Results – Bangalore

As Jockey S.R. Santosh Kumar was certified medi- cally unfit to ride, permission was granted to trainer Mr. Amit Caddy to substitute Jockey Khurshad Alam to ride FANTABULOUS HERO in place of Jockey S.R. Santosh Kumar, the declared rider. Jockey D. Gnaneshwar, the rider of SOUTH PARADE, reported that he lost his whip approaching the 50 Metres. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner gr g SUN ZONE. The Stipendiary Stewards reported Jockey Khurshad Alam, the rider of FANTABULOUS HERO to the Stewards for dangerous riding in that approaching the 1400 Metres he came `in` very sharply and caused very severe inter- ference to ROCAMORA (S. A. De Souza) which went

Jockey Shobhan Babu, the rider of THE ASSASSIN was fined Rs.2,000/- for not persevering with his mount during the race. Jockey K. Narasimha, the rider of MIGHTY FINE, was questioned regarding the riding of his mount in the above race. He stated that his mount was hanging `in` throughout the race. The horse was impounded for ve- terinary examination. On examination it was found to have sharp (upper) molars on both the jaw and wolf tooth on both the jaws and eruption in incisors which caused bleeding. The Stipendiary Stewards therefore reported trainer Mr. R.V. Manohar to the Stewards for his negligence in presenting his charge MIGHTY FINE in such a condition. The Stewards held an enquiry after t

Trainer Mr. Irfan Ghatala was fined Rs.500/- for making an error in the starting declaration in respect of his charge FEELFREE as regards shoeing. ZAFAR (S.John) jumped out awkwardly inwards incon- veniencing REGAL MUSIC (S. Shiva Kumar) on the inside. Jockey Vinod Shinde, the rider of FEELFREE report- ed that he could not get a clear run approaching the 1100 Metres due to a tightly packed field.

Trainer Mr. Irfan Ghatala was fined Rs.500/- for making an error in the starting declaration in respect of his charge STEELIUM as regards shoeing. Trainer Mr. Irfan Ghatala was fined Rs.500/- for failing to produce the declared colours at the scales in respect of his charge DINESA. Subsequently `all black` emergency colours were permitted to be used. The Stipendiary Stewards reported Jockey S. Sel- varaj, the rider of STEELIUM to the Stewards for dan- gerous riding and for not exercising sufficient control on his mount whereby he clipped the heels of FANTA- BULOUS PRINCE (K.P.G. Appu) approaching the 800 Metres whereafter he suddenly allowed his mount to shift `out` thereby taking out LIONHEART (J.H. Christ

Jockey Gaurav Sapra, the rider of EASY, reported that he lost his whip approaching the 150 Metres. Trainer Mr. Sharat Kumar was questioned for the poor performance of HIDALGO in the above race. Not being satisfied with the explanations he was cautioned to maintain consistency in the running of his charges in future and failure of which would be viewed serious- ly. Jockey Nasir Imam, the rider of HIDALGO, was fined Rs.1,000/- for the excessive use of the whip on his mount during the race (1st infringement).

READY TO CHALLENGE (Gaurav Sapra) planted and lost many lengths at the start. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr. G. Nityanand was informed that he must not accept with it again until its behaviour improved to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in one Mock Race on a race day on the race track. Jockey D. Gnaneshwar, the rider of ADORABELLA reported that he lost his whip approaching the final 150 Metres. Jockey Gaurav Sapra, the rider of READY TO CHAL- LENGE, reported that he lost his whip during the final 50 Metres of the race. Jockey D. Mahendran, the rider of PRAYATNA, was reprimanded for dropping his hands before passing the winning post.

Jockey B. Prakash, the rider of PACIFIC PRIDE, was questioned regarding the handling of his mount and his explanations were noted. STAR NEWS (C. Krishnan) sustained a cut injury on right nostril. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g REBORN.