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CLASSICAL ROMANCE (P Trevor), ABAYA (Afzal Khan) and VAANI (Md Imran) were fractious while being stalled thereby delaying the start of the race.

Jockey Afzal Khan, the rider of ABAYA, when afforded an opportunity to explain the running of his mount, stated that the mare was not striding fluently during the middle and final stages of the race and had a tendency to hang ‘out’ throughout the race thereby compelling him to ease his mount during the concluding stages of the race.  The mare was impounded for veterinary examination and on examination the Veterinary Officer reported that no ailment was noticed.  In view of its performance, Tr. Javed Khan was informed not to accept with his charge until shown to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in a mock race.