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2024 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Preview
Established in 1904, the Group 1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud is as the name would suggest run at the Saint-Cloud racetrack, the race takes place in July of each year over a distance of one and a half miles (2,400m) and is open to runners who are aged four or older.
Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Information:
- Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Past Winners
- Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Trainer Statistics
- Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Jockey Statistics
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Saint Cloud tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? 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 Saint-Cloud market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2012 when the race had an over-round of 107%. The race in 2013 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 Saint-Cloud, the over-round has been 120%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £120 which is bet.
Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Trends:
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 Saint-Cloud next time out then you would have backed a total of 9 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +6.57. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2024 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was the Ralph Beckett trained Westover ridden by Rob Hornby who set the fastest winning time in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, the runner won the race in a time of 2:25.46 was set when winning the race in 2023. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Sir Michael Stoute and jockey Kieren Fallon with Gamut who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 2:36.10 in the 2004 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud over the last 20 renewals:
- 2023 - Westover (2:25.46)
- 2022 - Alpinista (2:26.15)
- 2009 - Spanish Moon (2:27.40)
Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Past Winners
Here are the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud 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 Saint-Cloud as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 2:25.46 | Westover (GB) 4yo 9-3 (4 of 5) 1/2F | Rob Hornby Ralph Beckett (GB) |
| 2022 2:26.15 | Alpinista (GB) 5yo 8-13 (7 of 9) 79/10 | Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott Bt (GB) |
| 2021 2:29.11 | Broome (IRE) 5yo 9-2 (7 of 8) 39/10 | Colin Keane A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2020 2:29.98 | Way To Paris (GB) 7yo 9-2 (1 of 5) 6/5F | Pierre-Charles Boudot Andrea Marcialis (FR) |
| 2019 2:28.66 | Coronet (GB) 5yo 9-0 (1 of 7) 11/5 | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2018 2:30.14 | Waldgeist (GB) 4yo 9-3 (1 of 6) 4/5F | Pierre-Charles Boudot A Fabre (FR) |
| 2017 2:27.76 | Zarak (FR) 4yo 9-2 (4 of 10) 5/1 | Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre (FR) |
| 2016 2:29.20 | Silverwave (FR) 4yo 9-2 (3 of 11) 14/1 | Maxime Guyon P Bary (FR) |
| 2015 2:27.59 | Treve (FR) 5yo 8-13 (4 of 9) 4/9F | Thierry Jarnet Mme Christiane Head (FR) |
| 2014 2:34.83 | Noble Mission (GB) 5yo 9-2 (4 of 7) 2/1 | James Doyle Lady Cecil (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud have been based:
- FR: 9 winners with an additional 23 placings from 97 runners
- GB: 9 winners with an additional 3 placings from 36 runners
- GER: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 10 runners
- IRE: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 6 runners
- CZE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 2 runners
- HK: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 2 runners
- QA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- GR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Trainer Statistics
There are multiple leading trainers in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud over the last 20 renewals with all of A Fabre, A De Royer-Dupre and Sir Michael Stoute having all won the race three times. A Fabre winners have been Plumania (2010), Meandre (2012) and Waldgeist (2018). A De Royer-Dupre winners have been Pride (2006), Sarafina (2011) and Zarak (2017). Sir Michael Stoute winners have been with Gamut (2004), Mountain High (2007) and Spanish Moon (2009).
Here are some of the top Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud 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):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Fabre | 27-3-8 | -8.20 | -11.89 |
| A De Royer-Dupre | 16-3-7 | -0.56 | -0.30 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 3-3-3 | +24.00 | +14.71 |
| John Gosden | 6-1-2 | -2.80 | -2.58 |
| Mick Channon | 5-1-3 | +3.00 | +1.79 |
| A P O'Brien | 5-1-2 | -0.10 | -1.07 |
| P Bary | 4-1-2 | +11.00 | +6.17 |
| Mme Christiane Head | 3-1-1 | -1.56 | -1.74 |
| Luca Cumani | 2-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.60 |
| Ralph Beckett | 2-1-1 | -0.50 | -0.69 |
Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Jockey Statistics
There are multiple leading jockeys in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud over the last 20 renewals with all of Maxime Guyon, Christophe-Patrice Lemaire, Pierre-Charles Boudot, Frankie Dettori, Ryan Moore and Kieren Fallon having all won the race two times. Maxime Guyon winners have been with Meandre (2012) and Silverwave (2016). Christophe-Patrice Lemaire's winners have been Pride (2006) and Sarafina (2011). Pierre-Charles Boudot winners have been with Waldgeist (2018) and Way To Paris (2020). Frankie Dettori winners have been with Alkaased (2005) and Coronet (2019). Ryan Moore winners have been with Spanish Moon (2009) and Novellist (2013). Kieren Fallon winners have been with Gamut (2004) and Mountain High (2007).
Here are some of the top Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud 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):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Guyon | 9-2-4 | +15.00 | +5.15 |
| Christophe-Patrice Lemaire | 9-2-2 | +0.44 | -1.34 |
| Pierre-Charles Boudot | 7-2-5 | -3.00 | +2.90 |
| Frankie Dettori | 5-2-3 | +5.20 | +3.02 |
| Ryan Moore | 4-2-2 | +9.50 | +4.90 |
| Kieren Fallon | 3-2-3 | +15.00 | +9.44 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 14-1-8 | -8.00 | -4.14 |
| Olivier Peslier | 12-1-3 | -4.00 | -2.62 |
| Richard Hughes | 3-1-2 | +5.00 | +3.20 |
| Luke Morris | 1-1-1 | +7.90 | +4.74 |
2024 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): (1, 2, 7), 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 1, 4, 5, 4, 1, 7, 2, 1, 6, 1, 4, 8, 1
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 (65%) - Within the first 5 of market
- 20 / 20 (67%) - Had 6 - 15 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (69%) - No bigger than 14/1
- 20 / 20 (71%) - Had 2 - 5 placings (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Achieved an RPR of 113+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 20 / 20 (80%) - In a field of 5 - 10 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Ran over 7f - 1m2f (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 110+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Not in a Cl2-6 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Top 2 finish within last 3
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Furthest Won 1m2f - 1m6f
- 20 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 14/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Sex is not Gelding
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran over 1m2f - 1m4½f (Last Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Saint Cloud racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. Maybe you are looking to back something in this race on the tote, but you are not sure of the process or how the tote works, No problem! We have an article which is dedicated to The Tote for you to read which explains everything you need to know! Be sure to check out the other articles too in the OLBG Betting School.
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Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +23.44 is when runners were aged 5yo. The worst performing factor which has failed to produce a single winner is when runners were Geldings, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-22.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2023: Winner in 4 (3) [5 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 7 (1,6) [9 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 7 (1,5) [8 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 1 (4) [5 Runners]
- 2019: Winner in 1 (6) [7 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud is Chantilly, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Chantilly last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Saint-Cloud, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Saint-Cloud last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 14 winners from a total of 121 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 6 winners from a total of 35 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud:
- Dubawi (2 Wins)
- Frankel (2 Wins)
- Galileo (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 Saint-Cloud, that stallion is Sadlers Wells who has failed to produce a winner from 9 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Silverwave in 2016, winning for P Bary at odds of 14/1 under the guidance of Maxime Guyon. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there has been a total of 6 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2024 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today? 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
Races at Chantilly Racecourse
Races at Deauville Racecourse
Races at Longchamp Racecourse
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