Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

2025 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris Preview

Scheduled to take place in May of each year at the Auteuil racecourse is the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris. This Group 1 is run over a distance of 6,000m or three miles and six furlongs and is the richest French jumps race.

The race was originally established in 1874 to be the equivalent to the Aintree Grand National and was originally run over 6,400m (4m), however, that was cut to the current 6,000m just one year after its creation.

In 1890 the race underwent further changes which put it in line with the Cheltenham Gold Cup with the handicap status being scrapped and going with a 'weight-for-age' system instead, the race is now more the French Gold Cup than the French Grand National.

Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris Information:

• Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris Past Winners
• Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris Trainer Statistics
• Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris Jockey Statistics

We also have a dedicated Auteuil tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race, see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. 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 Steeple-Chase de Paris market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 18 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2017 when the race had an over-round of 119%. The race in 2007 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 205%, whilst on average over the last 18 renewals of the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, the over-round has been 129%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £129 which is bet.

Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris Trends:

• 2025 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris Trends
• Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris Trend Analysis

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 18 if you had followed the winner of the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 16 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -7.90. Ahead of the 2025 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?

Over the last 18 renewals, it was Mid Dancer, trained by C Aubert and ridden by Sylvain Dehez who set the fastest winning time in the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, the runner won the race in a time of 7:07.71 when winning the race in 2011. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer G Macaire and jockey James Reveley with So French who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 8:06.04 in the 2016 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris over the last 18 renewals:

1. Mid Dancer (7:07.71) in 2011
2. On The Go (7:09.77) in 2018
3. Polar Rochelais (7:12.00) in 2010

Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris Past Winners

Here are the Grand Steeple-Chase 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. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Grand Steeple-Chase 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 Steeple-Chase de Paris have been based:

• FR: 18 winners with an additional 35 placings from 237 runners
• IRE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 16 runners
• GB: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 6 runners
• CZE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners

Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris over the last 18 renewals is G Macaire who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from Bel La Vie (2013), Storm Of Saintly (2014), So French (2016 & 2017) and On The Go (2018). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris are Louisa Carberry (3 wins) and C Aubert (2 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 18 renewals in the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, Francois Nicolle (0-24), W P Mullins (0-14) and J Ortet (0-11) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.

Here are some of the top Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris trainer statistics over the last 18 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 Steeple-Chase de Paris Jockey Statistics

There are two leading jockeys in the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris over the last 18 renewals with both Bertrand Lestrade and James Reveley who have both won the race three times. Bertrand Lestrade winners have been with Bel La Vie (2013) and Docteur De Ballon (2020 & 2021). James Reveley's winners have been with So French (2016 & 2017) and On The Go (2018). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris are Johnny Charron (2 wins) and Sylvain Dehez (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, David Cottin has ridden a total of 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris jockey statistics over the last 18 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 Steeple-Chase de Paris Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 9+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +28.25 is when runners had a furthest trip won of 2m6f. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Class 2 when last winning, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-62.

The course which has produced the most winners of the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris is Auteuil, there has been a total number of 15 winners of this race who ran at Auteuil last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 17 winners from a total of 234 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 27 runners.

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

• Midyan (3 Wins)
• Doctor Dino (2 Wins)
• Poliglote (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris despite multiple attempts:

• Turgeon (0 Wins from 13 runners)
• Network (0 Wins from 10 runners)
• Martaline (0 Wins from 9 runners)
• Goldneyev (0 Wins from 6 runners)
• No Risk At All (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 18 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Princesse DAnjou in 2008, winning for F-M Cottin at odds of 20/1 under the guidance of P A Carberry. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 18 renewals there have been 7 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2025 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris. 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
• 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

• Grand Prix de Paris
• 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