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BENJAMIN (Gajender Singh) and RITHAMBHRA (M Krishna) were slow to begin.

Tr. R Alford when afforded an opportunity to explain the poor performance of his charge b f BURST OF STARDUST App B Mahesh) as compared to its previous run in Race No. 16 held on 24^th July 2012,  stated while being  disappointed with the performance of the filly he was satisfied with the efforts of the rider.  He further stated that the filly after being well positioned in the early and middle stages of the race was sluggish in its response during the initial part of the home stretch and informed that the rider opined that his charge may be more suitable to  a longer distance race.  His explanation was noted.

G E N E R A L

1. Random testing for the presence of alcohol in respect of Jockeys S Domingo, C Alford, Melvyn Maseyk, Neeraj Rawal, Pintu Das and App B Srinivas Rao was carried out and found to be clear.

2. Urine samples.  Urine samples from the following horses were taken for clinical analysis :-

SUCCESSFUL                                      -           1^st Race

VAANI                                                  -           3^rd Race