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.
Dupire could eventually take the lead after a very dramatic start.
Pretty Pixie quickly put pressure on the leader and could take the lead after 500m. Cosmic Nutcracker was disturbed and galoped 50 m.
With only a little left of the race Cosmic Nutcracker galoped for 10 m. Dupire were still in the lead when they started the sprint for the finish-line.