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At the request of Trainer Shazaan Shah, LION KING was examined by the Club’s Sr. V.O. at 08.50 a.m. on 3rd April 2025 and was found to have EIPH (Gr.III). As such the gelding was certified unfit to race and was permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds and has to be passed fit by the Club’s V.O., before next accepting to race.
 
On arrival at the starting gate, at the request of Jockey Bhawani Singh., SENTINEL was examined by the Club’s Sr. V.O. and was found to be sore by right fore. As such the gelding was certified unfit to race and was withdrawn on veterinary grounds before coming under the Starters order and has to be passed fit by the Club’s V.O., before next accepting to race.
 
At the start, LIGHTNING BLAZE (App. S. Siddharth, dr.1) jumped outwards at the same time TAABIIR (S. J. Sunil, dr.3) leaned inwards thereby bumping and inconveniencing SUSSING (Antony Raj S., dr. 2) drawn between them.
 
At the start, PURPLE MARTINI (Neeraj Rawal, dr.7) jumped inwards and brushed the haunches of SORRENTO SECRET (App. N. Bhosale, dr. 6) thereafter RED MERLOT (A. Prakash, dr.5) shifted in thereby bumping PURPLE MARTINI and in the process unbalancing itself and had to be checked.
 
It was observed that Jockey S. J. Sunil (TAABIIR) had used the whip in excess of the prescribed limit on his mount. This being his second offence during the current Mumbai Meeting 2024/25, he has been fined Rs.5,000/-.
 
The Sr. V.O. reported that at the request of Trainer Faisal A. Abbas, after the race MISS MAGIC was scoped at the sampling yard and was observed to have EIPH (Gr.III), as such, the filly is not permitted to race for the stipulated ban period of four weeks and has to be passed fit by Club’s V.O., before next accepting to race.
After the race, TAABIIR & POPULAIRE were trotted and found to be sound.