Ibiscus Man in balneotherapy before the Grand National du Trot

As he does regularly, Ibiscus Man spent part of his Monday morning four kilometers from the training center of his trainer, Romain Larue, at the Ecuries du Val Raquet, for a balneotherapy and aquatic treadmill session, as others often do residents of the Saint-Martin-de-Bienfait coach (14) such as Loulou de Mye. “The horse is currently in full condition and is in very good physical condition. He will work again Tuesday morning, Romain Larue tells us. His last races are good, like his year in general. We went to compete in stages in Marseille at the start of the season then in Cherbourg more recently because the commitments were interesting, but without necessarily thinking about the end. The horse’s gains are now falling perfectly with the racing conditions, so I’m delighted to be at the start of this final with a chance to do well. He wasn’t winding after his last race and running at three weeks will be perfect. Eric Raffin will probably be retained on It’s A Dollarmaker. As a result, Jean-Michel Bazire should be associated with him. I’ll leave them both to their own devices. I had already asked Jean-Michel if he could drive it in winter but he was not available…”

Ideally located at the first post and recent winner on the 2,700 meter course of the big track on the foot of 1’11”8, the son of Booster Winner will be barefoot again on Sunday. “The task of the twenty-five meter competitors will not be easy with a horse like mine or like Hero Sibey who can go ahead”, concludes the professional.

This is indeed the feeling that emerges when consulting the entry list despite the quality of the competitors entered at the second starting post. Monday morning, twenty-nine horses were present on the list after the close of entries. Packages will take place Wednesday at 10 a.m.

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