Stayers’ Hurdle
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The Stayers’ Hurdle is a prestigious long-distance hurdle race at the Cheltenham Festival, renowned as one of the leading staying hurdles in National Hunt racing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stayers' Hurdle | 3 |
| Stayers’ Hurdle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7690972 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stayers’ Hurdle Context triple: [Rachael Blackmore, hasWonRace, Stayers’ Hurdle]
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A.
Mares’ Hurdle
Mares’ Hurdle is a prominent National Hunt hurdle race in British horse racing, best known as a key Cheltenham Festival contest for top-class mares.
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B.
County Hurdle
The County Hurdle is a prestigious Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race run annually at the Cheltenham Festival in Great Britain.
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C.
Champion Hurdle
The Champion Hurdle is one of the most prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle races, run annually at the Cheltenham Festival in England and regarded as the championship race for two-mile hurdlers.
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D.
Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle
The Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain, restricted to novice mares and typically run at the Cheltenham Festival.
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E.
Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle
The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle is a prominent Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Britain for novice hurdlers, run annually at the Cheltenham Festival.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stayers’ Hurdle Target entity description: The Stayers’ Hurdle is a prestigious long-distance hurdle race at the Cheltenham Festival, renowned as one of the leading staying hurdles in National Hunt racing.
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A.
Mares’ Hurdle
Mares’ Hurdle is a prominent National Hunt hurdle race in British horse racing, best known as a key Cheltenham Festival contest for top-class mares.
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B.
County Hurdle
The County Hurdle is a prestigious Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race run annually at the Cheltenham Festival in Great Britain.
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C.
Champion Hurdle
The Champion Hurdle is one of the most prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle races, run annually at the Cheltenham Festival in England and regarded as the championship race for two-mile hurdlers.
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D.
Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle
The Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain, restricted to novice mares and typically run at the Cheltenham Festival.
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E.
Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle
The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle is a prominent Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Britain for novice hurdlers, run annually at the Cheltenham Festival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Hunt hurdle race
ⓘ
horse race ⓘ |
| ageRequirement | 4 years or older ⓘ |
| approximatePrizeFund | high-value Grade 1 prize ⓘ |
| associatedRacecourseFeature | Cheltenham New Course NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dayOfFestival | third day of the Cheltenham Festival ⓘ |
| discipline | National Hunt racing ⓘ |
| distance |
about 3 miles
ⓘ
approximately 4,785 metres ⓘ |
| distanceCategory | staying hurdle ⓘ |
| festival | Cheltenham Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Spa Hurdle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | British Horseracing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gradeStatusAwarded | Grade 1 status in 1972 ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1912 ⓘ |
| location | Cheltenham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monthHeld | March ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Baracouda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Big Buck’s NERFINISHED ⓘ Inglis Drever NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHurdles | 12 ⓘ |
| qualification | four-years-old and up ⓘ |
| raceCategory | championship staying hurdle ⓘ |
| raceClass | top-level staying hurdle ⓘ |
| racecourse | Cheltenham Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceStyle | weight-for-age with allowances ⓘ |
| raceType | hurdle race ⓘ |
| raceTypeDetail | jump race ⓘ |
| recordWinsByHorse | Big Buck’s (4 wins) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordWinsByJockey | Ruby Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordWinsByTrainer | Paul Nicholls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schedule | held annually ⓘ |
| significance | leading long-distance hurdle race ⓘ |
| sponsorshipStatus | sponsored ⓘ |
| status | Grade 1 ⓘ |
| surface | turf ⓘ |
| timingWithinSeason | late National Hunt season ⓘ |
| trackDirection | left-handed ⓘ |
| typicalField | top staying hurdlers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stayers’ Hurdle Description of subject: The Stayers’ Hurdle is a prestigious long-distance hurdle race at the Cheltenham Festival, renowned as one of the leading staying hurdles in National Hunt racing.
Referenced by (4)
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Stayers' Hurdle
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Stayers' Hurdle