Prix Ganay Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

Get ready for the Prix Ganay, run at Longchamp over 1m2½f. Here we look back through the race's history, showcasing the most successful trainers and jockeys, and identifying the statistical trends that could help you find the next winner.
Prix Ganay Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends
Andy Powell
Andy Powell Expert Guide

You know how punters get lost in too much data or bet blindly? I break down the stats and trends so you can feel confident you’re betting with more than just gut instinct.

2027 Prix Ganay Preview

Scheduled to take place in either late April or early May at the Longchamp racecourse is the Prix Ganay, a race that is open to runners who are aged four or older and is contested over 2,100m (1m2½f) on the turf.

Established in 1889, the race was originally over 100m shorter and known as the Prix des Sablons until being renamed in honour of Jean de Ganay in 1949.

Runners from this race can go on to compete in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, with Waldgeist (2019) being the last to win both races in the same season.

Prix Ganay Information:

Our dedicated Longchamp tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Prix Ganay, but will also have predictions for each meeting at Longchamp throughout the season, so be sure to head over there. 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 Prix Ganay 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 112%. The race in 2016 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 131%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Prix Ganay, 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 2027 Prix Ganay 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 Ganay Trend Analysis.

These are the top three quickest-run Prix Ganay races over the last 20 renewals:

  1. Sottsass (2:06.38) in 2020
  2. Planteur (2:07.29) in 2011
  3. Dariyan (2:07.72) in 2016

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 Ganay next time out, then you would have backed a total of 5 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -8.11. Whilst we wait for the 2027 Prix Ganay, 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 2:06.38 was set by Sottsass in 2020, trained by J-C Rouget and ridden by Cristian Demuro, which is the quickest time over that period. The slowest winning time was set in 2012 when Cirrus Des Aigles won in a time of 2:18.90 for trainer Mme C Barande-Barbe, who booked Olivier Peslier in the saddle.

What the expert says...
The last two winners have now come here after running in last season's Triomphe. Sosie (2025) was 4th in that race before winning this, whilst Daryz (2026) won both races.

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Prix Ganay Past Winners

Here are the Prix Ganay past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the race year, the winning horse, and the horse's age & weight. 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 Ganay are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2026
2:10.26
Daryz (FR)
4yo 9-2 (6 of 5) 7/10F
Mickael Barzalona
F-H Graffard (FR)
2025
2:10.71
Sosie (IRE)
4yo 9-2 (3 of 6) 5/2
Maxime Guyon
A Fabre (FR)
2024
2:13.16
Haya Zark (FR)
5yo 9-2 (8 of 9) 19/1
Alexis Pouchin
Adrien Fouassier (FR)
2023
2:13.39
Iresine (FR)
6yo 9-2 (7 of 7) 43/10
Mlle Marie Velon
J-P Gauvin (FR)
2022
2:08.46
State Of Rest (IRE)
4yo 9-2 (6 of 6) 63/10
Shane Crosse
Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE)
2021
2:11.62
Mare Australis (IRE)
4yo 9-2 (1 of 7) 5/2
Pierre-Charles Boudot
A Fabre (FR)
2020
2:06.38
Sottsass (FR)
4yo 9-2 (4 of 5) 1/1F
Cristian Demuro
J-C Rouget (FR)
2019
2:09.07
Waldgeist (GB)
5yo 9-2 (1 of 5) 17/5
Pierre-Charles Boudot
A Fabre (FR)
2018
2:09.44
Cracksman (GB)
4yo 9-2 (7 of 7) 3/5F
Frankie Dettori
John Gosden (GB)
2017
2:11.70
Cloth Of Stars (IRE)
4yo 9-2 (3 of 7) 6/5F
Mickael Barzalona
A Fabre (FR)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Prix Ganay have been based:

  • FR: 15 winners with an additional 23 placings from 102 runners
  • IRE: 3 winners with an additional 0 placings from 12 runners
  • GB: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 14 runners
  • GER: 1 winner with an additional 2 placings from 12 runners
  • HK: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
  • CZE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

2026 Prix Ganay Replay


Prix Ganay Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Prix Ganay over the last 20 renewals is A Fabre, who has won the race five times, with those five winners coming from Cutlass Bay (2010), Cloth Of Stars (2017), Waldgeist (2019), Mare Australis (2021) and Sosie (2025). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Prix Ganay are Mme C Barande-Barbe (3 wins) and A P O'Brien (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Prix Ganay 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):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
A Fabre19-5-7-3.40-2.86
Mme C Barande-Barbe5-3-4+5.12+3.22
A P O'Brien7-2-2-0.76-2.36
A De Royer-Dupre9-1-4-6.50-4.43
F-H Graffard7-1-3-5.30-3.65
E Lellouche4-1-2-2.00-1.07
J-C Rouget4-1-1-2.00-2.37
Joseph Patrick O'Brien3-1-1+4.30+1.94
J-P Gauvin3-1-1+2.30+0.69
Mario Hofer3-1-1+1.50+0.10

Prix Ganay Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Prix Ganay over the last 20 renewals is Christophe Soumillon, who has won the race five times, with those five winners coming from Dylan Thomas (2007), Planteur (2011), Cirrus Des Aigles (2014 & 2015) and Dariyan (2016). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Prix Ganay are Maxime Guyon (2 wins), Mickael Barzalona (2 wins), Olivier Peslier (2 wins) and Pierre-Charles Boudot (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Prix Ganay; Stephane Pasquier has ridden 10 runners in the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Prix Ganay 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):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Christophe Soumillon14-5-6+0.44-2.43
Maxime Guyon11-2-4-5.50-2.84
Mickael Barzalona9-2-3-5.10-5.16
Olivier Peslier8-2-4-1.88-0.69
Pierre-Charles Boudot7-2-4+0.90+2.99
Cristian Demuro5-1-2-3.00-1.87
Alexis Pouchin4-1-3+16.00+10.49
Johnny Murtagh2-1-1+2.80+1.38
Ioritz Mendizabal2-1-1+0.63-0.02
Frankie Dettori2-1-2-0.40-0.09

Prix Ganay Trend Analysis

✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +8.77, is when runners had a furthest trip won of 1m4f.

❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners carried 125lbs, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-24.

Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:

  • 2026: Winner in 6 (2) [5 Runners]
  • 2025: Winner in 3 (5) [6 Runners]
  • 2024: Winner in 8 (4,6) [9 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 7 (5) [7 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 6 (5) [6 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Prix Ganay is Longchamp; there have been a total of 8 winners of this race who ran at Longchamp last time out. The next best courses, which have produced the second most winners, are Ascot and Meydan; there have been a total of 3 winners from each of those courses.

The race is open to both sexes, with male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 118 runners, while female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 24 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Prix Ganay:

  • Even Top (3 Wins)
  • Sea The Stars (3 Wins)
  • Danehill (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 Prix Ganay; that stallion is Lope De Vega, 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 Haya Zark in 2024, winning for Adrien Fouassier at odds of 19/1 under the guidance of Alexis Pouchin. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 10 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 Prix Ganay

Many trainers target races as preparation for the Prix Ganay. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

InfoLast Race
2026 - Daryz
Longchamp - 1st of 17 (88/5)
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
2025 - Sosie
Longchamp - 4th of 16 (49/10)
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
2024 - Haya Zark
Saint-Cloud - 1st of 6 (63/10)
Prix Exbury
2023 - Iresine
Longchamp - 2nd of 7 (26/5)
Prix dHarcourt
2022 - State Of Rest
Moonee Valley - 1st of 8 (13/2)
Ladbrokes Cox Plate
2021 - Mare Australis
Longchamp - 2nd of 8 (44/5)
Prix dHarcourt
2020 - Sottsass
Longchamp - 4th of 9 (2/5)
Prix dHarcourt
2019 - Waldgeist
Sha Tin - 5th of 14 (39/10)
Hong Kong Vase
2018 - Cracksman
Ascot - 1st of 10 (13/8)
British Champion Stakes
2017 - Cloth Of Stars
Chantilly - 1st of 11 (4/5)
Prix dHarcourt

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 Ganay Preview are Andy and James. They both work on the Horse Racing Tips team, overseeing the tipsters and managing the tip settlement, while also creating and managing all the horse racing event previews for International racing.

James Banting

James Banting

Expert Guide

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Association provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Expert Guide

Andy, a seasoned horse racing analyst with over 15 years of experience, delves into the intricacies of international horse racing, meticulously analyzing complex statistical data to uncover hidden trends. He spearheads the creation and management of OLBG's international horse racing trend blogs, providing valuable insights for bettors worldwide.

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