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Tr. Jasbir Singh was fined a sum of Rs. 2,000/ - for accepting with his charge ch m ARDENT N GRACEFUL to run in this ra ce whilst under treatment. Subsequently the mare was withdrawn at the declaration stage.

As Jockeys B Srinivas Rao and Md. Islam were declared medically unfit to ride, Trs. Jasbir Singh and R V Gowli were permitted to substitute Jockeys Mohit Singh and Vinay Jaiswal to ride their respective charges TASVEER and GOLIATH.

IRON LADY (Sk Israil) which was fractious in its stall was slow to begin and thereafter trailed the field. In view of its behaviour Tr. Bharath Singh was informed to keep his charge unde r observation and report ailment, if any, and not to accept with the filly until shown to the satisfaction of the Starter in a barrier trial during the hours of morning track work.

Approaching the 800 metres SANTOS (R Vaibhav) accidentally clipped the hee ls of JASSI’S STAR (Melvyn Maseyk) and stumbled.

Jockey S Rabbani, the rider of WINDS OF THE OCEAN, reported that his whip got entangled with the reins in the final stages of the race.