Racing experts target Craon's September card; full predictions released

Expert Predictions for Monday’s Craon Race Card: September 7

The final chapter of the “Trois Glorieuses” arrives Monday at Craon, where nine races make up a full card that opens with the Green Trophy Final (R1C1), serving as the Quinté+ support race. A panel of ten expert teams has analyzed every race on the program and submitted their predictions for the day.

Consensus is clearest at the top. ALL RIGHT NOW, running in the R1C5 Prix Groupama (Prix de la Sayette) at 16:33, leads all selections with 100 points of expert backing. KANNABIS JELOCA in the R1C4 Prix Chaussee aux Moines at 15:45 follows with 90 points. KAYNE RICHER in the R1C6 Prix Dirickx at 17:09 rounds out the top three with 75 points.

Each expert team nominates a single winning choice from their race selections, competing under a scoring system that rewards both accuracy and the odds at which their picks finish. The framework is tiered. A first-choice horse that wins earns one point. A first-choice horse that wins with the second-choice placing second yields two points. When the second-choice wins and the first-choice finishes second, the team receives one point. If the first-choice is scratched and the second-choice wins, one point is awarded.

Beyond those base points, teams earn supplementary points tied to official PMU simple win and place odds. A selected horse that wins adds points equal to the simple win odds plus the simple place odds. A horse that merely places adds points equal to the simple place odds alone. One further incentive sharpens the competition: an “exploit” bonus doubles all points earned by a team if they are the only experts to predict a particular horse or coupling as a winner in a given race, rewarding those willing to back an unpopular selection.

The cumulative standings reflect results through Sunday, September 6, 2026, with teams ranked by their accuracy and the strength of their selections across recent racing days. That methodology pushes expert teams to weigh conservative, heavily-backed choices against more speculative picks carrying higher payoff potential, a balance that shapes the entire card.

Comprehensive predictions and detailed analysis for each race are available at https://www.equidia.fr/articles/pour-preparer-vos-paris/les-pronostics-des-experts-pour-la-reunion-1-a-craon-ce-lundi-7-septembre.

Monday’s live results will settle the matter, with the Quinté+ support race drawing the sharpest attention from professional analysts and the broader betting public alike. Whether the panel’s top-weighted selections hold up, or whether an “exploit” bonus upends the standings, remains the open question heading into post time.