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Permission was granted to Trainer Mr. S Ganapathy to withdraw DAZZLING BAY (V R Jagdeesh) on veterinary grounds as it was observed to be suffering from laminitis on both fore legs; He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again.

BANDITO (M Rajesh Kumar) took a fly jump, at the start.

SEA FAIREY (Shamaz Shareef) jumped awkwardly 'outwards', thereby, inconveniencing MICKEY MOUSE (Arshad Alam) on its outside, at the start.

GOLDBERG (Chethan Gowda) jumped awkwardly 'inwards', thereby, inconveniencing TOPSPOT (A R Pradeep) on its inside, which in turn, went onto MICKEY MOUSE (Arshad Alam), on its inside, at the start.

Trainer Mr. Arjun Mangalorkar and Jockey S John were questioned regarding the running and riding of DOWNTOWN ABBEY; The Trainer stated that a) This horse relishes coming from behind and it had won a few Races of a distance of 1200 Metres earlier; b) Maybe, with the age, it appeared that it will be better for a race over Seven Furlongs; c) It does not have an early speed and Jockey S John knows this horse very much and as such, he had instructed the rider to ride his own race and the rider, soon after the Race, reported that the pace of the Race was too fast and that he could not cope up, but, he rode out throughout the Race and the horse could only finish Fifth; Jockey S John, when questioned, corroborated the statement made by the Trainer; Their explanations were noted.

It was reported after the Race that FLYING SHOW (Sai Kiran) burst its blood vessels; Trainer Mr. M Bobby was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again.

Surprise Sample was taken for analysis from the winner, b g SHIVALIK STAR.