There's still a chance that he can do this, he can make it. Kain awaits the signal, watching the colorful Ser Hannequin as he's preparing on the other side. Though there's a bit of uncertainty there as well. This guy is good, everyone knows that. Kain has definitely seen him compete before, in the past, too, since they share a country in common. He thinks he knows what to expect on this last pass. They'll see in a moment.

That next pass starts off with a bang, the two horses yet again hurtling powerfully along toward one another. But Kain doesn't predict things quite as right as he'd thought, and Hannequin serves up a heavy blow, shattering his lance on impact. It's all Kain can do to hold on, but hold on he does, to the horse, and to the lance in hand. It's not enough to beat him, though, and he knows it. Lance unbroken, he finishes the charge in defeat... Still, he'd managed to avoid a total unhorsing, that at least has to mean something.