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Jockey Ishwar Pardeshi, the rider of ACE HIGH, was fined Rs.1,000/- for not maintaining a straight course before passing the red marker post.

Jockey T S Jodha, the rider of CHAKRAVYUHA BHEDAK, was fined Rs.3,000/- for shifting ‘in’ and causing interference to the horses on his inside, viz., SKY EMPRESS (Sarvan Kumar), MARIANELLA (Saddam Hussain) and GURUJOSH (M Rajesh Kumar), on his inside, passing the 1100 Metres.

Jockey Shrikant Kamble, the rider of VISUAL ELEMENT, was fined Rs.1,000/- for not maintaining a straight course in the final 100 Metres and, thereby, inconveniencing ACE HIGH (Ishwar Paradeshi) on his inside.

CHAKRAVYUHA BHEDAK (T S Jodha) sustained bruise on left chest wall behind girth.

GURUJOSH (M Rajesh Kumar) sustained deep cut on right stifle.

The Stipendiary Stewards reported Trainer Mr. Vikram Appachu to the Stewards for contravention of Calendar Notification under the heading “saddling of horses” read with Rule No. 114(b)(i) of the BTC Rules of Racing in respect of his charge, MARIANELLA (Saddam Hussain) in that the saddle on his charge shifted back badly in the last 400 Metres and further shifted towards the quarters and as such, the rider could not offer any assistance during the race. The Stewards held an enquiry after the last race and examined Trainer Mr. Vikram Appachu, Jockey Saddam Hussain, Starter, Mr. K S Shanmukha Swamy and the Handlers, M/s.Kareem and Paddam Singh. After deliberations, they decided to fine Trainer Mr. Vikram Appachu a sum of Rs.20,000/- for Contravention of Calendar Notification under the heading “saddling of horses” read with Rule No.114(b)(i) of the BTC Rules of Racing in respect of his charge, MARIANELLA (Saddam Hussain) in the above race.

Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner ch g VISUAL ELEMENT.