Prix Marcel Boussac Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Arc Day)

2024 Prix Marcel Boussac Preview

Run in October of each year at the Longchamp racecourse is the Prix Marcel Boussac, a race that features on the same day as the Arc.

The race is a group one that is open to fillies only who are two years old and is contested over a trip of one mile.

Established in 1969, the race was originally known as the Critérium des Pouliches and is France's only G1 that is restricted to juvenile fillies.

Prix Marcel Boussac Information:

• Prix Marcel Boussac Past Winners
• Prix Marcel Boussac Trainer Statistics
• Prix Marcel Boussac Jockey Statistics

Our dedicated Longchamp tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Prix Marcel Boussac 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 Races Covered on Arc Day section for links to these.

How competitive is the Prix Marcel Boussac market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 10 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2018 when the race had an over-round of 110%. The race in 2023 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 121%, whilst on average over the last 10 renewals of the Prix Marcel Boussac, the over-round has been 117%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £117 which is bet.

Prix Marcel Boussac Trends:

• 2024 Prix Marcel Boussac Trends
• Prix Marcel Boussac Trend Analysis
• Prix Marcel Boussac Trend Shortlist

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 Marcel Boussac next time out then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 10 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -8.00. Before placing your bet on the 2024 Prix Marcel Boussac see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.

When looking over the past 10 renewals, a time of 1:35.44 was set by Ballydoyle in 2015, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by A P O'Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore. The slowest winning time was set in 2020 when Tiger Tanaka won in a time of 1:43.13, booked to ride was Mlle Jessica Marcialis by the trainer Charley Rossi.

These are the top three quickest-run Prix Marcel Boussac over the last 10 renewals:

1. Ballydoyle (1:35.44) in 2015
2. Wuheida (1:35.85) in 2016
3. Opera Singer (1:36.40) in 2023

Prix Marcel Boussac Past Winners

Here are the Prix Marcel Boussac 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 Marcel Boussac are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

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

• FR: 4 winners with an additional 10 placings from 62 runners
• IRE: 4 winners with an additional 5 placings from 14 runners
• GB: 2 winners with an additional 3 placings from 16 runners
• GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
• ITY: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
• SPA: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner

Prix Marcel Boussac Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Prix Marcel Boussac over the last 10 renewals is A P O'Brien who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Found (2014), Ballydoyle (2015) and Opera Singer (2023).

Here are the Prix Marcel Boussac trainer statistics over the last 10 renewals for trainers who have entries in the 2024 renewal, those not listed have not had a runner. (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):

Prix Marcel Boussac Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Prix Marcel Boussac over the last 10 renewals is Ryan Moore who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Found (2014), Ballydoyle (2015) and Opera Singer (2023).

Here are the Prix Marcel Boussac jockey statistics over the last 10 renewals for jockeys who have entries in the 2024 renewal, those not listed have not had a runner. (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):

Prix Marcel Boussac Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 5+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +57.40 is when runners carried 126lbs when last winning. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Class 2 when last winning, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-31.

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

• 2023: Winner in 2 (4,6) [10 Runners]
• 2022: Winner in 5 (1,2) [12 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 4 (5,3) [8 Runners]
• 2020: Winner in 3 (13,2) [12 Runners]
• 2019: Winner in 7 (3,5) [9 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Prix Marcel Boussac is Curragh, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Curragh last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Longchamp, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Longchamp last time out.

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

• Dubawi (2 Wins)
• Galileo (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 Marcel Boussac, that stallion is Frankel who has failed to produce a winner from 6 runners.

Looking at the winning odds over the last 10 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Lilys Candle in 2018, winning for F Vermeulen at odds of 28/1 under the guidance of Pierre-Charles Boudot. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 10 renewals there have been 3 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 2024 Prix Marcel Boussac. All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs are based on the information that is available on the racing post.

Prix Marcel Boussac Trend Shortlist

Longchamp will host the 2024 renewal of the Prix Marcel Boussac which will be run at 12:55 pm on Sunday 6th October 2024 and these are the runners who perform best based on the trends along with the trainer and jockey and their record in the race (Runs-Wins-Places Win LSP / EW LSP):

• 15/15 Zarigana (4/6)
  • F-H Graffard (2-0-1 -2.00 / -1.00)
  • Mickael Barzalona (7-0-2 -7.00 / -2.30)

Others: Bedtime Story (14/15), Simmering (14/15), Exactly (13/15), La Guapisima (11/15), Lhakpa (10/15), Rosa Salvaje (10/15), Vertical Blue (9/15), Inhebhaa (3/15) and La Ferretcapienne (3/15).

*Trainer & Jockey numbers are Runs-Wins-Places Win LSP / EW LSP, Runners, Odds and Trends Passed/Failed correct at the time of posting (1:55 pm Friday 4th October 2024), if no odds were available at the time of posting then forecasted odds are used.

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