The sky was free of clouds and the sun was shining at Skellefteå 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.
Jenka was looking particularly good and could easily take the lead. When the startcar left the field Reden Sonnenschein started to galop and lost 20 m.
Reden Sonnenschein quickly put pressure on the leader and could take the lead after 500m.
Jenka took the lead after 1000m. Reden Sonnenschein didn't have a good time being caught on the outside.