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2026 Prix de la Foret Preview
Scheduled to take place in October of each year at the Longchamp racecourse and run on Arc Day is the Prix de la Foret, a group one race that is open to runners aged three or older and is run over a trip of 1,400m or seven furlongs!
The race serves as a trial for the Breeders' Cup Mile, with the winner receiving an automatic invite into that race.
Prix de la Foret Information:
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Longchamp tips on the day of the race. Do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist, or are they predicting other runners? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Races Covered on Arc Day section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Prix de la Foret market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2011 when the race had an over-round of 113%. The race in 2014 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 128%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Prix de la Foret, the over-round has been 120%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £120 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Prix de la Foret 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 Prix de la Foret Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Prix de la Foret races over the last 20 renewals:
- Make Believe (1:17.05) in 2015
- Kelina (1:17.17) in 2023
- Olympic Glory (1:17.73) in 2014
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 Prix de la Foret next time out, then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 15 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -5.40. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Prix de la Foret, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:17.05 was set by Make Believe in 2015, trained by A Fabre and ridden by Olivier Peslier, which is the quickest time over that period. The slowest winning time was set in 2017 when Aclaim won in a time of 1:25.75 for trainer Martyn Meade, who booked Oisin Murphy in the saddle.
Prix de la Foret Past Winners
Here are the Prix de la Foret 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 from which the horse came and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Prix de la Foret are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 1:20.80 | Maranoa Charlie (FR) 3yo 9-0 (4 of 16) 22/5 | Aurelien Lemaitre Christopher Head (FR) |
| 2024 1:20.02 | Ramatuelle (USA) 3yo 8-10 (6 of 16) 5/1 | Aurelien Lemaitre Christopher Head (FR) |
| 2023 1:17.17 | Kelina (IRE) 3yo 8-10 (3 of 14) 28/1 | Maxime Guyon C Laffon-Parias (FR) |
| 2022 1:24.40 | Kinross (GB) 5yo 9-2 (9 of 10) 17/10F | Frankie Dettori Ralph Beckett (GB) |
| 2021 1:22.97 | Space Blues (IRE) 5yo 9-2 (10 of 15) 18/5F | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2020 1:24.75 | One Master (GB) 6yo 8-13 (4 of 9) 29/10 | Pierre-Charles Boudot William Haggas (GB) |
| 2019 1:23.66 | One Master (GB) 5yo 8-13 (6 of 12) 17/5 | Pierre-Charles Boudot William Haggas (GB) |
| 2018 1:20.29 | One Master (GB) 4yo 8-13 (15 of 15) 33/1 | Pierre-Charles Boudot William Haggas (GB) |
| 2017 1:25.75 | Aclaim (IRE) 4yo 9-2 (1 of 10) 5/2F | Oisin Murphy Martyn Meade (GB) |
| 2016 1:21.83 | Limato (IRE) 4yo 9-2 (1 of 11) 8/11F | Harry Bentley Henry Candy (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Prix de la Foret have been based:
- GB: 11 winners with an additional 16 placings from 84 runners
- FR: 7 winners with an additional 17 placings from 114 runners
- IRE: 1 winner with an additional 5 placings from 27 runners
- GER: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 10 runners
- JPN: 0 winners with an additional 2 placings from 4 runners
- SPA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- BRZ: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- ITY: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- CZE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- SWE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
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Prix de la Foret Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Prix de la Foret over the last 20 renewals is William Haggas, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from One Master (2018, 2019 & 2020). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Prix de la Foret are F Head (2 wins) and Christopher Head (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Prix de la Foret 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Haggas | 6-3-3 | +36.30 | +20.58 |
| F Head | 14-2-5 | -9.68 | -8.51 |
| Christopher Head | 3-2-2 | +8.40 | +3.70 |
| A Fabre | 13-1-3 | -7.50 | -6.96 |
| C Laffon-Parias | 8-1-2 | +21.00 | +12.30 |
| A De Royer-Dupre | 6-1-2 | +15.00 | +11.50 |
| Ralph Beckett | 6-1-3 | -3.30 | -2.92 |
| Richard Hannon | 5-1-3 | +1.00 | +4.30 |
| T Hogan | 4-1-3 | -0.50 | +0.38 |
| Richard Hannon Snr | 3-1-3 | -0.50 | +0.85 |
Prix de la Foret Jockey Statistics
There are multiple leading jockeys in the Prix de la Foret over the last 20 renewals, with Frankie Dettori, William Buick, and Pierre-Charles Boudot having all won the race three times. Frankie Dettori winners have been with Caradak (2006), Olympic Glory (2014) and Kinross (2022). William Buick winners have been with Dream Ahead (2011), Gordon Lord Byron (2012) and Space Blues (2021). Pierre-Charles Boudot winners have been with One Master (2018, 2019 & 2020). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Prix de la Foret are Olivier Peslier (2 wins), Stephane Pasquier (2 wins) and Aurelien Lemaitre (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Prix de la Foret; Mickael Barzalona has ridden 11 runners in the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Prix de la Foret 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Dettori | 10-3-4 | +3.70 | -0.02 |
| William Buick | 6-3-3 | +6.60 | +2.76 |
| Pierre-Charles Boudot | 5-3-4 | +37.30 | +22.53 |
| Olivier Peslier | 12-2-4 | -3.75 | -5.15 |
| Stephane Pasquier | 11-2-2 | +111.00 | +63.00 |
| Aurelien Lemaitre | 3-2-2 | +8.40 | +3.70 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 16-1-4 | -13.50 | -8.74 |
| Maxime Guyon | 11-1-2 | +18.00 | +10.60 |
| Oisin Murphy | 6-1-1 | -2.50 | -3.50 |
| Harry Bentley | 1-1-1 | +0.73 | +0.44 |
2026 Prix de la Foret Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 4, 5, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 1, 5, 2, 1, 1, 7, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2
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 (73%) - Carried 125 - 135lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Had 3 - 14 wins (Non-Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - No bigger than 50/1 (Career)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Had 3 - 15 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Had 2 - 12 placings (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Break of 13 - 147 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Furthest ran 7½f - 1m2½f
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Had 4 - 18 placings (Non-Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Achieved an RPR of 108+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Not BB/BL/BR/GR in colour
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Placed within last 3 starts
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Highest Run is not G2/LST/Cl2
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Ran in 5 - 34 races (Career)
- 19 / 20 (71%) - Beaten no more -3½l (LTO)
- 18 / 20 (64%) - Beaten no more -1½l (Debut)
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Longchamp racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Prix de la Foret. 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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Prix de la Foret Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +79.67, is when runners had a furthest trip won of 1m.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners finished in 2nd on debut, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-41.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 4 (6,5) [16 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 6 (2,14) [16 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 3 (2,5) [14 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 9 (7,4) [10 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 10 (5,16) [15 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Prix de la Foret is Deauville; there have been a total of 4 winners of this race who ran at Deauville last time out. The next best courses, which have produced the second most winners, are York, Doncaster and Longchamp; there have been a total of 3 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 13 winners from a total of 165 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 7 winners from a total of 79 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Prix de la Foret:
- Fastnet Rock (3 Wins)
- Desert Style (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Prix de la Foret despite multiple attempts:
- Lope De Vega (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Dansili (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Shamardal (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Dark Angel (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Pivotal (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Toylsome in 2007, winning for J Hirschberger at odds of 100/1 under the guidance of Stephane Pasquier. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 8 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Prix de la Foret, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page. 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 Prix de la Foret
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Prix de la Foret. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Maranoa Charlie York - 3rd of 10 (9/1) | City of York Stakes |
| 2024 - Ramatuelle Ascot - 3rd of 9 (15/8) | Coronation Stakes |
| 2023 - Kelina Longchamp - 7th of 8 (20/1) | Prix du Moulin de Longchamp |
| 2022 - Kinross Doncaster - 1st of 6 (5/6) | Park Stakes |
| 2021 - Space Blues York - 1st of 9 (11/8) | City of York Stakes |
| 2020 - One Master Doncaster - 2nd of 8 (7/2) | Park Stakes |
| 2019 - One Master Deauville - 5th of 15 (97/10) | Prix Maurice de Gheest |
| 2018 - One Master Tipperary - 1st of 13 (9/2) | Coolmore Stud Fairy Bridge Stakes |
| 2017 - Aclaim Doncaster - 1st of 8 (3/1) | Park Stakes |
| 2016 - Limato York - 2nd of 19 (15/8) | Nunthorpe Stakes |
Races Covered on Arc Day
Here are the races at the Longchamp racecourse which take place on Arc Day, all of which we have blogs for.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Prix Marcel Boussac | Diamond Necklace (IRE) 2yo - 11/10 | A P O'Brien Christophe Soumillon |
| Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere | Puerto Rico (IRE) 2yo - 39/10 | A P O'Brien Christophe Soumillon |
| Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp | Asfoora (AUS) 7yo - 13/5 | Henry Dwyer Oisin Murphy |
| Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | Daryz (FR) 3yo - 166/10 | F-H Graffard Mickael Barzalona |
| Prix de l'Opéra | Barnavara (IRE) 3yo - 98/10 | Mrs John Harrington Shane Foley |
| Prix de la Foret | Maranoa Charlie (FR) 3yo - 22/5 | Christopher Head Aurelien Lemaitre |
Article Contributor Information
We are fortunate to have an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to the creation and maintenance of this Prix de la Foret Preview are Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips 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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