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.
Many drivers had set there mind on a front position this day. Fastest of them all were Yoshimitsu Superior. Beatrice Egli C.C. ended up behind the leader. Whiff Or Whack got caught on the outside and were forced to take place as first in lane two. Jörgen Westholm wanted a little to much in the start and Whiff Or Whack galoped for 40 m.
Frederic quickly put pressure on the leader and could take the lead after 500m.