2019 | 6 Apr 19 | Aintree | 7 | 11-7 | 7/1 | - | 152 | Harry Fry | Sean Bowen | Paul & Clare Rooney | 15 | 0.20 | Good | 3m½f | |
| 2018 | 14 Apr 18 | Aintree | 8 | 11-7 | 14/1 | - | 153 | Henry de Bromhead | Sean Flanagan | Gigginstown House Stud | 10 | 5.00 | Soft | 3m½f | |
| 2017 | 8 Apr 17 | Aintree | 7 | 11-7 | 9/4F | Yes | 163 | Alan King | Barry Geraghty | John P McManus | 11 | 1.00 | Good | 3m½f | |
| 2016 | 9 Apr 16 | Aintree | 8 | 11-7 | 2/7F | Yes | 174 | Colin Tizzard | Tom Scudamore | John And Heather Snook | 6 | 7.00 | Soft | 3m½f | |
| 2015 | 11 Apr 15 | Aintree | 7 | 11-7 | 5/1 | - | 163 | Nicky Henderson | Nico de Boinville | Walters Plant Hire Ltd | 9 | 3.50 | Good | 3m½f | |
| 2014 | 5 Apr 14 | Aintree | 6 | 11-7 | 4/1 | - | 159 | Nicky Henderson | Barry Geraghty | Walters Plant Hire Ltd | 7 | 1.00 | Good To Soft | 3m½f | |
| 2013 | 6 Apr 13 | Aintree | 9 | 11-7 | 9/4F | Yes | 164 | C Byrnes | Paul Carberry | Top Of The Hill Syndicate | 13 | 3.00 | Good To Soft | 3m½f | |
| 2012 | 12 Apr 12 | Aintree | 9 | 11-7 | 2/9F | Yes | 174 | Paul Nicholls | R Walsh | The Stewart Family | 8 | 9.00 | Good To Soft | 3m½f | |
| 2011 | 7 Apr 11 | Aintree | 8 | 11-7 | 4/6F | Yes | 174 | Paul Nicholls | R Walsh | The Stewart Family | 11 | 5.00 | Good To Soft | 3m½f | |
| 2010 | 8 Apr 10 | Aintree | 7 | 11-7 | 30/100F | Yes | 174 | Paul Nicholls | R Walsh | The Stewart Family | 7 | 2.75 | Good | 3m½f | |
| 2009 | 2 Apr 09 | Aintree | 6 | 11-10 | 5/6F | Yes | 174 | Paul Nicholls | R Walsh | The Stewart Family | 10 | 3.25 | Good | 3m½f | |
| 2008 | 3 Apr 08 | Aintree | 6 | 11-10 | 5/1 | - | 163 | Alan King | Robert Thornton | Three Line Whip | 11 | 6.00 | Good | 3m½f | |
| 2007 | 12 Apr 07 | Aintree | 7 | 11-10 | 15/8 | - | 165 | Henry Daly | Richard Johnson | Evan Robert Hanbury | 6 | 13.00 | Good | 3m½f | |
| 2006 | 6 Apr 06 | Aintree | 6 | 11-6 | 11/4 | - | 158 | Henry Daly | Richard Johnson | Evan Robert Hanbury | 12 | 7.00 | Good | 3m½f | |
| 2005 | 7 Apr 05 | Aintree | 7 | 11-10 | 11/2 | - | 155 | Nicky Richards | Tony Dobbin | David Wesley Yates | 9 | 1.00 | Good To Soft | 3m½f | |
| 2004 | 1 Apr 04 | Aintree | 7 | 11-10 | 4/7F | Yes | 173 | Jonjo O'Neill | Barry Geraghty | Robert Lester | 8 | 2.50 | Good | 3m½f |
Every running we hold since 2004, newest first. Race titles vary with sponsors; the race name as run is in each row. Rows from 2004, the first running under the Liverpool Hurdle title in our results database; run as the Stayers' Hurdle for sponsorship in some years. No 2020 running (Grand National meeting cancelled). Source: RaceWatch results database.
Winner SP (decimal) by Year
Liverpool Hurdle trends since 2004
| Official rating | Under 140 | 0 | 11 | 2006 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 140 to 149 | 0 | 41 | 2006 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 150 to 159 | 7 | 98 | 2006 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 160 to 169 | 8 | 43 | 2006 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | 170 and over | 5 | 6 | 2006 to 2026 | |
| Official rating | No rating | 0 | 2 | 2006 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | Won | 10 | 44 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | 2nd or 3rd | 6 | 49 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | 4th or worse | 5 | 103 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Position last time out (GB/IRE run) | Did not finish | 1 | 22 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 30 days or fewer | 16 | 142 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 31 to 60 days | 3 | 38 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 61 to 120 days | 3 | 28 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | 121 to 240 days | 0 | 5 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Days since last GB/IRE run | Over 240 days | 0 | 5 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Grade 1 | 7 | 62 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Grade 2 or 3 | 4 | 40 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Listed | 0 | 14 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Handicap | 1 | 31 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Level of last run (GB/IRE run) | Other race | 10 | 71 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Cheltenham | 18 | 154 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Fontwell | 1 | 9 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Kempton | 1 | 7 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Ascot | 1 | 5 | 2004 to 2026 | |
| Course of last run (GB/IRE run) | Any other course | 1 | 43 | 2004 to 2026 |
Official rating is the rating the horse ran off in this race, counted only in runnings where at least 80% of runners had a rating (2006 onward). Weight bands appear for handicaps only. Last run and days since use the previous run in Britain or Ireland only (runs abroad are not in our results database), from 1991. Win % shown where a group has 100 or more runners. Source: RaceWatch results database.
Favourites by Result
Latest running: full result (11 April 2026)
| 1 | 5/1 | won | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | J J Slevin | 161 | 11 | 11-10 | |
| 2 | 18/1 | 7 | Dan Skelton | Harry Skelton | 145 | 8 | 11-3 | |
| 3 | 5/2F | 8¼ | Gordon Elliott | Mark Walsh | 155 | 6 | 11-10 | |
| 4 | 7/1 | 9 | Henry de Bromhead | Jack Kennedy | 144 | 7 | 11-3 | |
| 5 | 12/1 | 12¾ | Henry de Bromhead | Darragh O'Keeffe | 158 | 9 | 11-10 | |
| 6 | 7/2 | 18¾ | Nicky Henderson | James Bowen | 153 | 7 | 11-10 | |
| 7 | 28/1 | 24¾ | Ruth Jefferson | Harry Cobden | 136 | 7 | 11-3 | |
| PU | 50/1 | - | Nicky Henderson | Sam Twiston-Davies | 147 | 10 | 11-10 | |
| PU | 28/1 | - | John Joseph Hanlon | Paddy Hanlon | 152 | 11 | 11-10 | |
| F | 9/1 | - | Nicky Henderson | Nico de Boinville | 158 | 8 | 11-10 | |
| PU | 9/1 | - | Olly Murphy | Sean Bowen | 155 | 9 | 11-10 |
All runners in the latest running we hold. Source: RaceWatch results database.
Trainers with most Liverpool Hurdle wins since 2004
| Paul Nicholls | 4 | 17 | 2,012 | |
| Henry Daly | 2 | 5 | 2,007 | |
| Henry de Bromhead | 2 | 5 | 2,025 | |
| Gordon Elliott | 2 | 7 | 2,023 | |
| Alan King | 2 | 9 | 2,017 | |
| Nicky Henderson | 2 | 21 | 2,015 | |
| C Byrnes | 1 | 1 | 2,013 | |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 1 | 3 | 2,026 | |
| Nicky Richards | 1 | 3 | 2,005 | |
| Philip Hobbs | 1 | 3 | 2,021 | |
| Colin Tizzard | 1 | 4 | 2,016 | |
| Harry Fry | 1 | 5 | 2,019 | |
| Olly Murphy | 1 | 6 | 2,024 | |
| Jonjo O'Neill | 1 | 8 | 2,004 |
Trainers with at least one win, runners counted in this race only.
Jockeys with most Liverpool Hurdle wins since 2004
| R Walsh | 4 | 9 | 2,012 | |
| Barry Geraghty | 3 | 8 | 2,017 | |
| Mark Walsh | 2 | 5 | 2,023 | |
| Sean Bowen | 2 | 6 | 2,024 | |
| Richard Johnson | 2 | 7 | 2,007 | |
| Paul Carberry | 1 | 2 | 2,013 | |
| Tony Dobbin | 1 | 2 | 2,005 | |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 3 | 2,025 | |
| J J Slevin | 1 | 3 | 2,026 | |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 3 | 2,018 | |
| Robert Thornton | 1 | 5 | 2,008 | |
| Tom O'Brien | 1 | 5 | 2,021 | |
| Nico de Boinville | 1 | 9 | 2,015 | |
| Tom Scudamore | 1 | 11 | 2,016 |
Jockeys with at least one win, rides counted in this race only.
Winners by age
| 5 | 0 | 10 | |
| 6 | 4 | 28 | |
| 7 | 9 | 62 | |
| 8 | 4 | 56 | |
| 9 | 2 | 29 | |
| 10 | 1 | 19 | |
| 11 | 2 | 11 | |
| 12 | 0 | 3 |
Win % shown only where an age group has 100 or more runners.
Winners by starting price band
| Evens or shorter | 6 | 7 | |
| 11/10 to 3/1 | 5 | 21 | |
| 10/3 to 6/1 | 5 | 28 | |
| 13/2 to 12/1 | 4 | 54 | |
| 14/1 to 25/1 | 2 | 51 | |
| 28/1 or bigger | 0 | 57 |
Win % shown only where a band has 100 or more runners.
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Favourites year by year
| 2026 | 5/2F | 3 | Gordon Elliott | |
| 2025 | 100/30F | 5 | Willie Mullins | |
| 2024 | 3/1F | 5 | Gavin Cromwell | |
| 2023 | 3/1F | 3 | Gavin Cromwell | |
| 2022 | 11/8F | 2 | Gavin Cromwell | |
| 2021 | 5/2F | 1 | Philip Hobbs | |
| 2019 | 5/6F | 3 | Gordon Elliott | |
| 2018 | 6/5F | 3 | Jedd O'Keeffe | |
| 2017 | 9/4F | 1 | Alan King | |
| 2016 | 2/7F | 1 | Colin Tizzard | |
| 2015 | 2/1F | 2 | Warren Greatrex | |
| 2014 | 11/8F | 2 | Rebecca Curtis | |
| 2013 | 9/4F | 1 | C Byrnes | |
| 2012 | 2/9F | 1 | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2011 | 4/6F | 1 | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2010 | 30/100F | 1 | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2009 | 5/6F | 1 | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2008 | 13/8F | 3 | Howard Johnson | |
| 2007 | 7/4F | 2 | Jonjo O'Neill | |
| 2006 | 6/4F | 2 | Alan King | |
| 2005 | 2/1F | UR | Willie Mullins | |
| 2004 | 4/7F | 1 | Jonjo O'Neill |
Favourite = shortest starting price joint favourites each listed. Favourites record: 9 wins from 22 runnings
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What is the Liverpool Hurdle and when is it run?
The Liverpool Hurdle is Aintree's Grade 1 staying hurdle over about three miles at the Grand National meeting in April, and some years it was run as the Stayers' Hurdle for sponsorship.
Who has won the Liverpool Hurdle most often?
Big Buck's has the most Liverpool Hurdle wins in the data since 2004, with four wins, and the roll of honour marks every repeat winner.
What do the Liverpool Hurdle trends show?
16 of the 22 Liverpool Hurdle winners since 2004 had run in Britain or Ireland within the previous 30 days, the most common gap, and 16 of the 22 had finished in the first three on their previous run. The trends table also splits runners by official rating, level and course of the last run, with winners, runners and win % for each group.
How do favourites and outsiders fare in the Liverpool Hurdle?
Favourites have won 9 of 22 runnings since 2004, and the biggest-priced winner in the data is Sire Du Berlais (FR) at 16/1.
When is the next Liverpool Hurdle?
The next Liverpool Hurdle is due at the Grand National meeting at Aintree next April, and the page adds the result, the favourite's run and the updated trends the day after.
Questions people ask
Who won the latest Liverpool Hurdle?
Home By The Lee (IRE) won the Liverpool Hurdle on 11 April 2026 at Aintree, starting at 5/1 in a field of 11. The winner was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien and ridden by J J Slevin, and the full result is in the latest running table.
How often does the favourite win the Liverpool Hurdle?
Favourites have won 9 of 22 runnings in the data since 2004, a strike rate of 40.9%. A £1 level stake on every favourite at SP shows -3.1 points, and joint favourites are each listed in the favourites table.
Which trainer has the best record in the Liverpool Hurdle?
Paul Nicholls heads the trainers' table with 4 Liverpool Hurdle wins since 2004.
Who has won the Liverpool Hurdle the most times?
Big Buck's has the most Liverpool Hurdle wins in the data since 2004, with four wins, and the roll of honour marks every repeat winner. Horses to win the Liverpool Hurdle more than once since 2004 include Big Buck's (2009 to 2012), Sire Du Berlais (2022 and 2023) and Whisper (2014 and 2015).
Is the Liverpool Hurdle the same race as the Aintree Stayers' Hurdle?
Yes, some runnings carried the Stayers' Hurdle title for sponsorship while registered as the Liverpool Hurdle, and every one is on this page. The roll starts in 2004, the first running under the Liverpool Hurdle title in the RaceWatch results database.
When is the next Liverpool Hurdle?
The next Liverpool Hurdle is due at the Grand National meeting at Aintree next April, and the countdown at the top of this page shows the expected date. The roll of honour, trends and favourites tables update the day after the race is run.
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