Results – Bangalore

SANFRANCISCO GIRL (Danish Ali Khan) was permitted to be withdrawn as the horse could not be shod. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g HARD TO PIN DOWN.

STAR PRESENCE (Vinod Shinde) was extremely fractious inside the starting gates, injured itself on left hock. Under the circumstances it was permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds before coming under Starter's orders. Trainer Mr. Faraz Arshad was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. THOUGHTS N ACTIONS (S. John) sustained injuries on both hock.

SAREETA (Neeraj Rawal) after jumping out, swerved towards the left, did not raise a fluent gallop and did not take part in the race. In view of its behaviour Trainer Mr. S. Dominic was informed that he must not accept with it again until its behaviour improved to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in two Mock Races on race days on the race track. Trainer Mr. P.Shoff was fined Rs.2,000/- for changing the girth on his charge MACEDONIAN (B. Prakash) after weighing out and as a result the rider weighed in 700 grams more in relation to weighing out. CAESARS STAR (Amyn Merchant) sustained gum injury.

INDRAVATI (P. Kiran Rai) was extremely fractious at the gates, reared up and flipped over hitting the left side of the head prior to the start. Under the circumstances it was permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds before coming under Starter's orders. Trainer Mr. B. Prithviraj was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. ANNA (Mohammed Feroz) sustained a cut injury on left hock. GROUND MARSHAL (N.Ramesh Kumar) sustained a cut injury on right fore cannon. Surprise Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b h INDIAN BOLT.

Trainer Mr. Irfan Ghatala was fined Rs.10,000/- by the Stewards for failing to declare his charge SPIRITUAL STAR to start for this race after having accepting with it. Trainer Mr. Shezad Abbas was fined Rs.10,000/- by the Stewards for failing to declare his charge VIBRATIONS to start for this race after having accepting with it. Jockey B. Sreekanth, the rider of MAPLE STAR, was fined Rs.2,000/- for repeatedly bumping MZIMA (Suraj Narredu) on his inside between 1500 Metres and 1300 Metres. Jockey Fr'co F Dasilva, the rider of NICKEL CHROME, was fined Rs.2,000/- for coming in and causing interference to CHASE THE SUN (S. John) on his inside passing the 700 Metres. MAPLE STAR (B. Sreekanth) sustained bleeding cut injury on right hind cannon. PORTIA (B. Prakash) sustained a cut injury on right hind cannon. Compulsory Samples were taken for analysis from the following 1st, 2nd & 3rd placed horses viz: b f VIJAYS PRIDE I ch f PORTIA II b f JERSEY GIRL III

STILL WILL (Khurshad Alam) planted and lost many lengths at the start. In view of its behaviour Trainer Mr. S. Dominic 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. It was reported after the race that STILL WILL (Khurshad Alam) pulled up lame on right fore due to a sprained fetlock joint. Trainer Mr. S. Dominic was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. It was reported after the race that SUNSTORM (B.L. Paswan) burst its blood vessels. Trainer Mr. Irfan Ghatala was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g CASANOVA.

ARABIAN KING (P. Trevor) reared up and fell down before the start. Under the circumstances it was permitted to be withdrawn before coming under Starter's orders. FANTASTIC STAR (B. Sreekanth) was extremely fractious at the gates whereby the rider was injured and certified medically unfit to ride. Under the circumstances it was permitted to be withdrawn before coming under Starter's orders. PRINCE OF STEALTH (T.S. Jodha) after jumping out did not raise a gallop and did not take part in the race. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr. S. Dominic was informed that he must not accept with it again until its behaviour improved to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in two Mock Races on race days on the race track. It was observed that the blinkers on PRINCE OF KINTYRE (M. Mark) had shifted out of position soon after the start, thus obstructing the vision of the horse and the horse ran detached from the field. On being questioned the trainer stated that blinkers were fastened properly and further the trainer and the rider stated that the horse was very fractious at the gates and that must have been the reason for the blinkers to shift out of position. The equipment was examined after the race and was found to have been well maintained and as such no action was taken beyond noting the incident. MR CARPE (S. Zervan) suddenly shied away under the whip thereby totally unbalancing the rider who was dislodged from his mount passing the 200 Metres.

Jockey S. Zervan was certified medically unfit to ride after his fall in the 8th race. As no suitable substitute Jockey was available, permission was granted to trainer Mr. Warren Singh to withdraw I FANCY YOU from the above race. It was observed that the Cross Nose Band on SACHIMORE (M. Noornabi) was not fastened properly. Subsequently it was set right before the start of the race. Hence Trainer Mr. S. Britto was fined Rs.3,000/- for his negligence. STARSCREAM (Ryan Marshall) was examined at the starting gates and was found to be trotting lame on right fore. Under the circumstances it was permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds before coming under Starter's orders. Trainer Mr. Darius Byramji was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. Jockey B. Prakash, the rider of ELEGANT APPROACH reported that his saddle shifted back soon after jumping out of the starting gates and further shifted back after passing the 400 Metres, as such he could not offer sufficient assistance to his mount thereafter. After Due examination of the saddle after the race, Trainer Mr. G. Nityanand was fined Rs. 3000/- for faulty saddling. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner ch g TACHYON.