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.
Backstabbing Tropic took the lead after a very quick start. Snickelisnack was to tense at the start and galloped for 30 m.
The leader couldn't hold the lead and Llosgfynydd sprinted to the front. Foster´s Warrant started to galop after 500 m and was nearly disqualified.