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.
Evelyne Ameste could eventually take the lead after a very dramatic start.
Le Pennec quickly put pressure on the leader and could take the lead after 500m.
Le Pennec clinged on to the lead after a 1000m. Slippery Sound suddenly made a bad step, started to galop and lost 10 m.