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2025 Poule d'Essai des Poulains Preview
The Poule d'Essai des Poulains is the French equivalent of the 2000 Guineas where the race is restricted to three-year-old colts who compete over a distance of one mile (1,600m). This Group 1 features at Longchamp on the same day as the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches which is the equivalent to Britain's 1000 Guineas.
Since 2006 the French have held the upper hand in the race, the only people to stop them have been Aidan O'Brien who has won the race four times since then including in 2021 with the talented St Mark's Basilica and Charlie Appleby who won the race in 2022.
Poule d'Essai des Poulains Information:
- Poule d'Essai des Poulains Past Winners
- Poule d'Essai des Poulains Trainer Statistics
- Poule d'Essai des Poulains Jockey Statistics
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Longchamp 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 Poule d'Essai des Poulains market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2009 when the race had an over-round of 119%. The race in 2008 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 183%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, the over-round has been 126%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £126 which is bet.
Poule d'Essai des Poulains 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 Poule d'Essai des Poulains next time out then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +5.43. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Poule d'Essai des Poulains remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Victor Ludorum, trained by A Fabre and ridden by Mickael Barzalona who set the fastest winning time in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, the runner won the race in a time of 1:34.14 when winning the race in 2020. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer J E Pease and jockey Stephane Pasquier with Karakontie who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 1:41.06 in the 2014 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Poule d'Essai des Poulains over the last 20 renewals:
- Victor Ludorum (1:34.14) in 2020
- Style Vendome (1:34.68) in 2013
- Modern Games (1:34.98) in 2022
What the expert says...
Of the last twenty winners, ten of those came from the Prix de Fontainebleau with nine of those finishing in the first three of that race. American Post (2004), Silver Frost (2009), Brametot (2017) and Persian King (2019) all won both races.Poule d'Essai des Poulains Past Winners
Here are the Poule d'Essai des Poulains 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 trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Poule d'Essai des Poulains as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:37.84 | Metropolitan (FR) 3yo 9-2 (1 of 13) 243/10 | Alexis Pouchin Mario Baratti (FR) |
| 2023 1:38.56 | Marhaba Ya Sanafi (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (7 of 9) 26/1 | Mickael Barzalona A Schutz (FR) |
| 2022 1:34.98 | Modern Games (IRE) 3yo 9-3 (4 of 15) 2/1F | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2021 1:40.15 | St Marks Basilica (FR) 3yo 9-2 (6 of 12) 41/10 | Ioritz Mendizabal A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2020 1:34.14 | Victor Ludorum (GB) 3yo 9-2 (2 of 9) 7/5F | Mickael Barzalona A Fabre (FR) |
| 2019 1:38.98 | Persian King (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (2 of 10) 1/2F | Pierre-Charles Boudot A Fabre (FR) |
| 2018 1:37.72 | Olmedo (FR) 3yo 9-2 (3 of 11) 13/5 | Cristian Demuro J-C Rouget (FR) |
| 2017 1:36.82 | Brametot (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (3 of 13) 4/1 | Cristian Demuro J-C Rouget (FR) |
| 2016 1:36.97 | The Gurkha (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (11 of 13) 4/1 | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2015 1:36.85 | Make Believe (GB) 3yo 9-2 (4 of 18) 5/1 | Olivier Peslier A Fabre (FR) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Poule d'Essai des Poulains have been based:
- FR: 14 winners with an additional 24 placings from 155 runners
- IRE: 4 winners with an additional 6 placings from 38 runners
- GB: 2 winners with an additional 9 placings from 63 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
- CZE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 2 runners
- SPA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
Poule d'Essai des Poulains Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains over the last 20 renewals with both A P O'Brien and A Fabre who have both won the race four times. A P O'Brien winners have been with Aussie Rules (2006), Astronomer Royal (2007), The Gurkha (2016) and St Marks Basilica (2021). A Fabre winners have been Lope De Vega (2010), Make Believe (2015), Persian King (2019) and Victor Ludorum (2020). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains is J-C Rouget (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Poule d'Essai des Poulains 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 P O'Brien | 32-4-8 | +17.10 | +3.71 |
| A Fabre | 22-4-10 | -1.10 | +0.04 |
| J-C Rouget | 23-2-4 | -14.40 | -13.49 |
| C Laffon-Parias | 8-1-2 | +14.50 | +4.89 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 7-1-2 | -2.00 | -3.10 |
| D Guillemin | 4-1-1 | +7.00 | +3.00 |
| N Clement | 4-1-4 | +1.50 | +8.82 |
| F Rohaut | 3-1-2 | +31.00 | +18.30 |
| Charlie Appleby | 2-1-1 | +1.00 | +0.20 |
| A Schutz | 1-1-1 | +26.00 | +15.60 |
Poule d'Essai des Poulains Jockey Statistics
There are multiple leading jockeys in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains over the last 20 renewals with Olivier Peslier, Stephane Pasquier, Mickael Barzalona and Cristian Demuro having all won the race two times. Olivier Peslier winners have been with Falco (2008) and Make Believe (2015). Stephane Pasquier's winners have been Lucayan (2012) and Karakontie (2014). Mickael Barzalona's winners have been with Victor Ludorum (2020) and Marhaba Ya Sanafi (2023). Cristian Demuro's winners have been with Brametot (2017) and Olmedo (2018).
Here are some of the top Poule d'Essai des Poulains 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Peslier | 17-2-4 | +11.50 | +1.85 |
| Stephane Pasquier | 14-2-2 | +22.50 | +8.70 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 13-2-4 | +16.40 | +9.44 |
| Cristian Demuro | 7-2-2 | +1.60 | -1.04 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 19-1-3 | -11.00 | -10.98 |
| Ryan Moore | 13-1-1 | -8.00 | -9.60 |
| Maxime Guyon | 11-1-4 | +0.00 | +0.84 |
| Frankie Dettori | 10-1-3 | -5.00 | -5.15 |
| Ioritz Mendizabal | 8-1-2 | -2.90 | -2.24 |
| Thierry Thulliez | 6-1-4 | -0.50 | +5.22 |
2025 Poule d'Essai des Poulains Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 3, 9, (2, 12), 3, 9, 5, 6, 11, 1, 6, 5, 13, 4, 1, 1, 6, 1, 4, 8
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 (80%) - No bigger than 33/1
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Not on GS/FM/STD-SLW (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Highest Won is not G2/Cl3/Cl5-6
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Not in a G2/Cl3/Cl5-6 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - In a field of 7 - 16 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Not on GF/STD-SLW/STD (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - No bigger than 10/1 (Career Win)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Highest Placed is not G2/Cl3/Cl5-6
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Not in a Cl5-6 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Sex is Colt
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Had 2 - 6 placings (Non-Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved an RPR of 85+ (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (76%) - No bigger than 11/1 (Debut)
- 19 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 15/1 (LTO)
- 19 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 10/1 (Last Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Longchamp racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Poule d'Essai des Poulains. You may want to do your research into the race, there are times when there are several runners who pass the trends so you need to do your research to find a bet, we have a Horse Racing Form Reading Made Easy & What to Look For article to help you do just this in the OLBG Betting School section.
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Poule d'Essai des Poulains Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +60.80 is when runners ran at Longchamp last time out. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners carried 126lbs last time out, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-64.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 1 (4,13) [13 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 7 (1,10) [9 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 4 (15,1) [15 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 6 (2,11) [12 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 2 (5,3) [9 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Poule d'Essai des Poulains is Longchamp, there has been a total number of 12 winners of this race who ran at Longchamp last time out.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, that stallion Shamardal has produced 2 winners (2020,2010).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Poule d'Essai des Poulains despite multiple attempts:
- Lope De Vega (0 Wins from 11 runners)
- Dansili (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Storm Cat (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- War Front (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Astronomer Royal in 2007, winning for A P O'Brien at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Colm O'Donoghue. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 5 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 Poule d'Essai des Poulains. 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
- Grand Prix de Paris
- 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
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Poule d'Essai des Poulains Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. 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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