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b g  GOLDEN SQUARE (App Vikash Tamang) were very fractious and refused to be stalled.  Under the circumstances the gelding was withdrawn with the permission of the Stewards before coming under Starter’s orders.  The Starting Stall Certificate of the gelding has been revoked by the Starter.

CRADOC (Aadesh Kumar) was fractious while being stalled.

GONNA BE A ROKSTAR (Vinay Jaiswal) and SILKEN SENORITA (Akshay) were slow to begin.

Immediately after the race the Stewards held an enquiry with particular reference to the fall of b g MANEGE  (Shailesh Shinde) and the interference received by GONNA BE A ROKSTAR (Vinay Jaiswal) and CRADOC (Aadesh Kumar) during the concluding stages of the race.  At the conclusion of the enquiry it was established that the fall was accidental and no blame could be attached to any rider and the interference received by GONNA BE A ROKSTAR and CRADOC were consequent to the evasive action taken by the respective jockeys due to the fall of MANEGE.  hence the Stewards ordered the hoisting of the ‘all clear’ signal.  Jockey Shailesh Shinde was declared medically unfit by the Medical Officer to continue with his riding engagements for the day and the Veterinary Officer reported that b g MANEGE which sustained fracture on its right shoulder was destroyed on humanitarian grounds.

Jockey Gajender Singh, the rider of BADAL, reported loss of whip approaching the 400 metres.