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2025 Grand Prix d'Automne Preview
The Grade 1 Grand Prix d'Automne takes place at Auteuil in November of each year, this is a race over hurdles for runners aged five or older and because of the time of year, this can be a demanding race over three miles on testing ground.
Grand Prix d'Automne Information:
- Grand Prix d'Automne Past Winners
- Grand Prix d'Automne Trainer Statistics
- Grand Prix d'Automne Jockey Statistics
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Auteuil 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 Other Principal Races in France section for links to these.
How competitive is the Grand Prix d'Automne 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 117%. The race in 2015 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 128%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Grand Prix d'Automne, the over-round has been 120%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £120 which is bet.
Grand Prix d'Automne 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 Grand Prix d'Automne next time out then you would have backed a total of 6 winners. Backing all 17 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -6.80. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Grand Prix d'Automne.
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2012 renewal when Saint Du Chenet from M Rolland under the guidance of Regis Schmidlin, won in a time of 6:19.92, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Paulougas, trained by D Bressou and ridden by Jacques Ricou set the quickest time of 4:16.96 in the 2015 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Grand Prix d'Automne over the last 20 renewals:
- Paulougas (4:16.96) in 2015
- Alex De Larredya (5:37.60) in 2017
- Theleme (5:41.07) in 2022
Grand Prix d'Automne Past Winners
Here are the Grand Prix d'Automne 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. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Grand Prix d'Automne are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 5:49.05 | Losange Bleu (FR) 5yo 10-6 6/5F | Johnny Charron D Bressou (FR) |
| 2023 6:04.71 | Theleme (FR) 6yo 10-10 30/100F | Gaetan Masure A Chaille-Chaille (FR) |
| 2022 5:41.07 | Theleme (FR) 5yo 10-6 29/10 | Pierre Dubourg A Chaille-Chaille (FR) |
| 2021 6:07.91 | Galop Marin (IRE) 9yo 10-10 74/10 | Morgan Regairaz D Bressou (FR) |
| 2020 6:02.33 | Galop Marin (IRE) 8yo 10-10 125/10 | Morgan Regairaz D Bressou (FR) |
| 2019 6:03.49 | Galop Marin (IRE) 7yo 10-10 23/10F | Morgan Regairaz D Bressou (FR) |
| 2018 5:53.48 | Galop Marin (IRE) 6yo 10-10 1/1F | Morgan Regairaz D Bressou (FR) |
| 2017 5:37.60 | Alex De Larredya (FR) 7yo 10-10 9/5 | Gaetan Masure Francois Nicolle (FR) |
| 2016 5:49.55 | Alex De Larredya (FR) 6yo 10-10 19/5 | Gaetan Masure Francois Nicolle (FR) |
| 2015 4:16.96 | Paulougas (FR) 3yo 10-10 29/10F | Jacques Ricou D Bressou (FR) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Grand Prix d'Automne have been based:
- FR: 17 winners with an additional 32 placings from 165 runners
- GB: 2 winners with an additional 2 placings from 18 runners
- IRE: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 2 runners
Grand Prix d'Automne Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Grand Prix d'Automne over the last 20 renewals is D Bressou who has won the race six times with those six winners coming from Paulougas (2015), Galop Marin (2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021) and Losange Bleu (2024). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Grand Prix d'Automne are A Chaille-Chaille (4 wins), M Rolland (3 wins) and Francois Nicolle (2 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Grand Prix d'Automne, J-P Gallorini (0-13), Robert Collet (0-11), Yannick Fouin (0-10) and F-M Cottin (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Grand Prix d'Automne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| D Bressou | 9-6-8 | +24.30 | +20.82 |
| A Chaille-Chaille | 5-4-5 | +2.10 | +2.02 |
| M Rolland | 6-3-4 | +2.40 | +2.44 |
| Francois Nicolle | 14-2-7 | -6.40 | -3.94 |
| Nick Williams | 10-1-2 | +27.00 | +15.10 |
| P Peltier | 4-1-2 | -4.00 | -3.20 |
| Y-M Porzier | 2-1-1 | +5.10 | +2.66 |
| W P Mullins | 2-1-1 | +4.00 | +2.00 |
| Paul Nicholls | 2-1-2 | +2.20 | +1.91 |
| J-P Gallorini | 13-0-4 | -13.00 | -5.21 |
Grand Prix d'Automne Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Grand Prix d'Automne over the last 20 renewals is Morgan Regairaz who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Galop Marin (2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Grand Prix d'Automne are Regis Schmidlin (3 wins), Gaetan Masure (3 wins) and Jacques Ricou (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Grand Prix d'Automne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Regairaz | 7-4-6 | +20.20 | +18.26 |
| Regis Schmidlin | 11-3-4 | -2.60 | -2.76 |
| Gaetan Masure | 5-3-4 | +3.90 | +2.90 |
| Jacques Ricou | 6-2-3 | -2.10 | -1.00 |
| James Reveley | 8-1-2 | +29.00 | +15.20 |
| Christophe Pieux | 4-1-2 | -2.10 | -2.04 |
| David Berra | 4-1-2 | -4.00 | -3.20 |
| Frederic Ditta | 3-1-1 | +4.10 | +1.66 |
| Johnny Charron | 3-1-1 | -0.80 | -1.25 |
| R Walsh | 1-1-1 | +5.00 | +3.00 |
2025 Grand Prix d'Automne Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, PU, 4, F, 2, 1, F, PU, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 2, 1, 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 (70%) - Break of 20 - 195 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (70%) - Highest Placed is not G2/LST/Cl3/Cl5-6
- 20 / 20 (74%) - Achieved an RPR of 124+ (Season)
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Within the first 7 of the market
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Highest Run is not G2-3/LST/Cl4-5
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Off a break of 20 - 146 days
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Had 2 - 8 placings (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 36/1
- 20 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 56/1 (Career)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - No more than 1 fall (Career)
- 19 / 20 (55%) - Highest Won is not LST/Cl2-3/Cl5
- 19 / 20 (73%) - Ran over 2m3f - 3m1½f (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (78%) - Achieved an RPR of 124+ (Going)
- 19 / 20 (80%) - Furthest Won 2m3½f - 3m1½f
- 19 / 20 (88%) - No more than -5yrs (Vs Max Age)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Auteuil racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Grand Prix d'Automne. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles like How to Find Winners - 101 Tips to Choose A Winning Horse Racing Bet.
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Grand Prix d'Automne Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor that produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +41.00 is when runners had a highest class won of Class 1 (G1).
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a highest class won of Class 1 (Listed), when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-50.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Grand Prix d'Automne is Auteuil, there has been a total number of 19 winners of this race who ran at Auteuil last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 154 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 33 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Grand Prix d'Automne:
- Black Sam Bellamy (4 Wins)
- Astarabad (2 Wins)
- Crillon (2 Wins)
- Sadlers Wells (2 Wins)
- Sidestep (2 Wins)
- Turgeon (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Grand Prix d'Automne despite multiple attempts:
- Kapgarde (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Blue Bresil (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Reve De Sivola in 2013, winning for Nick Williams at odds of 36/1 under the guidance of James Reveley. 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 Grand Prix d'Automne 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.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Grand Prix d'Automne 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
Tipster Competition Assistant
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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