The Saint-Cloud meeting will feature an eight-race Flat card on Monday, with races scheduled from 3:30pm to 7:45pm. The programme will combine maiden contests for younger horses with handicap and claiming events for older runners, while the opening two races will carry the highest prize money on the card at €27,400 each.
The meeting will begin with the Prix Pharel at 3:30pm, a 2,000-metre contest for two-year-olds. The race will be run for €27,400 and will be classified as a maiden event, with nine runners scheduled to take part. The distance will provide an early test of the young horses’ ability to settle and maintain their pace over a longer trip.
The second race, the Prix Barquette, will also be worth €27,400 and will again be restricted to two-year-olds over 2,000 metres. Nine horses will be entered for the contest, which will begin at 4:15pm. As the second of the day’s two highest-value races, it will provide another important opportunity for juveniles to gain experience over the Saint-Cloud distance.
The third race will be the Prix Pleben, scheduled for 4:51pm. It will cover 2,400 metres and will be open to three-year-olds. The €20,100 contest will feature 10 runners and will again be staged as a maiden race. The additional 400 metres compared with the first two races will place greater emphasis on stamina and race management.
At 5:27pm, the Prix de la Chalosse will provide the first handicap contest of the afternoon. The race will be open to horses aged four and above and will cover 2,000 metres. Fifteen runners will be scheduled to compete for €19,200 in this Classe 3 event.
The fifth race will follow at 6:03pm with the Prix des Landes. It will also be a 2,000-metre Classe 3 handicap for horses aged four and above. The field will consist of 15 runners, while the prize money will stand at €21,100. The race will form one of the larger-field events on the programme and will require the runners to negotiate the Saint-Cloud circuit efficiently.
The Prix du Pays d’Orthe will then take place at 6:39pm. It will be another 2,000-metre handicap for four-year-olds and older horses, although it will be classified as Class 4. The race will carry €14,400 in prize money and will feature 15 runners.
The seventh race will be the Prix de Clairefontaine at 7:15pm. It will be an eight-runner contest for horses aged four and above, covering 2,000 metres. The race will be classified as a Classe 3 claiming event and will carry €18,200.
The meeting will conclude at 7:45pm with the Prix du Haras de Villeneuve. The final race will be contested over 3,000 metres by three-year-olds, with nine runners scheduled to line up. The €24,000 handicap will be the longest race on the programme and will put particular emphasis on staying ability and consistency over the extended distance.
The day’s programme will therefore provide a varied test across several distances and race classifications. The two opening €27,400 contests will headline the meeting financially, while the later handicaps will bring larger fields and a mixture of distances. The closing 3,000-metre event will offer a different test from the earlier races and will complete the eight-race schedule.
The Saint-Cloud 7 September 2026 card featured eight Flat races, with the Prix Pharel and Prix Barquette sharing the highest prize money of €27,400. The programme will begin at 3:30pm and will conclude at 7:45pm with the 3,000-metre Prix du Haras de Villeneuve.
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