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Permission was granted to Trainer Mr. Sharat Kumar to withdraw MEHEK on veterinary grounds as it was found to be lame on left hind due to sprained stifle. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again.

Jockey S. John replaced the indisposed Jockey Imran Chisty on SUEZY OH.

FORTALEZA (J H Christopher) and AJ ONE (Ryan Marshall) were fractious in the gates.

ORIENTAL KING (N Ramesh Kumar) was slowly away.

WESTERN LADY (G.Y. Rajesh Babu) jumped in bumping SHINING BAY (Vinod Shinde) which lost ground.

AJ ONE (Ryan Marshall) raced keenely in the early stages of the event.

Near the 400 Metres REFORMER (S K Paswan) checked when tightened for galloping room when DISTINCTIVE (B Nayak) shifted in slightly and SHE LOVES IT (G Adarsh) which shifted out.

Jockey P.S. Chouhan was questioned over the disappointing performance of TURF TACTICS. He stated that he rode the gelding in the same manner as its previous starts, but did not travel well approaching the home turn where Chouhan started to ride hands and heels. The gelding gave nothing in the straight. Trainer Mr. Hidayat Khan was very disappointed in the performance. He thought it would win as it was coming back in class and had been working well. By dropping back in class TURF TACTICS weight was raised by 9½ Kgs. Sample was taken from TURF TACTICS and was also impounded for veterinary examination but abnormality was reported.

Jockey G. Adarsh, the rider of SHE LOVES IT, was fined Rs.1,000/- for the excessive use of whip on his mount during the race (1st infringement).

SHE LOVES IT (G Adarsh) shifted out under pressure over the final 200 Metres. Jockey G Adarsh was fined Rs.5,000/- for an incompetent ride.

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