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New sponsor for Stayers' Hurdle
Sun Bets has been confirmed as the new sponsor of the Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
The three-mile championship has been run as the Ladbrokes World Hurdle since 2005 but under the terms of the deal the race will revert to its original title.
The online betting website has agreed an initial three-year deal for the race, which is the feature event on the third day of the Festival.
"As one of the two feature races on the third day of the Festival, St Patrick's Thursday, I am sure that Sun Bets will find sponsorship of the Stayers' Hurdle hugely rewarding," Jockey club regional director Ian Renton said.
"The race title reverts to its original handle the 'Stayers' Hurdle' and we look forward to many successful runnings under the Sun Bets' banner."
Previous winners of the Stayers' Hurdle include Baracouda, Inglis Drever and Big Buck's. Thistlecrack won the race last year and is bidding to follow up in the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup.
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