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After being stalled, Jockey Malcolm Kharadi reported that the bridle on his mount  ROSWALD had come off and the same was readjusted. 

ELABORATOR (R.Shelar)  was slowly away, losing about 3 lengths at the start.

BLACK PEARL (Dashrath Singh) lugged out in the straight and jostled with LORELEI (Y.S.Srinath). Trainer Imtiaz A.Sait has been asked to take remedial measures before next accepting to race the filly.

It was observed that passing 600 metres, the bit on ROSWALD (Malcolm Kharadi) slipped to the left side. Trainer P.Shroff has been fined Rs.2,000/- for using faulty equipment.

An objection was lodged by Jockey Y.S.Srinath, rider of  LORELEI (Placed Second) against BLACK PEARL (Dashrath Singh, Placed First). The reason being, BLACK PEARL took him out in the last 200 metres and bumped his mount in the last 50 metres thereby throwing the filly off balance which cost him a certain race.

After considering the submissions made by the Jockeys concerned, in conjunction with that of the Stipendiary Stewards  and relying on their judgment, the Stewards upheld the objection and revised the order of placing as under:-

LORELEI   -               FIRST; ANTONIUS MAXIMUS      -               THIRD;

BLACK PEARL  -               SECOND;             PERSIAN  -               FOURTH

After the race, the right hind plate on BLACK PEARL  was observed to have been splayed. VIVA ZAPATA, BLACK PEARL and HOT PEPPER were found to be sound.