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.
Nessla Karelin sprinted away from the competitors and took the lead. When the startcar left the field Kentilla started to galop and lost 40 m. Anna Isabelle Karlsson wanted a little to much in the start and Blue Opal galoped for 50 m.