Results – Bangalore

Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Pradeep Annaiah to withdraw ATTRACTOR on veterinary grounds as it was suffering from Colic. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. Permission was granted to Trainer Mr. J. Babu Rao to withdraw DANCE WITH ME on veterinary grounds as it was suffering from Colic. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. Jockey K.R. Rajesh, the rider of WINDSOR PARK, was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting out and causing interference to BALBOA (Tauseef Ahmed) on his outside approaching the 1000 Metres. Jockey Vivek, the rider of TINA'S TOUCH, was fined Rs.2,000/- for shifting out and causing interference to SIGNIFIES (T.S. Jodha) on his outside approaching the 200 Metres. Jockey M. Ravi, the rider of AIR DISPLAY, was reprimanded for travelling wide rounding the final bend for no apparent reason. Surprise Sample was taken for analysis from b g TINA'S TOUCH. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner dkb g WALTZ AWAY.

ABSOLUTE MAJORITY (Suraj Narredu) reared up as the gates opened and lost few lengths at the start. In view of its behaviour Trainer Mr. S. Narredu 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 Imran Chisty, the rider of SPANIARD, reported that he could not get a clear run approaching the 700 Metres due to the crowding of the field. CASH IS KING (S.Guruprasad) sustained a cut injury on right fore cannon. MOUNTAIN GLORY (R. Anand) sustained a cut injury on right hock.

Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Darius Byramji to substitute Jockey Imran Chisty to ride REAL STEEL in place of the declared rider. SUMMER BREAK (S. Babu) was extremely fractious and refused to be stalled. Under the circumstances it was permitted to be withdrawn before coming under Starter's orders. SILVER STONE (Arshad Alam) lost many lengths and ran detached from the field thereafter. In view of its behaviour Trainer Mr. V. Narayana Gowda 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 A. Ashok Kumar, the rider of SWEET SECRET, was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting in and causing interference to SHAHRAAN (A.K. Pawar) on his inside which in turn passed it on to DIAMONITE (Suraj Narredu) passing the 1000 Metres. Jockey Imran Chisty, the rider of REAL STEEL, was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting out and bumping DIAMONITE (Suraj Narredu) on his outside passing the 600 Metres. Jockey C. Rajendra, the rider of FOREST SPIRIT, reported that his mount was hanging out in the final 300 Metres. The horse was impounded for veterinary examination and no abnormality was reported. However Trainer Mr. S. Ganapathy was informed to take appropriate remedial measures before accepting with it again. It was reported after the race that the left hind shoe of REAL STEEL (Imran Chisty) had apparently come off during the race. It was reported after the race that DREAM RUNNER (Vivek) pulled up lame on left fore due to sprained tendon. Trainer Mr. Pradeep Annaiah was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again.

Jockey Valdir De Sousa, the rider of KNOCK OUT, was reprimanded for shifting in and inconveniencing SIMRA (R. Vaibhav) on his inside passing the 600 Metres. Jockey S. John, the rider of MY LAW, was fined Rs.3,000/- for shifting out and causing interference to EXCELLENT DESIGN (M.Ravi) on his outside approaching the 500 Metres whereby Jockey M. Ravi momentarily got unbalanced and lost both his stirrups as such he could not offer any assistance to his mount thereafter. Jockey M. Noornabi, the rider of FIRE STORM, was reprimanded for shifting out and inconveniencing SILVER STREET (C. Umesh) on his outside passing the 400 Metres. LANKAN PEARL (S. Mallikarjun) ran detached from the field. The horse was impounded for Veterinary examination and the Club's Veterinary Officer reported that it was found to have sharp molars. Hence Trainer Mr. Sharat Kumar was fined Rs.3,000/- for his negligence (1st infringement). Jockey A. Sandesh, the rider of PETITE FLEUR, reported that his mount was running green throughout the race. Jockey R. Vaibhav, the rider of SIMRA, reported that his mount was running green throughout the race. Trainer Mr. S. Padmanabhan and Jockey A. Sandesh were questioned regarding the running and riding of PETITE FLEUR. The Trainer stated that his instructions to Jockey Sandesh were to be in the front bunch and ride out after entering the straight and not to use the whip more than once or twice as it was a temperamental filly. The Trainer stated that the rider followed the instructions but only rounding the final bend when he went for the gap in front, the gap got closed and he had to shift out and later desparately rode out but lost the race in a very narrow margin. Under the circumstances he could not find fault with the rider. The rider when questioned corroborated the statement of the Trainer as regards the riding instructions and added that his mount was running green throughout the race. He said that after rounding the final bend he thought the gap in front would remain and that was why he attempted to go through, but the gap closed thereafter he had to switch it out to make his run and lost the race narrowly. While noting their explanations Jockey Sandesh was informed to be more judicious while handling his mounts in future.

Jockey Fr'co F DaSilva, the rider of EASTERN SUMMIT, was reprimanded for repeatedly looking back in the final 150 Metres of the race for no apparent reason.

Compulsory Samples were taken for analysis from the following I, II and III placed horses viz: b g DÉJÀ VU I b c MANYATTA II b c VIJAYS BEST III VIJAYS BEST (A. Sandesh) sustained a cut injury on right gaskin.

CINNAMON RUSH (D. Gnaneshwar) accidentally brushed the false rails approaching the 1000 Metres. BACK AMONG FRIENDS (S. Babu) ran detached from the field. Trainer Mr. Amit Caddy was informed to ensure better performance of his charge in future. MITRAYA (Sahanawaz) sustained a cut injury on right hind cannon. Trainer Mr. B. Prithviraj and Jockey Vivek were questioned regarding the running and riding of BRABUS SPEED. The Trainer stated that his charge had a very short burst and therefore he had instructed the rider to be up in front at the same time preserve the mount and ride out passing the 300 Metres. He stated that the rider had fully followed his instructions and rode out passing the 300 Metres and that the winner was too good as it spurted well from that point during the race. The rider stated that he preserved his mount till about 300 Metres thereafter he rode out with the aid of the whip and even came close to the quarters of the winner but the winner accelerated well and his mount could only finish 2nd. Their explanations were noted. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g FREE LAW.

LAD KING (M. Noornabi) sustained a cut injury on left hind cannon.

Jockey S. John, the rider of EFFECTUAL, reported that he could not get a clear run approaching the 800 Metres due to the crowding of the field. Jockey Tauseef Ahmed, the rider of ONE TIME MAGIC, was fined Rs.5,000/- for not making sufficient effort on his mount during the race. He was further informed in the presence of Trainer Mr. Amit Caddy that a repetition of similar manner of riding would entail him being reported to the Stewards for severe disciplinary action.