Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère
Ectot began his racing career in a race on very soft ground over 1400 metres at Compiègne Racecourse on 1 July in which he started the 3/1 favourite and finished second, beaten one and a half lengths by Karakontie. The winner went on to take the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère and the Poule d'Essai des Poulains. At the end of the month, over the same distance, Ectot recorded his first success when he defeated Under The Radar by one and a half lengths in the Prix Matahawk at Clairefontaine. In August, the colt was moved up in class and distance for the Listed Critérium du Fonds Européen de l'Elevage over 1600 metres at Deauville Racecourse and won by a "short neck" and two and a half lengths from Baby Foot and Elliptique.