Expert Picks Set Stage for Deauville Card; Three Horses Emerge as Consensus Favorites
Expert consensus identifies three standout contenders ahead of Tuesday racing at Deauville-La Touques.
Deauville-La Touques hosts eight races this Tuesday, August 18, with the first post at 14:18 and the final contest going off at 17:48. A panel of ten expert teams has worked through the full card and published their selections for bettors preparing their wagers.
Three horses have pulled clear of the field in terms of expert consensus. Silent Warning, drawn in Race 1 for the Prix de Keeneland (Prix d’Avranches) at 14:18, leads all selections with 105 points of backing. Weemagatee, entered in Race 7 for the Prix Jimmy Winkfield (Prix du Quai Sainte-Catherine) at 17:48, follows with 65 points. Rastagora, running in Race 2 for the Prix de Colleville-sur-Mer at 14:53, has secured 60 points of expert support.
The scoring system behind those consensus figures rewards both accuracy and strategic selection. One point goes to a team when its first-choice horse wins. Two points are awarded if the first selection wins and the second-choice finishes second. One point is earned if the second selection wins with the first-choice placing second. A non-starter for the first choice allows the second selection to earn one point if it wins.
Beyond standard picks, each team designates one horse per day as a winning selection, a designation that carries higher stakes. If that horse wins, the team receives supplementary points equal to the combined PMU simple win and simple place payouts for that race. If the designated horse places without winning, the team earns supplementary points based on the PMU simple place payout alone. The system also includes an exploit bonus, which doubles the points earned by any team that is the sole predictor of a winning horse or winning combination in a race.
The current expert rankings reflect cumulative performance through Monday, August 17, 2026. That running tally creates genuine accountability among the ten teams and gives bettors a basis for judging which forecasters have delivered consistent results over time, not just on any single afternoon.
Full selections and the reasoning behind each expert’s picks are available at https://www.equidia.fr/articles/pour-preparer-vos-paris/les-pronostics-des-experts-pour-la-reunion-1-a-deauville-la-touques-ce-mardi-18-aout, where the prognostications can be cross-referenced against official PMU racing data.
For those finalizing wagers before the 14:18 opener, the consensus picks offer a useful starting point. The detailed analysis behind each selection allows bettors to weigh expert opinion against their own reading of form, track conditions, and field composition. Whether the three consensus horses hold up under scrutiny on the day is the question the afternoon will answer.
Q&A
Which three horses have achieved the highest expert consensus for the Deauville card?
Silent Warning (105 points in Race 1), Weemagatee (65 points in Race 7), and Rastagora (60 points in Race 2) have pulled clear as consensus favorites.
How does the expert scoring system reward accurate predictions?
One point is awarded when a first-choice horse wins; two points when the first selection wins and second-choice finishes second; one point when the second selection wins with the first-choice placing second; and one point if the second selection wins when the first is a non-starter.
What are supplementary points and how are they calculated?
Supplementary points are awarded for designated daily winning selections based on PMU simple win and place payouts. If the designated horse wins, points equal the combined payouts; if it places without winning, points equal the simple place payout alone.
What is the exploit bonus and when does it apply?
The exploit bonus doubles the points earned by any team that is the sole predictor of a winning horse or winning combination in a race.