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Trainer Sartaj Singh and Jockey J Chinoy were called in and questioned regarding  the running and riding of SIMMAROW. The trainer stated that he had instructed the jockey to jump out and lead the field and do his best on entering the straight. He had observed that the horse jumped lethargically from the starting gates and thereafter the jockey had done his best  from the  400 mts of the race but nevertheless his charge was not passing the front runner ROSES ARE FOREVER. He was quite surprised that his charge opened as a favourite. The Jockey corroborating trainer’s instructions and statement stated that his mount was just not passing the front runner and leaning onto it inspite of his best efforts to keep it on an even course. The horse was impounded for veterinary examination and the Club’s Veterinary Officer reported no apparent abnormality.

Trainer Ajay Sharma and Jockey T S Jodha were called in and questioned regarding  the running and riding of DARING.  The trainers stated that he had instructed the jockey to position 3rd/4th and do his best on entering the straight. He had observed that soon after jumping  out of the starting gate his charge was bumped by the horse on his inside SIMMAROW and thereafter the jockey had ridden according to his instruction and he was quite satisfied with the handling of his charge by Jockey T S Jodha. The jockey corroborating the trainers instructions and statement  stated that soon after jumping out of the starting gate he was bumped by SIMMAROW and thereafter his mount was quite keen wherein to follow the trainers instructions he slightly checked his mount and positioned 3rd negotiating the bend he had ridden out his mount to its fullest advantage. Trainer Ajay Sharma further stated that henceforth the instructions of his charge would remain the same. Their explanations were noted.

Jockey Gurpreet Singh the rider of COMPREHENSIVE reported that soon after jumping out of the starting gate he was bumped by the horse on his inside DARING. (T S Jodha)

Urine sample was taken for analysis from the winner ROSES ARE FOREVER in the presence of Trainer Zulfiqar Khan and was sent for analytical test.