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.
Blowing Baby was looking particularly good and could easily take the lead. When the startcar left the field Holding Back started to galop and lost 10 m.
Thrillville Shy saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead.
Hell Broke Luce sprinted past the competitors and took over the lead.