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2025 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:
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 Other Principal Races in France section for links to these.
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.
Prix Ganay 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 Prix Ganay 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 -9.81. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Prix Ganay see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Sottsass, trained by J-C Rouget and ridden by Cristian Demuro who set the fastest winning time in the Prix Ganay, the runner won the race in a time of 2:06.38 when winning the race in 2020. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Mme C Barande-Barbe and jockey Olivier Peslier with Cirrus Des Aigles who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 2:18.90 in the 2012 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Prix Ganay over the last 20 renewals:
- Sottsass (2:06.38) in 2020
- Planteur (2:07.29) in 2011
- Dariyan (2:07.72) in 2016
Prix Ganay Past Winners
Here are the Prix Ganay 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 Prix Ganay as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 2016 2:07.72 | Dariyan (FR) 4yo 9-2 (11 of 10) 6/4F | Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre (FR) |
| 2015 2:18.07 | Cirrus Des Aigles (FR) 9yo 9-2 (7 of 7) 3/1 | Christophe Soumillon Mme C Barande-Barbe (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 108 runners
- IRE: 3 winners with an additional 1 placing from 11 runners
- GER: 1 winner with an additional 2 placings from 13 runners
- GB: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 13 runners
- HK: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
- CZE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Prix Ganay Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Prix Ganay over the last 20 renewals is A Fabre who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Cutlass Bay (2010), Cloth Of Stars (2017), Waldgeist (2019) and Mare Australis (2021). 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):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Fabre | 19-4-6 | -6.90 | -4.56 |
| Mme C Barande-Barbe | 5-3-4 | +5.12 | +3.22 |
| A P O'Brien | 8-2-3 | -1.76 | -1.86 |
| A De Royer-Dupre | 11-1-4 | -8.50 | -6.43 |
| M Delzangles | 7-1-3 | -0.50 | -0.21 |
| E Lellouche | 4-1-2 | -2.00 | -1.07 |
| J E Pease | 4-1-2 | -2.38 | -1.68 |
| J-P Gauvin | 3-1-1 | +2.30 | +0.69 |
| Mario Hofer | 3-1-1 | +1.50 | +0.10 |
| J-C Rouget | 3-1-1 | -1.00 | -1.37 |
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 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 a total of 11 runners to 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):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christophe Soumillon | 16-5-6 | -1.56 | -4.43 |
| Olivier Peslier | 9-2-5 | -2.88 | +0.21 |
| Pierre-Charles Boudot | 7-2-4 | +0.90 | +2.99 |
| Maxime Guyon | 10-1-3 | -8.00 | -4.40 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 7-1-1 | -4.80 | -5.25 |
| Thierry Jarnet | 4-1-1 | +2.50 | +0.44 |
| Ioritz Mendizabal | 3-1-1 | -0.37 | -1.02 |
| Cristian Demuro | 3-1-2 | -1.00 | +0.13 |
| Alexis Pouchin | 2-1-2 | +18.00 | +11.45 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 2-1-1 | +2.80 | +1.38 |
2025 Prix Ganay Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 3, 1, 6, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 3, 5, 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 (45%) - Achieved an RPR of 114+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Achieved a TS of 77+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (77%) - Achieved a TS of 84+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - No bigger than 19/1
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Had 2 - 10 placings (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Sex is not Filly/Mare
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Carried 123 - 134lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Not BB/BL/BR/GR/RO in colour
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Not in CAN/DEU/ITA/JPN/USA (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Beaten no more -7¾l (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - In a field of 7 - 16 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Not in a Cl2-4/Cl6 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Had 4 - 44 placings (Non-Hcps)
- 18 / 20 (42%) - Within the first 3 of the market
- 18 / 20 (69%) - Placed within last 2 starts
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Longchamp racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Prix Ganay. If there is anything that you do not understand in this blog, please leave a comment or head over to the Horse Racing Terms and Abbreviations article which is available in the OLBG Betting School section.
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Prix Ganay Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +6.37 is when runners had 1 season place. 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 0-27.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 8 (4,6) [9 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 7 (5) [7 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 6 (5) [6 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 1 (4) [7 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 4 (2) [5 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Prix Ganay is Longchamp, there has been a total number 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 has been a total number of 3 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 120 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 27 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Prix Ganay:
- Even Top (3 Wins)
- Danehill (2 Wins)
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. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Prix Ganay 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.
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 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 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 Prix Ganay 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.
Darren Brett
Tipster Competition Manager
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