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

Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Longchamp tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? 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 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2011 when the race had an over-round of 110%. The race in 2008 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 130%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Prix Marcel Boussac, the over-round has been 119%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £119 which is bet.

Prix Marcel Boussac Trends:

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

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 Marcel Boussac 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 -10.38. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2024 Prix Marcel Boussac.

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:34.90 was set by Finsceal Beo in 2006, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by J S Bolger and ridden by Kevin Manning. The slowest winning time was set in 2012 when Silasol won in a time of 1:44.62, booked to ride was Olivier Peslier on this C Laffon-Parias trained runner.

These are the top three quickest-run Prix Marcel Boussac over the last 20 renewals:

• 2006 - Finsceal Beo (1:34.90)
• 2015 - Ballydoyle (1:35.44)
• 2016 - Wuheida (1:35.85)

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 trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Prix Marcel Boussac as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price 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: 10 winners with an additional 21 placings from 121 runners
• IRE: 7 winners with an additional 7 placings from 30 runners
• GB: 3 winners with an additional 8 placings from 43 runners
• ITY: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 5 runners
• GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 5 runners
• SPA: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
• HK: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Prix Marcel Boussac Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Prix Marcel Boussac over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from Rumplestiltskin (2005), Misty For Me (2010), Found (2014), Ballydoyle (2015) and Opera Singer (2023). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Prix Marcel Boussac are Charlie Appleby (2 wins) and A De Royer-Dupre (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Prix Marcel Boussac, J-C Rouget has sent a total of 11 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Prix Marcel Boussac 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):

Prix Marcel Boussac Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Prix Marcel Boussac over the last 20 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). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Prix Marcel Boussac are Christophe Soumillon (2 wins) and William Buick (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Prix Marcel Boussac, Frankie Dettori has ridden a total of 12 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Prix Marcel Boussac 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):

2024 Prix Marcel Boussac Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 1, 3, 8, 3, 1, 2, 3, 5, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 6, 7, 4, 7, 12, 1

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 (75%) - Not on GS/SLW/STD (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 28/1
• 20 / 20 (81%) - Break of 24 - 161 days (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (82%) - Break of 21 - 100 days (Last Place)
• 20 / 20 (84%) - Achieved a TS of 11+ (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (84%) - Carried 121 - 128lbs (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (84%) - Achieved an RPR of 80+ (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (84%) - Not in a G2/LST (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Furthest Won 6f - 1m
• 20 / 20 (88%) - No bigger than 113/5 (Career)
• 19 / 20 (83%) - Carried 121 - 127lbs (LTO)
• 19 / 20 (85%) - Won by at least a neck (Last Win)
• 19 / 20 (88%) - No bigger than 20/1 (Debut)
• 19 / 20 (89%) - Achieved an RPR of 85+ (Last 3)
• 18 / 20 (81%) - Won 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 Marcel Boussac. Maybe you are looking to back something in this race on the tote, but you are not sure of the process or how the tote works, No problem! We have an article which is dedicated to The Tote for you to read which explains everything you need to know! Be sure to check out the other articles in the OLBG Betting School.

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Prix Marcel Boussac Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +51.70 is when runners had 1 career win with the jockey. 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 0-42.

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 7 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 6 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:

• Galileo (3 Wins)
• Dubawi (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Prix Marcel Boussac despite multiple attempts:

• Frankel (0 Wins from 6 runners)
• Anabaa (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 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 20 renewals there has been a total of 6 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.

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