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2025 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Preview
Previously and by some better known as the Grand Criterium, the now known as Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere is scheduled to take place in October of each year at the Longchamp racecourse.
This group one is the oldest race in France that is open to juvenile horses being open to two-year-old colts and fillies and is contested over a distance of seven furlongs.
The race is run on the same day as the Arc and the winner of this race receives an invite to the Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf.
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Information:
- Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Past Winners
- Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Trainer Statistics
- Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Jockey Statistics
We also have a dedicated Longchamp 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 Races Covered on Arc Day section for links to these.
How competitive is the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 10 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2016 when the race had an over-round of 111%. The race in 2022 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 122%, whilst on average over the last 10 renewals of the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, the over-round has been 118%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £118 which is bet.
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 10 if you had followed the winner of the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere next time out then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 9 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -6.30. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
The runner that holds the record over the past 10 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2019 renewal when Victor Ludorum from A Fabre under the guidance of Mickael Barzalona, won in a time of 1:44.15, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Rosallion, trained by Richard Hannon and ridden by Sean Levey set the quickest time of 1:18.23 in the 2023 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere over the last 10 renewals:
- Rosallion (1:18.23) in 2023
- Camille Pissarro (1:20.58) in 2024
- Belbek (1:22.98) in 2022
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Past Winners
Here are the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere 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 horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:20.58 | Camille Pissarro (IRE) 2yo 9-0 (9 of 9) 124/10 | Christophe Soumillon A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2023 1:18.23 | Rosallion (IRE) 2yo 9-0 (10 of 10) 61/10 | Sean Levey Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2022 1:22.98 | Belbek (FR) 2yo 9-0 (3 of 7) 177/10 | Mickael Barzalona A Fabre (FR) |
| 2021 1:24.57 | Angel Bleu (FR) 2yo 9-0 (1 of 9) 11/2 | Frankie Dettori Ralph Beckett (GB) |
| 2020 1:23.49 | Sealiway (FR) 2yo 9-0 (4 of 5) 29/10 | Mickael Barzalona F Rossi (FR) |
| 2019 1:44.15 | Victor Ludorum (GB) 2yo 9-0 (4 of 7) 9/5F | Mickael Barzalona A Fabre (FR) |
| 2018 1:39.10 | Royal Marine (IRE) 2yo 9-0 (3 of 6) 5/1 | Oisin Murphy Saeed bin Suroor (GB) |
| 2017 1:38.51 | Happily (IRE) 2yo 8-10 (4 of 6) 6/5F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2016 1:35.53 | National Defense (GB) 2yo 9-0 (2 of 7) 5/1 | Pierre-Charles Boudot Mme Christiane Head (FR) |
| 2015 1:37.27 | Ultra (IRE) 2yo 9-0 (2 of 11) 6/1 | Mickael Barzalona A Fabre (FR) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere have been based:
- FR: 5 winners with an additional 5 placings from 33 runners
- GB: 3 winners with an additional 6 placings from 22 runners
- IRE: 2 winners with an additional 2 placings from 17 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 4 runners
- SPA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere over the last 10 renewals is A Fabre who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Ultra (2015), Victor Ludorum (2019) and Belbek (2022). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere is A P O'Brien (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere trainer statistics over the last 10 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 | 5-3-4 | +23.50 | +14.53 |
| A P O'Brien | 12-2-4 | +3.60 | +1.03 |
| Richard Hannon | 3-1-1 | +4.10 | +1.66 |
| F Rossi | 2-1-1 | +1.90 | +0.81 |
| Ralph Beckett | 1-1-1 | +5.50 | +3.30 |
| Mme Christiane Head | 1-1-1 | +5.00 | +3.13 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 1-1-1 | +5.00 | +3.13 |
| Charlie Appleby | 3-0-1 | -3.00 | -1.86 |
| J-C Rouget | 3-0-1 | -3.00 | -2.06 |
| F Vermeulen | 3-0-0 | -3.00 | -3.00 |
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere over the last 10 renewals is Mickael Barzalona who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Ultra (2015), Victor Ludorum (2019), Sealiway (2020) and Belbek (2022).
Here are some of the top Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere jockey statistics over the last 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mickael Barzalona | 6-4-5 | +26.40 | +16.34 |
| Ryan Moore | 8-1-3 | -5.80 | -3.41 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 5-1-2 | +8.40 | +4.01 |
| Frankie Dettori | 4-1-3 | +2.50 | +3.09 |
| Sean Levey | 3-1-2 | +4.10 | +3.01 |
| Pierre-Charles Boudot | 3-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.13 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1-1-1 | +5.00 | +3.13 |
| Maxime Guyon | 8-0-3 | -8.00 | -3.90 |
| Cristian Demuro | 5-0-1 | -5.00 | -4.06 |
| William Buick | 3-0-2 | -3.00 | +1.14 |
2025 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 4, 3, 1, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 5
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.
- 10 / 10 (56%) - No bigger than 5/1 (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (78%) - Fewer than 3 placings (Jockey)
- 10 / 10 (79%) - In a field of 5 - 11 (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (79%) - No bigger than 11/1 (Career Place)
- 10 / 10 (81%) - Ran in 2 - 3 races (90 Days)
- 10 / 10 (81%) - In a field of 7 - 14 (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (83%) - No bigger than 177/10
- 10 / 10 (83%) - No bigger than 9/1 (LTO)
- 10 / 10 (84%) - Fewer than 4 races (Jockey)
- 10 / 10 (84%) - Carried 126 - 133lbs (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (87%) - No bigger than 11/1 (Career Win)
- 10 / 10 (87%) - Not in a LST/Cl4 (LTO)
- 10 / 10 (87%) - Within the first 7 of the market
- 10 / 10 (87%) - Carried 126 - 131lbs (LTO)
- 10 / 10 (88%) - No bigger than 11/1 (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 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere. If you are looking to place a bet on this race well in advance of the actual running, then there may be an ante-post market available for you to place your bet. If you are unfamiliar with this type of betting then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read our Ante-Post Horse Racing article which explains how ante-post betting works.
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Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 5+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +23.30 is when runners had 1 career win on the going. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 3 career places in Flat (AW) races, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-20.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 9 (4,7) [9 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 10 (4,7) [10 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 3 (1) [7 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 1 (6,9) [9 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 4 (2) [5 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere is Doncaster, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Doncaster last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 9 winners from a total of 72 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 5 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 10 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Belbek in 2022, winning for A Fabre at odds of 177/10 under the guidance of Mickael Barzalona. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 10 renewals there have been 2 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today? All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs are based on the information that is available on the racing post.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere 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
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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 | Vertical Blue (IRE) 2yo - 33/1 | F-H Graffard Alexis Pouchin |
| Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere | Camille Pissarro (IRE) 2yo - 124/10 | A P O'Brien Christophe Soumillon |
| Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp | Makarova (GB) 5yo - 219/10 | Ed Walker Tom Marquand |
| Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | Bluestocking (GB) 4yo - 11/2 | Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan |
| Prix de l'Opera | Friendly Soul (GB) 3yo - 89/10 | John & Thady Gosden Kieran Shoemark |
| Prix de la Foret | Ramatuelle (USA) 3yo - 5/1 | Christopher Head Aurelien Lemaitre |
