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SEA MAGIC (Asghar) and BRAVO ITALIANO (Vinay Jaiswal) were fractious while being stalled.

BLACK FALCON (App Shezad Khan) and NATIONAL QUEEN (Md Islam) were fractious in their respective stalls.

SEA MAGIC (Asghar) ran detached from the field. Tr. Bharath Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until shown to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in a mock race.

App Shezad Khan when afforded an opportunity to explain the running and his riding on b g BLACK FALCON, stated that passing the 700 metres his saddle shifted back as such he eased his mount to a canter. Tr. Bath was fined a sum of Rs. 1,000/- for faulty saddling.

App Mohit Singh, the rider of KAYADHU reported that the saddle of his mount shifted back during the concluding stages of the race. Tr. Jasbir Singh was fined a sum of Rs. 1,000/- for faulty saddling.

An enquiry is being held into the improved performance of b g BRAVO ITALIANO trained by Mr. Vikash Jaiswal and placed 2^nd by the Judge in the above race as compared to its previous run in Race No. 18 run on 26^th July, 2011 when ridden by the same Jockey, it ran unplaced.

At the conclusion of an enquiry into the improved performance of b g BRAVO ITALIANO, trained by Mr. Vikash Jaiswal and placed 2^nd by the Judge in the above race as compared to its previous run in Race No. 18 when ridden by the same jockey where it ran unplaced,  the Stipendiary Stewards accepted the explanation tendered by Tr. Vikash Jaiswal, which was that in Race No. 18, though being unplaced by the Judge, the gelding performed exceedingly well, in that it was up with the then leaders of the race till the final stages.  This fact was authenticated in the TV replay of that race.  Further, the addition of cross nose band on the gelding in this race may have been to its advantage.

An enquiry has been opened into the incident of interference received by RAGING BULL (App Sk Zaffar Riaz) some distance from the starting gates. The results of this enquiry will be announced later.

The Stipendiary Stewards reported Jockeys C Alford, the rider of SABBATH and Surjeet Singh, the rider of AGNATION to the Stewards for careless riding under Rule 161(i) in that some distance after the start Jockey C Alford (drawn 7) rushed his mount ‘inwards’ when not adequately clear of b g RAGING BULL (App Sk Zaffar Riaz) thereby causing the gelding to be severely checked by its rider and lose ground.  Soon after, AGNATION (drawn 2) ridden by Jockey Surjeet Singh shifted ‘outwards’ into the path of KAYADHU (App Mohit Singh) and RAGING BULL causing both horses to be severely checked by their riders.  The Stewards after due enquiry found jockeys C Alford and Surjeet Singh guilty of careless riding (Rule 161(i)).  When deciding on their punishments, the Stewards took into consideration the record of the jockeys, points of mitigation, the severity of  interference and decided to suspend Jockeys C Alford and Surjeet Singh from riding in races on 30^th August, 2011.  Both jockeys were informed of their right to appeal.