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.
Cosmic Witch quickly put pressure on the leader and could take the lead after 500m.
Cheerful Rocket took the lead after 1000m. Mannetjesputter didn't have a good time being caught on the outside. Naar De Beste suddenly made a bad step, started to galop and lost 50 m. Lucky Drama galoped after 1000m and lost 10 m. Sleepy Sunshine was disturbed and galoped 50 m.