Riskel as a “tough guy”

Formidable in the AQPS category, Alain Couétil offers himself a new success with this current of blood thanks to The Riskelin the Grand Prix de l’Avenir, a Group III that he had not won since 2020 with Hotel Dieu. Ridden for the first time by Fabrice Veron (Olivier d’Andigné having gone to Qatar for the winter), the son of No Risk At All confirmed its recent victory obtained from start to finish in Angers, by applying the same tactics. His jockey Fabrice Veron had planned to race with this in mind, as he indicated: “Today, we wanted to go ahead and toughen up to make our outfit speak for itself. That’s what happened and he was able to come back and get a little nose at the end, because our rival had taken the advantage.” A rival named Ladiva Smartwho followed his opponent for a long time, before making a strong attack on him in the straight line. His partner, Yoann Barillé, was happy with his partner’s behavior: “We had a good race behind the leader, before losing a little ground at the start of the straight. Then, I managed to take the advantage, but our opponent left, certainly helped by the support of the rail.” La team “Bamboo” then completes the finish with “Louisa” et “Louis”, third and fourth respectively.