The sky was free of clouds and the sun was shining at Vaggeryd this day.
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.
Tranquil Venus was looking particularly good and could easily take the lead. Tranquil Venus was to tense at the start and galloped for 30 m. Bleu Et Jaune showed unexperience when he was disqualified for galloping.
Gunhild Larockma saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead.