Results – Bangalore

LATVIA (K.P.G. Appu) (a) burst its blood vessels after the race; (b) pulled up lame on right fore due to sprained fetlock; and (c) sustained bleeding gum injury. Trainer Mr. Darius Byramji was in- formed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club`s Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. RED SHIFT (Suraj Narredu) sustained an injury on right hind. SEVEN STAR (C.D. Hayes) sustained bleeding gum injury. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g HENRY`S SECRET.

RUGGED BEAUTY (K.P.G. Appu) sustained a bleeding cut injury on left hind pastern.

Jockey Saleem Golam, the rider of ABLE ASSOCIATE, had to check his mount to avoid clipping the heels of TIMELESS TREASURE (K.P.G. Appu) approaching the 500 Metres. Jockey C.D. Hayes, the rider of DESERT RULE, reported that his saddle shifted forward passing the 1600 Metres and that he bumped on the saddle a couple of times between the 900 and 700 Metres to correct the position of the saddle, thereby he could not offer sufficient assistance to his mount and had to travel wide throughout the race. In view of the above incident, trainer Mr. R.R. Byramji was fined Rs.2,000/- for faulty saddling on his charge DESERT RULE.

MERCURIAL (K.P.G. Appu) jumped awkwardly inwards. STEELIUM (Shobhan Babu) whipped around after jumping out and did not take any practical part in the race. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr. S. Britto was informed on 17th January 2009 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 Suraj Narredu, the rider of LOGANS RUN, was severely reprimanded for weighing `in` 600 grams more than what he weighed `out`. He was informed that a repetition of similar incident would be viewed very seriously.

Jockey K. Raja Rao, the rider of MARIANELLA reported that his mount was hanging `in` after negotiating the final bend. Trainer Mr. Warren Singh was informed to get it checked by his Veterinarian and take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with it again. KORPORATE (Samuel Hitchcott) lost few lengths at the start and was slow into stride and ran detached throughout the race. Trainer Mr. Amit Caddy was questioned regarding the poor performance of his charge KORPORATE. The trainer stated that the horse appears to have lost form totally. While noting the explanation of the trainer he was advised to desist from running his charge till he is confident of the horse performing up to its racing capability.

Jockey Suraj Narredu, the rider of SCRAMJET, was fined Rs.2,000/- For shifting `out` and causing interference to LOCK AND LOAD (B.L. Paswan) on his outside approaching the 1000 Metres. OPPRIMO (K.P.G. Appu) who was fiercely galloping along the rails, clipped the heels of LOCK AND LOAD (B.L. Paswan) stumbled and fell dislodging the rider passing the 800 Metres. LET THE RIVER RUN (D. Gnaneshwar) who was galloping directly behind OPPRIMO (K.P.G. Appu) had to be checked to avoid the prostrated horse. Inspite of that LET THE RIVER RUN tripped on the prostrated horse, unbalanced the rider and dislodged him. In the process TREND TRACKER (Md. Shafiq) and SIMPLY DANGEROUS (Gaurav Sapra) who were racing in the rear on the inside had to be checked by their respective riders and lost considerable ground. MINCHU (F.K. Shahbuddin) who was travelling in the rear on the outside shied away further. An enquiry is being held into the above incident.

Jockey G.Y. Rajesh Babu, the rider of SATIN WOOD, was severely reprimanded for weighing `in` 800 grms more than what he weighed `out`. He was informed that repetition of a similar incident would be viewed very seriously. GLORIOUS PRINCESS (Samuel Fargeat) sustained an injury on right hind coronet. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b f GLORIOUS PRINCESS.