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As Jockey Ahsan Qureshi, the declared rider of N R I PLAN was certified medically unfit to ride, permission was granted to Trainer Mr. Md Sajid Qureshi to substitute Jockey Nazerul Alam to ride N R I PLAN in place of the declared rider. 

Jockey V R Jagdeesh, the rider of SURPRISE PACKAGE reported that his mount stopped galloping after passing the 200 Metres. The horse was impounded for veterinary examination and on immediate examination after the Race, the Club's Veterinary Officer reported that the horse pulled up lame on left fore. Trainer Mr. Pratap Kamath M was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club’s Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again.

It was reported after the race that CHEROKEE MOON (P Kiran Rai) burst its blood vessels during the race. Trainer Mr. Girinath C was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club’s Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again.

Trainer Mr. Girinath C was questioned by the Stipendiary Stewards as to the vastly improved performance of his charge CHEROKEE MOON (P Kiran Rai), the winner of the above Race, as compared to its previous run in Race No. 29, i.e., The Mekedatu Plate (About) 1200, for horses rated 40 to 65, 5 years old and over, run on Fourth Day, Wednesday, 7th December, 2023, when ridden by Jockey Angad, it ran unplaced. The Trainer stated as follows; a) This horse was running for only for the second time under him; b) In its previous run, which was run over six furlongs, it did not show any spark and had finished tenth and hence he had given it a long break; c) Keeping this race in mind, he had meticulously prepared his charge, had given it a lot pf pace work and his charge had shaped up well in these morning work outs, came out and won the above Race very well. His explanation was noted for future reference.
 
Surprise Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b m CHEROKEE MOON.