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.
Petit Baguette was looking particularly good and could easily take the lead. Petit Baguette was to tense at the start and galloped for 20 m.
Forgues saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead.
Petit Baguette took the lead after 1000m. Breaking
Box didn't have a good time being caught on the outside.