Results – Bangalore

ROYAL CHIEF (D. Gnaneshwar) jumped awkwardly outwards and incon- venienced WESTERN PALACE (V.R. Jagadeesh) and CHAKDEPHATTE (Zia Akhtar) on the outside.

Jockey S. Ramesh, the rider of FAIR INVADER, was fined Rs.1,000/- for coming `in` and causing interference to FLY FREE (M. Narredu) on his inside approaching the 700 Metres. Jockey Ms Lisa Jones, the rider of COPERTINA, reported that her mount was hanging `in` after entering the straight. Trainer Mr. Shehzad Abbas was informed to get it checked by his Veterinarian and take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with it again. Trainer Mr. S. Ganapathy and Jockey Y.S. Srinath were questioned regarding the running and riding of CELESTIAL TREASURE in the above race. The trainer stated that the horse had come from outstation and finished 2nd in its last outing and has been subsequently tracking well based on which he fancied it to win but was thoroughly disappointed with its performance. The rider stated that he missed

CUTE STYLE (S. Chandrashekar) jumped out awkwardly from the gates. Jockey Md. Shafiq, the rider of PERFECT ANALYSIS, reported that his mount was hanging `in` after entering the straight. Trainer Mr. B. Prithviraj was informed to get it checked by his Veteri- narian and take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with it again. Jockey Shakti Singh, the rider of LADY BANKS was fined Rs.2,000/- for shifting `out` and causing interference to MAN UNITED (A. Ashok Kumar) on his outside approaching the 200 Metres. DIVINE DEW (S. Babu) sustained an injuries on upper lip and gums.

Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Ananta Vatsalya to withdraw STIRRING (Vivek) on veterinary grounds as it was lame on right fore due to inflammed pastern and shin. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club`s Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. Compulsory Samples were taken for analysis from the following I, II and III placed horses viz: b f SET ALIGHT I ch f KIARA II b f VIOLET HONEY III

As Jockey S. John was certified medically unfit to ride, permis- sion was granted to trainer Mr. Arjun Mangalorkar to substitute Jockey Ranjeet Singh to ride COLONEL DUFF in place of Jockey S. John, the declared rider. Jockey C. Krishnan, the rider of LAVA, was fined Rs.2,000/- for shifting `out` and causing interference to STRONG MINDED (Suraj Narredu) on his outside approaching the 900 Metres which had to be checked by its rider. STYLISH BAY (M. Narredu) running behind the latter also had to be checked by its rider.

RETRO QUEEN (D. Mahendran) stood flatfooted in the gates and lost few lengths at the start. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr. Tharun Thimmaiah was informed that he must not accept with it again until its behaviour improved to the satisfaction of the STipendiary Stewards in one jump out on a starting gate practice day. Jockey Jagdish Shukla, the rider of ASTONICAL, was fined Rs.2,000/- for shifting `in` and causing interference to MINT (Vinod Shinde) on his inside rounding the final bend. Jockey V.R. Jagadeesh, the rider of BULLISH LUCK, was fined Rs.1,000/- for the excessive use of the whip on his mount during the race (1st infringement).