Prix Royal-Oak Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

Explore the Prix Royal-Oak at Saint Cloud, analyzing past winners, top trainers, and jockeys. Uncover key trends to predict future champions in this prestigious 1m7½f race. Gain insights for finding the next Prix Royal-Oak victor.
Prix Royal-Oak Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends
Andy Powell
Andy Powell Content Editor

Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.

2025 Prix Royal-Oak Preview

The Prix Royal Oak which is contested in October of each year at Saint Cloud is one of the French Classics and is their equivalent to the English St Leger. This Group 1 is contested over a distance of one mile, seven and a half furlongs (3,100m) and is open to runners aged three or older.

When the race was established in 1869 it was originally restricted to only three-year-olds until 1979 when older runners were permitted to enter, the race is named in honour of Royal Oak, a key stallion when it comes to breeding in France. The race was originally run at Longchamp but in 2024 was moved to Saint Cloud.

Prix Royal-Oak 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 Royal-Oak 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 120%. The race in 2017 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 130%, whilst on average over the last 10 renewals of the Prix Royal-Oak, the over-round has been 122%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £122 which is bet.

Prix Royal-Oak 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 Royal-Oak next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 9 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +0.75. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Prix Royal-Oak 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 Technician from Martyn Meade under the guidance of Pierre-Charles Boudot, won in a time of 3:40.13, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Holdthasigreen, trained by B Audouin and ridden by Tony Piccone set the quickest time of 3:18.17 in the 2018 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Prix Royal-Oak over the last 10 renewals:

  1. Holdthasigreen (3:18.17) in 2018
  2. Ice Breeze (3:25.40) in 2017
  3. Scope (3:27.35) in 2021

Prix Royal-Oak Past Winners

Here are the Prix Royal-Oak 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 Royal-Oak are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2024
3:33.16
Double Major (IRE)
4yo 9-4 (2 of 8) 13/2
Maxime Guyon
C Ferland (FR)
2023
3:35.89
Double Major (IRE)
3yo 8-10 (4 of 11) 33/10F
Maxime Guyon
C Ferland (FR)
2022
3:31.34
Iresine (FR)
5yo 9-4 (9 of 10) 21/10F
Mlle Marie Velon
J-P Gauvin (FR)
2021
3:27.35
Scope (IRE)
3yo 8-10 (2 of 12) 76/10
Rob Hornby
Ralph Beckett (GB)
2020
3:38.68
Subjectivist (GB)
3yo 8-10 (5 of 8) 6/1
Joe Fanning
Mark Johnston (GB)
2019
3:40.13
Technician (IRE)
3yo 8-10 (8 of 6) 12/5
Pierre-Charles Boudot
Martyn Meade (GB)
2018
3:18.17
Holdthasigreen (FR)
6yo 9-4 (6 of 8) 59/10
Tony Piccone
B Audouin (FR)
2017
3:25.40
Ice Breeze (GB)
3yo 8-10 (4 of 9) 6/1
Vincent Cheminaud
P Bary (FR)
2016
3:29.23
Vazirabad (FR)
4yo 9-4 (15 of 15) 13/8F
Christophe Soumillon
A De Royer-Dupre (FR)
2015
3:27.61
Vazirabad (FR)
3yo 8-10 (2 of 13) 15/8F
Christophe Soumillon
A De Royer-Dupre (FR)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Prix Royal-Oak have been based:

  • FR: 7 winners with an additional 15 placings from 60 runners
  • GB: 3 winners with an additional 3 placings from 27 runners
  • IRE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 10 runners
  • GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners

Prix Royal-Oak Trainer Statistics

There are two leading trainers in the Prix Royal-Oak over the last 10 renewals with both A De Royer-Dupre and C Ferland who have both won the race two times. A De Royer-Dupre winners have been with Vazirabad (2015 & 2016). C Ferland winners have been with Double Major (2023 & 2024).

Here are some of the top Prix Royal-Oak 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):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
A De Royer-Dupre6-2-4-0.49-0.73
C Ferland4-2-2+7.80+3.88
B Audouin4-1-2+2.90+1.90
J-P Gauvin3-1-3+0.10+1.44
P Bary2-1-1+5.00+2.60
Ralph Beckett1-1-1+7.60+4.56
Mark Johnston1-1-1+6.00+3.60
Martyn Meade1-1-1+2.40+1.50
A Fabre6-0-3-6.00-2.38
Charlie Appleby4-0-1-4.00-2.30

Prix Royal-Oak Jockey Statistics

There are two leading jockeys in the Prix Royal-Oak over the last 10 renewals with both Maxime Guyon and Christophe Soumillon who have both won the race two times. Maxime Guyon winners have been with Double Major (2023 & 2024). Christophe Soumillon winners have been with Vazirabad (2015 & 2016).

Here are some of the top Prix Royal-Oak 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):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Maxime Guyon7-2-4+4.80+2.80
Christophe Soumillon7-2-4-1.49-1.73
Pierre-Charles Boudot6-1-4-2.60+0.04
Tony Piccone5-1-2+1.90+0.54
Vincent Cheminaud2-1-1+5.00+2.60
Joe Fanning2-1-1+5.00+2.60
Rob Hornby1-1-1+7.60+4.56
Mlle Marie Velon1-1-1+2.10+1.26
Mickael Barzalona7-0-4-7.00-1.76
William Buick4-0-1-4.00-2.30

Prix Royal-Oak Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 5+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +18.18 is when runners ran in a race restricted to 3yo last time out. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a race restricted to 3yo+ last time out, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-45.

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

  • 2024: Winner in 2 (4,1) [8 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 4 (1,9) [11 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 9 (4,3) [10 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 2 (8,1) [12 Runners]
  • 2020: Winner in 5 (8,4) [8 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Prix Royal-Oak is Longchamp, there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at Longchamp last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 10 winners from a total of 78 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 22 runners.

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

  • Manduro (3 Wins)
  • Daiwa Major (2 Wins)
  • Teofilo (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 Royal-Oak, that stallion is Dubawi who has failed to produce a winner from 5 runners.

Looking at the winning odds over the last 10 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Scope in 2021, winning for Ralph Beckett at odds of 76/10 under the guidance of Rob Hornby. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 10 renewals there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Prix Royal-Oak head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters 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 Royal-Oak Preview are at hand, Andy and James. 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.

James Banting

James Banting

Tipster Competition Assistant

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 Club provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Content Editor

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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