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LANKAN PEARL (Afsar Khan) was examined by the Club's Veterinary Officer and was found to have sustained cut injury on left shoulder after having been kicked by another horse on the way to the starting gates and was lame on left fore. Under the circumstances it was permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds before coming under Starter's Orders. Trainer Mr. Sharat Kumar was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again.

Jockey Mohd. Feroz, the rider of DISTINCTIVE, was fined Rs.1,000/- for not exercising sufficient control over his mount thereby colliding with the false rails passing the 1200 Metres.

Jockey A. Ramu, the rider of COOL HAND, was reprimanded for shifting out and inconveniencing TURF FAME (S. Chandrashekar) on his outside passing the 700 Metres.

On a report from the Clerk of the Scales and at the behest of the Stipendiary Stewards, the Stewards held an enquiry immediately after the race into the incident pertaining to Jockey Saddam Hussain, the rider of ONE FROM A BILLION placed III by the Judge had weighed in 600 grams less in relation to weighing out. The Stewards examined Jockey Saddam Hussain. After deliberations and in terms of Rule No.180 of the BTC Rules of Racing, the Stewards decided to disqualify ONE FROM A BILLION from the above race and the revised the order of placings are as under:
b f MY LAW I
b f SHARED HEART II
b g TURF FAME III
b f ONE FROM A BILLION IV
b f SAREETA V
They directed the Stipendiary Stewards to further enquire into this incident.
DISTINCTIVE (Mohd. Feroz) sustained cut injury on right fore fetlock.