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.
Jolly Red could eventually take the lead after a very dramatic start. When the startcar left the field Navette Péridot started to galop and lost 30 m.
The leader couldn't hold the lead and Bompard sprinted to the front.
Enervate Superior sprinted past the competitors and took over the lead.
Johnnix Hamilton looked to be in good shape this day and took the lead after 1500m.