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Permission was granted to Trainer Mr. J Sharavanan to withdraw          AL DAHMA (S John) on veterinary grounds as it was observed to have sustained head injury in the stables. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again.

COFFEE TIME (Shiva Kumar) jumped 'out' awkwardly at the start.

AERIAL ACROBAT (A Vishwanath) jumped awkwardly 'inwards', thereby, inconveniencing BELLE ETOILE (G Sai Vamshi) on its inside, at the start.

Jockey N Tauseef Ahmed, the rider of VRAJANANDAN, was questioned as to the handling of his mount during the Race; He informed that the horse was not inclined to gallop at any part of the Race and the action was very suspect and that was the reason why he could not ride out; The horse was impounded for veterinary examination but no abnormality was reported. However, Trainer Mr. P C Tejaswi was informed to ensure better performance of his charge in future.

Jockey A Vishwanath, the rider of AERIAL ACROBAT, reported that his mount did not raise a fluent gallop in the last 200 Metres of the Race. The horse was impounded for veterinary examination, but, no abnormality was reported. However, Trainer Mr. M Pratap Kamath was informed to take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with it again.

Surprise Sample was taken for analysis from the winner, dk b g VETTEL.