Grand Prix de Paris Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

2024 Grand Prix de Paris Preview

Scheduled to take place in July of each year at the Longchamp Racecourse is the Grand Prix de Paris, a Group 1 horse race that is open to only colts and fillies who are aged three years old. The race is run over one mile and four furlongs (2,400m) and takes place on Bastille Day, a French national holiday.

The race was originally run over one mile and five furlongs and was created for the best three-year-olds in France to compete against the rest of the world, Andre Fabre has a good record in the race as does the Irish raider Aidan O'Brien.

Grand Prix de Paris Information:

• Grand Prix de Paris Past Winners
• Grand Prix de Paris Trainer Statistics
• Grand Prix de Paris Jockey Statistics

If you are interested in other predictions at Longchamp then head over to the Longchamp tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races in France section for links to these.

How competitive is the Grand Prix de Paris market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2004 when the race had an over-round of 111%. The race in 2006 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 127%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Grand Prix de Paris, the over-round has been 119%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £119 which is bet.

Grand Prix de Paris Trends:

• 2024 Grand Prix de Paris Trends
• Grand Prix de Paris Trend Analysis

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Grand Prix de Paris next time out then you would have backed a total of 6 winners. Backing all 17 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -1.84. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2024 Grand Prix de Paris.

Over the last 20 renewals, it was the J E Pease trained Bago ridden by Thierry Gillet who set the fastest winning time in the Grand Prix de Paris, the runner won the race in a time of 2:05.60 was set when winning the race in 2004. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer A Fabre and jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot with Gallante who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 2:41.76 in the 2014 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Grand Prix de Paris over the last 20 renewals:

• 2004 - Bago (2:05.60)
• 2020 - Mogul (2:24.76)
• 2008 - Montmartre (2:26.20)

Grand Prix de Paris Past Winners

Here are the Grand Prix de Paris past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and also the total number of runners in the race. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Grand Prix de Paris as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Grand Prix de Paris have been based:

• FR: 14 winners with an additional 19 placings from 100 runners
• IRE: 5 winners with an additional 6 placings from 36 runners
• GB: 1 winner with an additional 7 placings from 24 runners
• GER: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 4 runners
• ITY: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners

Grand Prix de Paris Trainer Statistics

There are two leading trainers in the Grand Prix de Paris over the last 20 renewals with both A P O'Brien and A Fabre who have both won the race five times. A P O'Brien winners have been with Scorpion (2005), Imperial Monarch (2012), Kew Gardens (2018), Japan (2019) and Mogul (2020). A Fabre winners have been with Rail Link (2006), Cavalryman (2009), Meandre (2011), Flintshire (2013) and Gallante (2014). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Grand Prix de Paris are A De Royer-Dupre (2 wins) and P Bary (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Grand Prix de Paris trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

Grand Prix de Paris Jockey Statistics

There are multiple leading jockeys in the Grand Prix de Paris over the last 20 renewals with all of Christophe Soumillon, Maxime Guyon and Stephane Pasquier having all won the race three times. Christophe Soumillon winners have been with Rail Link (2006), Montmartre (2008) and Shakeel (2017). Maxime Guyon winners have been with Cavalryman (2009), Meandre (2011) and Flintshire (2013). Stephane Pasquier's winners have been with Zambezi Sun (2007), Erupt (2015) and Onesto (2022). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Grand Prix de Paris are Ryan Moore (2 wins), Cristian Demuro (2 wins) and Pierre-Charles Boudot (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Grand Prix de Paris, Olivier Peslier has ridden a total of 12 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Grand Prix de Paris jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

2024 Grand Prix de Paris Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 6, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 2, 1, 1, 10, 1, 4, 3

The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well. The trend information is based on the available information on the racing post in terms of previous runs etc.

• 20 / 20 (72%) - Break of 18 - 85 days (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (77%) - Achieved an RPR of 102+ (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (78%) - Had 1 - 3 wins (90 Days)
• 20 / 20 (78%) - Carried 123 - 128lbs (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (80%) - Achieved an RPR of 104+ (Season)
• 20 / 20 (82%) - Off a break of 18 - 53 days
• 20 / 20 (83%) - Beaten no more -6¾l (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (84%) - Not on GF/FM/SLW/STD (Debut)
• 20 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Career)
• 20 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 62/5 (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (86%) - In a field of 4 - 12 (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Had 1 - 3 wins (Season)
• 20 / 20 (89%) - Furthest Won 1m1f - 1m6f
• 19 / 20 (87%) - Beaten no more -6½l (Debut)
• 18 / 20 (70%) - Won within last 2 starts

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Longchamp racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Grand Prix de Paris. If you are a newcomer to horse racing betting, then the number of types of bets can be scary! Don't let that put you off though, head over to this Types Of Horse Racing Bet article and have a read, you will then have a better knowledge of betting on racing in the future and there are plenty of other articles in the OLBG Betting School too.

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Grand Prix de Paris Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +48.70 is when runners ran in a Class 3 on debut. The worst performing factor which has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 wins in the past 90 days, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-36.

Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:

• 2023: Winner in 8 (2,1) [8 Runners]
• 2022: Winner in 5 (1) [6 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 7 (6,11) [11 Runners]
• 2020: Winner in 10 (2,3) [10 Runners]
• 2019: Winner in 6 (1,4) [8 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Grand Prix de Paris is Chantilly, there has been a total number of 9 winners of this race who ran at Chantilly last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Longchamp, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Longchamp last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 165 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 1 runner.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Grand Prix de Paris:

• Galileo (4 Wins)
• Dansili (3 Wins)
• Montjeu (3 Wins)
• Frankel (2 Wins)

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Grand Prix de Paris, that stallion is Sadlers Wells who has failed to produce a winner from 8 runners.

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Gallante in 2014, winning for A Fabre at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Pierre-Charles Boudot. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there has been a total of 9 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters. All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs are based on the information that is available on the racing post.

Other Principal Races in France

Here are some other notable races throughout France which take place during the racing season that we also have blogs for.

Races at Auteuil Racecourse

• Grand Prix d'Automne
• Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris
• Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil

Races at Chantilly Racecourse

• Prix de Diane
• Prix du Jockey Club

Races at Deauville Racecourse

• Prix Jacques le Marois
• Prix Jean Prat
• Prix Maurice de Gheest
• Prix Rothschild

Races at Longchamp Racecourse

• Poule d'Essai des Poulains
• Poule d'Essai des Pouliches
• Prix de la Foret
• Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp
• Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
• Prix de l'Opera
• Prix du Moulin de Longchamp
• Prix Ganay
• Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere
• Prix Marcel Boussac
• Prix Royal-Oak
• Prix Vermeille

Races at Saint Cloud Racecourse

• Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud