“Horses should never be condemned in a race.
Even less a champion.
"Julien Le Mer does not show the confidence of a great day on the eve of the Prix de Normandie (Group I), but the coach of Claude Guedj's team hopes that his student,
Fado du Chêne
, will have a great day. to compete with his opponents.
“I admit that I'm scratching my head right now,” he confirms.
All the exams he has taken show that he has nothing.
His last race was not really planned in his program but we had to run it to know where we were.
And then, the very high pace set by
Gladys des Plaines
prevented him from getting back into the race by returning the distance.
"
"You have to invent something"
Worried, Julien Le Mer is.
But the formidable developer has more than one trick up his sleeve and does not let himself down.
“We have to invent something now,” he says.
We will change everything.
It is not ideal to approach such an event but it must be done.
"
While preparing a young trotter from his stable to go on the track, at the Grosbois training center (Val-de-Marne), Julien Le Mer unveils his plans.
“It's been a year since I would like to make changes but, as the victory was there, I did not want to disturb the machine.
On Saturday, he will be stripped of the hind legs, and fitted with plates on the forelegs.
He will also have a closed cap.
"
These technical data will not be the only changes planned.
“He has matured and seems to be engaging a little less now.
I'm going to warm up him at Grosbois before taking him to Vincennes and giving him a mounted heat.
If the problem is with the mind, it can work.
“Between doubt and hope,
Fado du Chêne
is a real question mark at the start of this Prix de Normandie, where
Feeling Cash
and
Flèche Bourbon
are announced as the big favorites.
