Results – Bangalore

Permission was granted to trainer Mr. V. Lokanath to withdraw MAGNETIZE (Vinod Shinde) on veterinary grounds as it was found to be lame on left hind. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club’s Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. ALLEZ ROYALE (Imran Chisty) stumbled soon after jumping out. OPEN PAGE (A.R. Pradeep) was slowly away and lost few lengths at the start. Trainer Mr. B. Puttanna was informed that he must not accept with it again until its behaviour improved to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in a jump out on a starting gate practice day. Jockey P.S. Chouhan, the rider of WOODRIDGE, reported that he had to check his mount passing the 950 Metres due to a tightly packed field. He also added that his mount stopped galloping in the final 300 Metres of the race. The horse was impounded for veterinary examination. On examination, the Club’s Veterinary Officer reported that it was found to have 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. Jockey Janardhan Paswan, the rider of ACTIVE GREY, was fined Rs.5,000/- for travelling wide from 1200 Metres till about 400 Metres and for dropping hands in the final 150 Metres. Surprise Sample was taken for analysis from b m WOODRIDGE. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b m KIMORA.

Jockey M. Kumar, the rider of NEW VICTOR, was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting out and taking out CRIQUETTE (Syed Asgar) which in turn passed it on to SIXTH SENSE (Syed Imran) and DANCING PRINCESS (S. John) which was travelling directly behind also had to be checked by its rider passing the 1000 Metres. DANCING PRINCESS (S. John) was impounded for veterinary examination but no abnormality was reported. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b m AGUANTE.

Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Sharat Kumar to withdraw NEW MALLET (Shrikant Kamble) on veterinary grounds as it was found to have a sprained shoulder. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club’s Veterinary Officer before accepting with it gain. As Jockey Ryan Marshall was certified medically unfit to ride, permission was granted to trainer Mr. Azhar Ali to substitute Jockey A. Ramu to ride GALENO in place of the declared rider. FOXY MANE (Arshad Alam) was extremely fractious, reared up and was stuck in the gates for a considerable period of time. Under the circumstances it was permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds before coming under Starter’s orders. Trainer Mr. Neil Darashah was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club’s Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. Jockey Arshad Alam, the rider of FOXY MANE, was also injured due to fractious behaviour of his mount at the starting gates. SWAKSHA (Tauseef Ahmed) after jumping out swerved towards the left and did not take part in the race. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr. Narayana Gowda V was informed that he must not accept with it again until its behaivour improved to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in a Mock Race. Jockey Vivek, the rider of CAMPFIRE, was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting in and tightening QUEEN’S ACE (Vinod Shinde) between the 1300 Metres and 1200 Metres. GALENO (A. Ramu) was impounded for veterinary examination but no abnormality was reported. CAMPFIRE (Vivek) was impounded for veterinary examination but no abnormality was reported. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner ch g AFORE.

As Jockey Arshad Alam was certified medically unfit to ride, permission was granted to trainer Mr. Azhar Ali to substitute Jockey Vivek to ride STROMBOLITE in place of the declared rider. Jockey V.R. Jagadeesh, the rider of GOOD FRUIT, reported that he could not get a clear run approaching the 400 Metres due to a closely packed field. Jockey Rayan Ahmed R, the rider of HILLSBORO, reported that he could not get a clear run approaching the 300 Metres due to a closely packed field. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b h SHINNECOCK HILLS.

ONE BIG GANG (P. Trevor) jumped awkwardly outwards and inconvenienced TAQDEER KA BADSHAH (Shrikant Kamble). An enquiry was held into the severe interference caused by Jockey A. Imran Khan on his mount ALVAREZ to TOPAZ (S. John) and I’VE GOT CLOUT (P.S. Chouhan) in the above race whereby both the riders were totally unbalanced approaching the 1200 Metres. (a) Jockey A. Imran Khan was issued a charge sheet (No.001) on 16th January 2016 as his riding was observed to be careless in that he shifted in from drawn 12 and instead of correcting he kept pushing his mount due to which he squeezed the field on his inside causing severe interference to TOPAZ (S. John) and I’VE GOT CLOUT (P.S. Chouhan) whereby both the riders were unbalanced. (b) As per the charge sheet he was again interviewed on 16-1-2016 wherein he accepted the charge of careless riding. Accordingly under BTC Rules of Racing 161(i) Jockey A. Imran Khan was fined Rs.25,000/- for careless riding. (c) Jockey A. Imran Khan was informed of his right of appeal to the Board of Appeal. EL FENIX (Suraj Narredu) was impounded for veterinary examination, but no abnormality was reported. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b f ALEXANDRITE.

Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Mahmood Khan to substitute Jockey G. Saivamshi to ride FLORENCIA in place of the declared rider. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g TOP STRIKER.

SENORITA EVITA (P. Trevor) had to be checked by its rider approaching the 900 Metres due to a tightly packed field. SMILE STONE (Suraj Narredu) was impounded for veterinary examination but no abnormality was reported. IM DIFFERENT (Imran Chisty) was impounded for veterinary examination but no abnormality was reported. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g NESTO.

Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b h INTEGRATED.

Permission was granted to trainer Mr. V. Lokanath to withdraw CAPITALIZE on veterinary grounds as it was found to be bleeding from the right nostril. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club’s Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. DREAM STAR (Prashant P.Dhebe) (drawn 5) jumped towards inside and caused check to MANTA RAY (Surya P) (drawn 4). Jockey Suraj Narredu, the rider of COUNTRYS PRIDE, was reprimanded for shifting in and bumping TRAPEZOID (Irvan Singh) on his inside approaching the 1000 Metres. Jockey Suraj Narredu, the rider of COUNTRYS PRIDE, reported that his mount was hanging out after entering the straight. The horse was impounded for veterinary examination. On examination, the Club’s Veterinary Officer reported that it was found to have burst its blood vessels (endoscopy Grade III at 6.35 p.m.). Trainer Mr. S. Narredu was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club’s Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. An enquiry is being held into the inconsistent running of TRAPEZOID as compared to its previous runs in the Bangalore Winter Meeting 2015-16. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g TRAPEZOID.