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.
Loyal Rocker found a gap and took the lead. La Donna followed before Kvarngärdets Neptun. When the startcar left the field Loving Technology started to galop and lost 30 m.
Brodde Star saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead.