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.
Cheerful Tank saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead.
Slow Action took the lead after 1000m. Cheerful Tank didn't have a good time being caught on the outside. Bordeaux suddenly made a bad step, started to galop and lost 20 m.