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.
Lauvins Mercenary took the lead after a very quick start. When the startcar left the field Sound Of Goodbye started to galop and lost 10 m.
Last Diva saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead.
No one seem keen on putting pressure on the leader so he could keep his own tempo. Lone Folder was disturbed and galoped 40 m.