Coolmore and Westerberg's TDN Rising Star Avec Toi (No Nay Never) put his perfect three-for-three record on the line in Sunday's G3 Qatar Prix La Rochette at ParisLongchamp and, carrying a penalty for annexing last month's G3 Prix Francois Boutin, was forced to pull out all the stops to remain unbeaten at the end of the seven-furlong contest.“It was a tactical race, so we didn't have many options to do something else other than make the running,” said Christopher Head. “It was a nice fight with a very nice horse and we've discovered there's a very good horse to beat next time too. He did a great job today and I'm very happy he won. There's a lot to work on between now and the [G1 Prix Jean-Luc] Lagardere.”The 1-5 favourite, who had previously collected a win in July's Listed Prix Roland de Chambure, broke sharply from the outside stall and seized an immediate advantage.Comfortable in front until coming under pressure when tackled by Imperial Strike (Lucky Vega) inside the final quarter-mile, he required increasingly forceful urging in the latter stages to deny that persistent rival by short-head in a nip-and-tuck finish.May's Listed Prix La Fleche runner-up Aralia (Muhaarar) fared best of the remaining trio and finished 3 1/2 lengths adrift in third. Pedigree NotesAvec Toi is the second of three foals produced by G1 Yorkshire Oaks and G1 Prix Vermeille third La Joconde (Frankel), herself kin to G1 Irish Derby hero Santiago (Authorized) and the dual Group 3 winner Grosvenor Square (Galileo).La Joconde is out of a dual-winning half to stakes-winning G1 Prix du Jockey Club third Motamarris (Le Havre) and the stakes-placed duo Riqa (Dubawi) and Saraaba (New Approach).Riqa is the dam of three-time Group 3 victrix Tantheem (Teofilo) and the dual Group-placed Monumental (Kingman), and her descendants include the eight-time Group 1-placed G1 Dubai Turf hero Facteur Cheval (Ribchester).La Joconde, who has a yearling colt by Justify to come, was bred back to Justify last year. What a way to start the day! Avec Toi just gets the better of Imperial Strike in a thrilling edition of the Group 3 Qatar Prix la Rochette! pic.twitter.com/zvAbpsTa5C— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) September 6, 2026 Sunday, ParisLongchamp, FranceQATAR PRIX LA ROCHETTE-G3, €73,200, ParisLongchamp, 9-6, 2yo, 7fT, 1:19.39, g/s.1–AVEC TOI, 129, c, 2, by No Nay Never 1st Dam: La Joconde (Ire) (G1SP-Eng & Fr, SP-Ire), by Frankel (GB) 2nd Dam: Wadyhatta (GB), by Cape Cross (Ire) 3rd Dam: Thamarat (GB), by AnabaaTDN Rising Star. O-Mrs John Magnier, Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor & Westerberg; B-Orpendale, Chelston (Ireland), Wynatt & Westerberg Ireland (KY); T-Christopher Head; J-Pierre-Charles Boudot. €36,600. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, €114,350. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.2–Imperial Strike (Ire), 126, c, 2, Lucky Vega (Ire)–Smart Dorie, by Smart Strike. 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Forz Europe Ltd; B-Yulong Investments Pty; T-Andre & Lavinia Fabre. €14,640.3–Aralia (Fr), 122, f, 2, Muhaarar (GB)–Liberty Tree (Ire), by Lope De Vega (Ire). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (€80,000 Ylg '25 ARQOCT). O-Thierry Storme, Annua Racing SL, Dr Susan Kendall, Henri-Francois Devin & Jean-Daniel Bretzner; B-Thierry Storme & Thierry Lohest Racing & Breeding; T-Henri-Francois Devin. €10,980.Margins: SHD, 3HF, HD. Odds: 0.20, 6.00, 21.70.Also Ran: The Highlight (Ire), Vignelli (Fr).The post TDN Rising Star Avec Toi Goes Four-For-Four In Rochette Thriller appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.