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SPORTING TRAINER was very fractious inside the stalls, in the process the stirrup iron of the Jockey broke. As there was insufficient time to replace the equipment, the gelding was permitted to
 
be withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders.

VENENO was slow to begin.

Jockey Vinay Jaiswal (TOUSSAINT, drawn 2) reported that his mount jumped inwards catching him by surprise, inconveniencing VICTORIOUS OMEN (Imran Chisty, drawn 1) on his inside, was noted.

ZAMBEZI was slow to begin losing about 4 – 5 lengths at the start. Tr. Dr. Anil Kumar was advised to give his charge adequate gate practice. Further, Jockey A Ashhad Asbar (ZAMBEZI) was reprimanded for the indifferent handling of his mount after being slow off.

Jockey P Trevor (ENCHANTING) reported that his mount was sluggish out of gates, was not galloping fluently in the initial stages and tending to hang out throughout the race when placed under pressure, was noted.

Jockey Vishal N Bunde (CASHMERE SILK) reported that his mount was not responding from around the final bend and as such he eased up his mount passing the 300 metres. Tr. Sabeel Shariff was advised not to race his charges too frequently if they were not giving the desired results.