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Jockey Akshay (MCQUEEN) was observed to have used the whip in excess of the prescribed limit on his mount. This being the fourth offence with regard to the use of the whip, the matter was reported to the Stewards. Consideration of the matter was deferred to the next meeting of the Stewards.

Trainer Sangramsinh N.Joshi was questioned regarding the comparative performance of his charge TROPICAL ZONE. The Trainer stated that the gelding was blind folded till the end and used to be fractious in the Gates and used to waste himself. Therefore after the previous run, he had given the gelding time to settle down in the Gates with the help of Blinkers and Cross Nose Band which he had used in the race also. He added that he gave the horse six weeks off which may have helped him. He added that this time he asked the Jockey to ride from the rear position. To another question, he stated that after the change of equipment the horse had improved a lot and the gelding had worked well coming into this race and he gave him a small chance. The explanation was noted.