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On arrival at the start, DESERT PRIDE (P.Trevor) was examined by the Club’s Sr.V.O. who certified the filly fit to race.
 
LILIBETH (App.Aniket Karande) jumped out throwing its head thus losing about 2 lengths at the start.
 
An objection was lodged by Jockey A.Sandesh, the rider of SPORTO (Placed Second) against SAFDAR (Bhawani Singh, placed First). The reason being, in the last 75 metres, SAFDAR came on to him very sharply causing him severe interference  and causing his mount to stumble and if had not pulled up, he would have fallen off the horse and this had cost him a certain race.
 
After considering the submissions made by Jockey A.Sandesh as also Jockey Bhawani Singh who was accompanied by Trainer Rehanullah Khan, in conjunction with that of the Stipendiary Stewards and relying on their judgment, the Stewards decided to over-rule the objection.
 
The Stewards of the Club at their meeting held after the last race interviewed Jockey Bhawani Singh for careless riding on his mount SAFDAR in the above race at which time he accepted his guilt and apologized for the same. As such, the Stewards decided to suspend his Jockey’s license for 1 Race Day i.e. 18th November, 2018 for careless riding (permitted to ride work/mock race).
 
Soon after the start, SAFDAR (Bhawani Singh) shifted in thereby tightening and inconveniencing SANDRA (S.Zervan) and ADELE (Santosh G). Jockey Bhawani Singh has been cautioned.
 
After the race, DESERT PRIDE, FLAMMEUS and SANDRA were trotted and found to be sound.