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2026 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Preview
Established in 1904, the Group 1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud is, as the name suggests, run at the Saint-Cloud racetrack. The race takes place in July of each year over a distance of 1.5 miles (2,400m) and is open to runners 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
If you are interested in other predictions at Saint Cloud, then head over to the Saint Cloud 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.
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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 119%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £119 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud races over the last 20 renewals:
- Westover (2:25.46) in 2023
- Alpinista (2:26.15) in 2022
- Spanish Moon (2:27.40) in 2009
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, 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 their 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 2026 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2006 renewal when Pride from A De Royer-Dupre under the guidance of Christophe-Patrice Lemaire, won in a time of 2:35.90, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Westover, trained by Ralph Beckett and ridden by Rob Hornby set the quickest time of 2:25.46 in the 2023 renewal.
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 the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 2:28.28 | Calandagan (IRE) 4yo 9-3 (5 of 5) 1/2F | Mickael Barzalona F-H Graffard (FR) |
| 2024 2:30.30 | Dubai Honour (IRE) 6yo 9-2 (1 of 7) 73/10 | Tom Marquand William Haggas (GB) |
| 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) |
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: 10 winners with an additional 21 placings from 91 runners
- GB: 8 winners with an additional 3 placings from 35 runners
- GER: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 10 runners
- IRE: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 6 runners
- HK: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 2 runners
- CZE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 2 runners
- QA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
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Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud over the last 20 renewals, with both A Fabre and A De Royer-Dupre, who have both won the race three times. A Fabre winners have been with Plumania (2010), Meandre (2012) and Waldgeist (2018). A De Royer-Dupre winners have been with Pride (2006), Sarafina (2011) and Zarak (2017). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud is Sir Michael Stoute (2 wins).
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 | 25-3-7 | -6.20 | -11.79 |
| A De Royer-Dupre | 15-3-7 | +0.44 | +0.70 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 2-2-2 | +20.50 | +12.61 |
| F-H Graffard | 7-1-2 | -5.50 | -3.39 |
| John Gosden | 6-1-2 | -2.80 | -2.58 |
| P Bary | 5-1-3 | +10.00 | +6.31 |
| Mick Channon | 5-1-3 | +3.00 | +1.79 |
| A P O'Brien | 5-1-2 | -0.10 | -1.07 |
| Mme Christiane Head | 3-1-1 | -1.56 | -1.74 |
| 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 Maxime Guyon, Christophe-Patrice Lemaire, Pierre-Charles Boudot, and Ryan Moore having all won the race two times. Maxime Guyon winners have been with Meandre (2012) and Silverwave (2016). Christophe-Patrice Lemaire winners have been with Pride (2006) and Sarafina (2011). Pierre-Charles Boudot winners have been with Waldgeist (2018) and Way To Paris (2020). Ryan Moore winners have been with Spanish Moon (2009) and Novellist (2013).
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 | 10-2-5 | +14.00 | +5.00 |
| Christophe-Patrice Lemaire | 7-2-2 | +2.44 | +0.66 |
| Pierre-Charles Boudot | 7-2-5 | -3.00 | +2.90 |
| Ryan Moore | 4-2-2 | +9.50 | +4.90 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 15-1-8 | -9.00 | -5.14 |
| Olivier Peslier | 10-1-2 | -2.00 | -2.52 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 7-1-1 | -5.50 | -5.69 |
| Frankie Dettori | 4-1-2 | -0.80 | -0.58 |
| Richard Hughes | 3-1-2 | +5.00 | +3.20 |
| Kieren Fallon | 2-1-2 | +11.50 | +7.34 |
2026 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 1, 4, 5, 4, 1, 7, 2, 1, 6, 1, 4, 8, 1, 4, 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 Oost in terms of previous runs, etc.
- 20 / 20 (68%) - Had 6 - 15 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (68%) - No bigger than 14/1
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Achieved an RPR of 110+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Achieved an RPR of 113+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Ran over 7f - 1m2f (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Within the first 6 of the market
- 20 / 20 (83%) - No bigger than 31/2 (Career Win)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Not in a Cl2-6 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Furthest Won 1m2f - 1m6f
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Had 2 - 7 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Had 2 - 7 wins (Non-Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - No bigger than 14/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Highest Placed is not G3/LST/Cl2-4
- 20 / 20 (88%) - No bigger than 14/1 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Placed within last 3 starts
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. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +28.98, is when runners had a furthest trip placed of 1m4f.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 career places on the going, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-26.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 5 (2) [5 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 1 (6) [7 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 4 (3) [5 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 7 (1,6) [9 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 7 (1,5) [8 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud is Chantilly; there have been a total of 6 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 have been a total 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 113 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 6 winners from a total of 34 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 5 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 have been 6 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.
Route to the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Calandagan Epsom - 2nd of 7 (8/13) | Coronation Cup |
| 2024 - Dubai Honour Chantilly - 3rd of 7 (34/5) | Grand Prix de Chantilly |
| 2023 - Westover Epsom - 2nd of 5 (5/2) | Coronation Cup |
| 2022 - Alpinista Munich - 1st of 6 (4/5) | Allianz - Grosser Preis Von Bayern |
| 2021 - Broome Ascot - 2nd of 10 (9/4) | Hardwicke Stakes |
| 2020 - Way To Paris Chantilly - 2nd of 5 (12/5) | Prix Ganay |
| 2019 - Coronet Newmarket (Rowley) - 4th of 7 (5/4) | Jockey Club Stakes |
| 2018 - Waldgeist Chantilly - 1st of 7 (5/2) | Grand Prix de Chantilly |
| 2017 - Zarak Chantilly - 5th of 5 (4/5) | Prix dIspahan |
| 2016 - Silverwave Chantilly - 3rd of 9 (10/1) | Prix dIspahan |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.
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