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Permission was granted to Trainer Mr. Laxman Singh to withdraw RAY OF LIGHT (A.M. Tograllu) on veterinary grounds as it had a fall on the way to the saddling enclosure and was trotting lame on right hind. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again.

Permission was granted to Trainer Mr. Arjun Mangalorkar to substitute Jockey Imran Chisty to ride CAPITALIZE in place of Jockey S. John, the declared rider.

Jockey Suraj Narredu, the rider of KEUKENHOF, reported that he lost his whip approaching the 300 Metres.

Trainer Mr. Shyam S Habbu and Jockey S Zervan were questioned regarding the running and riding ARCH DUCHESS in the above race. The trainer stated that (a) this was the third run of this horse (b) as it had the tendency of not accelerating if ridden out from the straight, he had specifically instructed the rider to preserve it and ride out after passing the 300 Metres (c) the rider rode as per his instructions and to his satisfaction and (d) it would be continued to be instructed to be ridden in a similar fashion in future. The rider while corroborating the statement of the trainer added that he was preserving his mount for the final dash and was also travelling well and passing 250 Metres when he was challenged by the other runner he rode out fully with the aid of the whip but his mount could not accelerate and he could only finish third. Their explanations were noted for future reference.

Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b f KEUKENHOF.