The sky was free of clouds and the sun was shining at Halmstad this day.
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.
Cute Rose tried its best to keep the lead but finally had to give in to Grasping Midnight that came steaming ahead.
The leader couldn't hold the lead and Nessuno Promettere sprinted to the front.
Dag-otto sprinted past it's competitors after a 1000m and took the lead. Thai Fighter suddenly made a bad step, started to galop and lost 50 m.
Nothing seemed to be able to stop Dag-otto today. It continued in the lead.
Cute Rose suddenly found some strength when the driver removed the earpads and sprinted to the lead.