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.
Backstabbing Jewel sprinted away from the competitors and took the lead. When the startcar left the field Wandering Angel started to galop and lost 40 m.
Black Lion saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead. Papillon Embrasser started to galop after 500 m and was nearly disqualified.