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2025 Prix de la Foret Preview
Scheduled to take place in October of each year at the Longchamp racecourse and run on Arc Day is the Prix de la Foret, a group one race that is open to runners aged three or older and is run over a trip of 1,400m or seven furlongs!
The race serves as a trial for the Breeders Cup Mile with the winner receiving an automatic invite into that race.
Prix de la Foret Information:
Our dedicated Longchamp tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Prix de la Foret 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 de la Foret 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 116%. The race in 2015 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 de la Foret, the over-round has been 119%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £119 which is bet.
Prix de la Foret 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 de la Foret next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 8 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -0.90. Ahead of the 2025 Prix de la Foret why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
Over the last 10 renewals, it was Make Believe, trained by A Fabre and ridden by Olivier Peslier who set the fastest winning time in the Prix de la Foret, the runner won the race in a time of 1:17.05 when winning the race in 2015. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Martyn Meade and jockey Oisin Murphy with Aclaim who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 1:25.75 in the 2017 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Prix de la Foret over the last 10 renewals:
- Make Believe (1:17.05) in 2015
- Kelina (1:17.17) in 2023
- Ramatuelle (1:20.02) in 2024
Prix de la Foret Past Winners
Here are the Prix de la Foret 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 de la Foret are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:20.02 | Ramatuelle (USA) 3yo 8-10 (6 of 16) 5/1 | Aurelien Lemaitre Christopher Head (FR) |
| 2023 1:17.17 | Kelina (IRE) 3yo 8-10 (3 of 14) 28/1 | Maxime Guyon C Laffon-Parias (FR) |
| 2022 1:24.40 | Kinross (GB) 5yo 9-2 (9 of 10) 17/10F | Frankie Dettori Ralph Beckett (GB) |
| 2021 1:22.97 | Space Blues (IRE) 5yo 9-2 (10 of 15) 18/5F | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2020 1:24.75 | One Master (GB) 6yo 8-13 (4 of 9) 29/10 | Pierre-Charles Boudot William Haggas (GB) |
| 2019 1:23.66 | One Master (GB) 5yo 8-13 (6 of 12) 17/5 | Pierre-Charles Boudot William Haggas (GB) |
| 2018 1:20.29 | One Master (GB) 4yo 8-13 (15 of 15) 33/1 | Pierre-Charles Boudot William Haggas (GB) |
| 2017 1:25.75 | Aclaim (IRE) 4yo 9-2 (1 of 10) 5/2F | Oisin Murphy Martyn Meade (GB) |
| 2016 1:21.83 | Limato (IRE) 4yo 9-2 (1 of 11) 8/11F | Harry Bentley Henry Candy (GB) |
| 2015 1:17.05 | Make Believe (GB) 3yo 9-0 (2 of 13) 9/2 | Olivier Peslier A Fabre (FR) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Prix de la Foret have been based:
- GB: 7 winners with an additional 9 placings from 46 runners
- FR: 3 winners with an additional 7 placings from 59 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 2 placings from 13 runners
- JPN: 0 winners with an additional 2 placings from 3 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
- SPA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Prix de la Foret Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Prix de la Foret over the last 10 renewals is William Haggas who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from One Master (2018, 2019 & 2020).
Here are some of the top Prix de la Foret 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Haggas | 4-3-3 | +38.30 | +22.58 |
| A Fabre | 10-1-3 | -4.50 | -3.96 |
| C Laffon-Parias | 4-1-1 | +25.00 | +13.80 |
| Ralph Beckett | 4-1-3 | -1.30 | -0.92 |
| Charlie Appleby | 2-1-1 | +2.60 | +1.16 |
| Henry Candy | 2-1-2 | -0.27 | +0.04 |
| Christopher Head | 1-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.50 |
| Martyn Meade | 1-1-1 | +2.50 | +1.50 |
| F-H Graffard | 6-0-3 | -6.00 | +1.55 |
| David O'Meara | 5-0-2 | -5.00 | +0.10 |
Prix de la Foret Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Prix de la Foret over the last 10 renewals is Pierre-Charles Boudot who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from One Master (2018, 2019 & 2020).
Here are some of the top Prix de la Foret 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Charles Boudot | 4-3-4 | +38.30 | +23.53 |
| Maxime Guyon | 8-1-1 | +21.00 | +9.80 |
| Oisin Murphy | 5-1-1 | -1.50 | -2.50 |
| Frankie Dettori | 5-1-2 | -2.30 | -2.42 |
| William Buick | 4-1-1 | +0.60 | -0.84 |
| Olivier Peslier | 3-1-1 | +2.50 | +0.70 |
| Aurelien Lemaitre | 2-1-1 | +4.00 | +1.50 |
| Harry Bentley | 1-1-1 | +0.73 | +0.44 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 8-0-2 | -8.00 | -5.14 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 8-0-2 | -8.00 | -5.66 |
2025 Prix de la Foret Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 1, 1, 7, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2
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 (66%) - Is not AUS/FR/GER/JPN/SAF bred
- 10 / 10 (66%) - Beaten no more -1½l (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (67%) - Ran in 3 - 5 races (Season)
- 10 / 10 (70%) - No bigger than 8/1 (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (70%) - Not in a LST/Cl2-3/Cl5-6 (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (72%) - Ran in 1 - 8 races (Further)
- 10 / 10 (74%) - No bigger than 33/1
- 10 / 10 (74%) - Within the first 9 of the market
- 10 / 10 (75%) - Achieved an RPR of 107+ (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (77%) - Ran in 5 - 21 races (Career)
- 10 / 10 (77%) - Carried 125 - 131lbs (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (78%) - Had 3 - 8 wins (Non-Hcps)
- 10 / 10 (78%) - Not in a G2/LST/Cl3/Cl6 (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (79%) - Carried 125 - 135lbs (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (80%) - Ran in 3 - 7 races (1 Year)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Longchamp racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Prix de la Foret. 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 de la Foret Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 5+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +40.00 is when runners had 0 career wins on the going. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners were FR bred, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-35.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 6 (2,14) [16 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 3 (2,5) [14 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 9 (7,4) [10 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 10 (5,16) [15 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 4 (8,3) [9 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Prix de la Foret 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 5 winners from a total of 83 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 5 winners from a total of 42 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Prix de la Foret, that stallion Fastnet Rock has produced 3 winners (2020,2019,2018).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Prix de la Foret despite multiple attempts:
- Lope De Vega (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Dark Angel (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Shamardal (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 10 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was One Master in 2018, winning for William Haggas at odds of 33/1 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 4 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Prix de la Foret 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 Prix de la Foret 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
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 |
