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.
Muscular General tried its best to keep the lead but finally had to give in to Beue Yierl that came steaming ahead. Silver Motor was to tense at the start and galloped for 40 m. Les Équitable Choix galloped way to long and was disqualified.
Income Simb saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead.
