[5] His dam Run the Risk failed to win on her only start but was a daughter of Siliciana, who won the Cambridgeshire Handicap in 1973,[6] and a female-line descendant of Own Sister, a full-sister to Son-in-Law.
The colt started odds-on favourite for the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot in June but after travelling well in the first half of the race he began to struggle in the last quarter mile and finished fourth behind Sizzling Melody.
He was dropped back in distance for the six furlong Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse on 4 October and finished second to the front-running Mister Majestic, beaten a neck by the winner.
He was matched against older horses in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury thirteen days later but again failed to handle firm ground and finished unplaced behind the four-year-old Then Again, beaten more than fifteen lengths by the winner.
At the end of the month the colt was sent to France for the Prix Jean Prat over 1800 metres at Longchamp in which he faced the undefeated Soviet Star, the winner of the Poule d'Essai des Poulains.
Ridden by Tony Cruz, and racing on his favoured soft ground, Risk Me produced a strong late run, took the lead in the final strides and won by half a length from Soviet Star.
[2] On 16 June at Royal Ascot Risk Me was dropped back in distance for the St James's Palace Stakes in which he was partnered by Cauthen and finished third behind Half A Year and Soviet Star with Don't Forget Me in fourth.
Twelve days after his defeat at Ascot the colt returned to his native France for the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp and started a 9.4/1 in a nine-runner field which included Trempolino, Seattle Dancer and Lockton.