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.
Nuncio could eventually take the lead after a very dramatic start. Torbjörn Jansson wanted a little to much in the start and Opposing Sky galoped for 50 m.
No one seem keen on putting pressure on the leader so he could keep his own tempo. Opposing Sky suddenly made a bad step, started to galop and lost 20 m.