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Consequent to Jockey A.A. Vikrant having been declared medically unfit to ride, the Stewards permitted Jockey Nakhat Singh to be substituted on THAT'S MY CLASS.

TOP LINK (Santosh Raj N R) was reluctant to be stalled inspite of several attempts, as such the gelding has been permitted to be withdrawn before coming under starters order, SSC revoked.  Consequent to the above withdrawal, the Bookmakers’ and Fixed Odds liability remained unchanged on all Win bets, however, the Bookmakers’ and Fixed Odds liability has been reduced by 25 paise in a rupee on all Place bets.

STARLIGHT (Kuldeep Singh) after passing the winning post dislodged the rider. The Jockey who was given immediate medical aid, escaped unhurt.

Explanation of Jockey Suraj Narredu (ASHWA BAHULA) that his instructions were to sit close with front runners, but due to fast initial pace, he was unbale to keep up with the field and was forced to travel at the rear end of the field and in the straight he was gradually gaining the ground inspite of his best efforts. Trainer M. Srinivas Reddy while confirming the above added that his charge always ran in the long distance races  and was running for the first time in sprint race i.e. 1200 mtrs and the mare could not keep up with the sprinters as such poor performance was not accepted and the Trainer was fined Rs. 5000/- for inconsistent running of his charge and cautioned to ensure that his charges race more consistently in future.

MR. BAAHUBALI (Kiran Naidu) sustained bleeding cut injuries over left fore. However, the horse was trotting sound after the race.