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After being stalled, HOT PEPPER (T.S.Jodha) played up and flipped over. The gelding was taken out and examined by the Club’s V.O. and found to be sore from the left hind leg. As such,   HOT PEPPER was certified unfit to race and hence withdrawn on veterinary grounds, before coming under the Starter’s Order. Since the gelding had behaved in a similar manner in its last run, Trainer S.S.Shah has been asked to give his charge more gate practice and show him to the satisfaction of the Starter at morning starting trials, before next accepting to race. Also, the gelding has to be passed fit by the Club’s V.O. before next accepting to race.

At the start, MACHO UNO (S.S.Baria) was slow to begin and tried to drift outwards.

WINGS OF GLORY (David Allan) hung out in the straight. Trainer C.D.Katrak has been asked to take remedial measures before next accepting to race the gelding. 

After the race, FIRE FALCON was observed to have an abrasion at both the hind fetlock. WESTERN ANGEL, WINGS OF GLORY, ZOOM ZOOM and STAR FIRE LADY (examined on 01/10/2012) were found to be sound,