Results – Bangalore

Permission was granted to Trainer Mr. Neil Darashah to withdraw BROTHERS IN ARMS as it was under veterinary treatment. Trainer Mr. V. Lokanath was questioned regarding the poor perfor- mance of his charge MEXIKAN WAVE (P. Ramesh) in the above race.His explanations were noted for future reference and he was also informed to produce the Track Work Log Book before the Stipendi- ary Stewards at the earliest. Jockey Gautam Raj Urs, the rider of A RUN TO REMEMBER, was severely reprimanded for riding an over confident race. He was further informed that a repetition of similar manner of riding would be dealt with severely. Trainer Mr. Samar Singh and Jockey S. Rajesh were questioned regarding the running and riding of CHAILA BABU and their expla- nations were noted for future reference.

MYSTIC STAR (Vivek) jumped awkwardly outwards and lost consider- able ground at the start. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr. B. Puttanna was informed that he must not accept with it again until its behaviour improved to the satisfaction of the Stipendi- ary Stewards in one jump out on a starting gate practice day. Jockey Vijay Kumar, the rider of GARA FLUID, was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting `in` and causing interference to ANTIVIRUS (S.Sel- varaj) on his inside approaching the 600 Metres.

RECORD TIME (S. Rajesh) jumped out awkwardly thereby inconven- iencing BADDA RUPAIYYA (S.S. Baria) on his outside which in turn passed it on to NIGHT LIGHT (Vivek) on the far side. Jockey S.S. Baria, the rider of BADDA RUPAIYYA, was reprimanded for dropping his hands before passing the winning post. Jockey S. Guruprasad, the rider of GRACIAN, was fined Rs.2,000/- for drifting out and bumping PRETTY N FAST (Md. Shafiq) on his outside approaching the 1200 Metres and also for dropping his hands before passing the winning post. Jockey S.S. Baria, the rider of BADDA RUPAIYYA, was fined Rs.1,000/- for the excessive use of the whip on his mount during the race (1st infringement). Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner dkb f ALLEGRO.

Jockey D.M. Grant, the rider of RETRIBUTION, reported that his mount was hanging `in` very badly in the final stages of the race and that he had considerable difficulty in keeping it on an even course. As a result it went in and inconvenienced STAFIRE (C.D. Hayes) on the inside approaching the 100 Metres. Trainer Mr. S. Padmanabhan was informed to get it checked by his Veteri- narian and take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with it again.

Trainer Mr. B. Puttanna was fined Rs.500/- for making an error in the starting declaration in respect of his charge SPIRITOFEXCEL- LENCE as regards rider. Just before the start of the race it was observed that the right fore shoe of RIMPUCHE was lost and as it could not be reshod the left fore shoe was also removed and the horse ran both fore bare. Jockey K. Raja Rao, the rider of MOST PREFERRED, reported that his mount was inclined to run out at about 900 Metres and he could not get a clear run due to which he had to check his mount. Trainer Mr. Karan Singh was informed to take appropriate correc- tive measures before accepting with it again.

ockey S. Shiva Kumar, the rider of SERIOUS WARRIOR, was repri- manded for pulling up his mount immediately past the post there- by inconveniencing the runners finishing on behind. The Stipendiary Stewards reported Trainer Mr. Irfan Ghatala and Jockey S. Selvaraj to the Stewards for running and riding of BEE FOR YOU in the above race. The Stewards held an enquiry and interviewed trainer Mr. Irfan Ghatala and Jockey S. Selvaraj After deliberations, they decided to (a) fine trainer Mr. Irfan Ghatala a sum of Rs.20,000/- for the unsatisfactory explanation tendered during the enquiry and for the negligence of his duty pertaining to imparting specific riding instructions to his rider; and (b) suspend the Jockey`s licence of S. Selvaraj from 23-1-2008 to 23-2-2008 (both days inclusive) for unsatisfactory riding (Rule No.161(ii) on his mount BEE FOR YOU in the above race (permitted to ride work). Surprise

An enquiry has been opened into the relative performance of PILLAR OF GOLD the winner of this race in relation to its previ- ous run in Race Nos.37 and 84 of Bangalore Winter Meeting 2007- 08, the horse trained by Mr. R.R. Byramji and ridden by Jockey M. Narredu. The Stipendiary Stewards reported Trainer Mr. M.B. Mangalorkar and Jockey S.S. Baria to the Stewards for the running and riding of ALGIERS in the above race. The Stewards held an enquiry and interviewed trainer Mr. M.B. Mangalorkar and Jockey S.S. Baria. After deliberations, they decided to (a) fine trainer Mr. M.B. Mangalorkar a sum of Rs.20,000/- for the inconsistent running of his charge and for unsatisfactory explanation tendered during the enquiry; and (b) suspend Jockey S. S. Baria from riding in races from 23-1-2008 to 31-3-2008 and should he apply for a grant of Jockey`s

Jockey S. Selvaraj, the rider of BASTIAN BAY, reported that he accidentally brushed the rails approaching the 1000 Metres. Jockey Ryan Marshall, the rider of SAPTASHWA, reported that his mount stumbled approaching the 1200 Metres whereby he lost his position. An enquiry has been opened into the relative performance of ASTOUNDING BLUE the winner of this race in relation to its previous run in Race Nos.85, 33 and 9 of Bangalore Winter Meeting 2007-08, the horse trained by Mr. Irfan Ghatala and ridden by Jockey C.D. Hayes.