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Tr. D M David was reprimanded for the late arrival of his charge CASTILLO (H Rahul) to the start thereby delaying the proceedings of the race. The trainer was further advised to ensure that his charges arrive on time in future.

ASHWAMEGH (Sujit Kr Paswan) was fractious to be stalled. EL PATRON (Arman Khan) was difficult to load.
TORONERO (Md Islam) was slow to begin.

Jockey Arman Khan, the rider of EL PATRON, was suspended from riding in races on 1st January and 8th January, 2023 for incompetent riding in that he made no effort to improve his position in the final straight. Tr. Rutherford Alford was cautioned to the future running of his charges.

Tr. Manvendra Singh when questioned regarding the riding instructions to Jockey Afzal Khan on his charge BREAD N BUTTER stated that he had instructed the Jockey to position himself in 4th or 5th place, to do his best in the final straight and in his opinion the gelding seemed to be trotting back stiff after the race. Jockey Afzal Khan corroborated the instructions and stated that his mount was not striding too freely in the initial stages of the race and had to be coaxed to make progress from about the 600 metres, was noted.
 
The Veterinary Officer reported that BREAD N BUTTER returned lame on right fore. Tr. Manvendra Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

b g MOUNT RENO and b g EL PATRON were examined by the Veterinary Officer and found to be trotting sound.