One after another the horses came out on the track for the obigatory parade. After some warmup the horses lined up behind the car as it began to move down the track.
Flower Lily found a gap and took the lead. Windy Lemon followed before Luxe Réjouir. When the startcar left the field Jitanes started to galop and lost 30 m.
Fierceful Angel saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead.
Jitanes sprinted past the competitors and took over the lead.
Luxe Réjouir looked to be in good shape this day and took the lead after 1500m. Jitanes started to gallop after 1500m and Eirik Høitomt had to struggle to get it back in trotting.