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Permission was granted to Trainer Mr. Rakesh to substitute Jockey S Zervan to ride MOMOTARO, in place of Jockey Suraj Narredu, the declared rider.

GUSTY WIND (C Umesh) took an awkward jump, at the start.

Jockey M Prabhakaran, the rider of EXTRA SPARK, was reprimanded for not maintaining a straight course, after entering the straight.

Jockey Anil Baandal, the rider of SANS FRONTIERES, was reprimanded for dropping hands before passing the Winning Post.

Jockey Sahanawaz, the rider of SPEARTOOTH, was reprimanded for dropping hands before passing the Winning Post.

Jockey P Kiran Rai, the rider of KAZURI, was reprimanded for dropping hands before passing the Winning Post.

Jockey S Zervan, the rider of MOMOTARO, reported that his mount was not inclined to accelerate during the early part of the Race and despite his best efforts during the early part, it only gained momentum during the latter part of the Race, to ultimately finish third. Trainer Mr. Rakesh, when questioned, stated that this horse had the habit of being sluggish in the beginning and only picks up momentum later and after seeing its performance, he was contemplating to run it over a longer distance. After repeatedly viewing the CCTV replay of the Race, the statements made by the Jockey and the Trainer were noted.

Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner, b g ABSOLUTE BRAVE.