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.
Portsmouth Superior tried its best to keep the lead but finally had to give in to Nangijala Superior that came steaming ahead. When the startcar left the field Indiana Angel started to galop and lost 40 m.
Adventurous Tank saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead.
No one seem keen on putting pressure on the leader so he could keep his own tempo.
