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Permission was granted to Trainer Mr Dinesh Pujar to withdraw ROYAL DESIGN (Shamaz Shareef), from the above Race on veterinary grounds, as it was observed to be trotting lame on left fore. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Verterinary Officer before accepting with it again.

TOUCH OF CLASS (N Tauseef Ahmed) accidentally stumbled passing the 1600 Metres.

Jockey C Umesh, the rider of MOMOTARO, reported that his mount was not galloping fluently throught the Race and was hanging 'in' after entering the straight. The horse was impounded for veterinary examination and the examination of the mouth of the horse revealed sharp molars. Hence Trainer Mr. Rakesh was fined Rs.3,000/- for his negligence [First infringement].

Trainer Mr. Vikram Appachu [being deputised by Trainer Mr. G Srinivas Babu], was questioned as to the relative performance of his charge SKY JASMINE (K Sai Kiran), the winner of the above Race, as compared to its previous run in Race No. 41 of the Mysore Winter Races 2019-20, i.e., The Avalanche Star Plate – Div.I, (About) 1400 Metres, for horses rated 20 to 45, when ridden by Jockey K Raghu, it ran unplaced. The Trainer stated as follows; a) In all its runs he had instructed his riders to sit 2nd, 3rd or 4th and to ride out in the Straight; b) In its previous run, when ridden by an Apprentice Jockey, run over 7 furlongs, it ran with a tough set and despite that, his charge had run well, till the 400 Metres and thereafter had fizzled out; c) Prior to that run (Race No. 41), it had run 3 times before and was very consistent and had finished 4th, 5th and 3rd respectively; d) In this particualr run, with 400 Metres extra to run, he had instructed his rider to sit 3rd or 4th and though he had not fancied its chances, it had come out and won well. His explanations were noted.

Surprise sample was taken for analysis from the winner, b m SKY JASMINE.