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Consequent to Jockey A Imran Khan having been declared medically unfit to ride, the Stewards of the Club permitted Jockey Kuldeep Singh (Sr)) to be substituted on TIGER MOUNTAIN.
 
Explanation of App. Ajay Kumar (NIGHTMARE) that his instructions were to sit 4th/5th and in trying to settle his mount his saddle moved forward to which he got unbalanced in the saddle and could not ride out, as such he pulled up his mount at about the 1600 mtrs.  As this confirmed our observation, no action beyond noting the App’s explanation was taken.
 
Jockey P. Sai Kumar (KARANVEER) reported loss of whip at about the 450 mtrs.
 
The Stewards/Directors of the Hyderabad Race Club suspended Jockey P. Sai Kumar (KARANVEER) from riding in races w.e.f. 4th October to 23rd October 2023 both days inclusive for “Unsatisfactory riding” in that “he has ridden his mount contrary to the given instructions by his Trainer B. Prithviraj i.e. instead of going to the front, settled his mount at the rear end of the field in the initial stages of the race and thereafter losing his whip at the crucial stages of the race, thereby placing his mount at a disadvantage in the final stages of the race”.
 
The Jockey is however, permitted to ride work during the period of his suspension.
 
The Stewards/Directors of the Hyderabad Race Club fined Trainer G. Shashikanth a sum of Rs. 10,000/- for failing to exercise greater care in saddling of his charge NIGHTMARE (Apprentice Ajay Kumar) whose saddle slipped soon after the start resulting in Apprentice Jockey pulled up his mount at about the 1600 mtrs.
 
PAINTED APACHE (P. Ajeeth Kumar) winner of the race is sampled.