Results – Bangalore

COUNTRY'S PEARL (Shelar R.) was examined at the starting gate by the Club's Veterinary Officer and was found to be trotting lame on left fore. Under the circumstances, it was permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds before coming under Starter's order. Trainer Mr. Faraz Arshad was informed to produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. BELLEROPHON (T.S. Jodha) took a fly jump. Jockey Darshan R.N, the rider of ALL SAID AND DONE was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting out and taking out ASTRON (Irvan Singh) on his outside in the final 150 Metres. It was reported after the race that INDIAN BRAHMOS (D. Patel) pulled up lame on left fore. Trainer Mr. S. Inayathulla was informed to produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner ch g HUNTERS MOON.

Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g VELOCIDAD.

Trainer Mr. Imtiaz Khan was fined Rs. 2,000/- for not obtaining prior permission to use Tongue Strap on his charge SUN POWER in the above race. Subsequently, tongue Strap was removed before the horse left the paddock. Jockey David Allan, the rider of ROYAL RESOLUTION reported that his mount was hanging out throughout the race. The horse was subjected to veterinary examination but no abnormality was reported. Trainer Mr. Dheeraj. V (is deputizing on behalf of trainer Mr. S. Padmanabhan) was informed to take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with it again. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g DEPTH CHARGE.

Permission was granted to Trainer Mr. Irfan Ghatala to withdraw BOLD MOVE (R. Vaibhav) on veterinary grounds as it was found to be lame on right fore. He was informed to produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. An enquiry was held on 31st January, 2020 by the Stipendiary Stewards for the above race where Jockey Shamaz Shareef, the rider of WHIZZO shifted out sharply under use of whip and caused severe interference to POSEIDON (Darshan R.N), which in turn passed it onto MOHICAN (Nazerul Alam) on his outside passing the 200 Metres. Jockey Shamaz Shareef was interviewed by the Stipendiary Stewards. The Stipendiary Stewards after considering the submissions made by Jockey Shamaz Shareef. After viewing the CCTV they decided to charge Jockey Shamaz Shareef for Careless Riding Rule No. 161(i) of the BTC Rules of Racing. The Stipendiary Stewards thereafter suspended Jockey Shamaz Shareef with effect from 10th February, 2020 to 27th February, 2020 (both days inclusive) as he had pleaded guilty of the charge for Careless Riding Rule No. 161(i) of the BTC Rules of Racing on his mount WHIZZO. (He is permitted to ride work and was informed of his right to appeal). Jockey Mohd Asif Khan, the rider of ALEEF reported that his mount was not galloping fluently after entering the straight. The horse was subjected to veterinary examination but no abnormality was reported. It was reported after the race that BLUEJACK (V.R.Jagadeesh) pulled up lame on left fore. Trainer Mr.M. Rajendra Singh was informed to 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 m MORRANE GABRIELLA.

Jockey Ryan Marshall, the rider of ANGELINO reported that his mount was hanging 'in' in the final 200 Metres. The horse was subjected to veterinary examination. On examination, it was found to have sharp molars on both sides. Hence, Trainer Mr. S.S. Attaollahi was fined Rs.3,000/- for his negligence (1st infringement). SECRETIVE FORCE (Suraj Narredu) was impounded for veterinary examination but no abnormality was reported. Surprise sample was taken for analysis from dk b h SECRETIVE FORCE. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g AMBROSIO.

Permission was granted to Trainer Mr.Imtiaz Khan to withdraw RED GALILEO (T. S. Jodha) on veterinary grounds as it was found to be lame on left fore. He was informed to produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. Jockey Khurshad Alam replaced the indisposed Jockey Saddam Hussain on ANNALEASE. Jockey S. Selvaraj, the rider of PRINCESS PRIDE reported that saddle shifted towards the left, whereby he totally lost balance till about 800 Metres. Subsequently, the saddle came back to the normal position. After due examination of the equipment, Trainer Mr.Azhar Ali was fined Rs.5,000/- for faulty saddling. Jockey S. Selvaraj, the rider of PRINCESS PRIDE was fined Rs.2,000/- for shifting 'in' and tightening the horses on his inside viz; AMAZONITE (Shamaz Shareef) and NOSTRADAMUS (A.Ramu) passing the 200 Metres. It was observed that Jockey Darshan R.N, the rider of HIMACHALI dismounted immediately after passing the winning post. On examination, it was found to have burst its blood vessels. Trainer Mr.Pradeep Annaiah was informed to 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 m SONGKRAN.

Jockey Shelar.R replaced the indisposed Jockey Saddam Hussain on SIYOUNI. STARRY WIND (Imran Chisty) was slowly away and lost few lengths at the start. In view of its behaviour, Trainer Mr. Darius R. Byramji was informed not to 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. SIYOUNI (Shelar R.) was slowly away and lost few lengths at the start. In view of its behaviour, Trainer Mr. S. Narredu was informed not to 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. An enquiry was held on 31st January, 2020 by the Stipendiary Stewards for the above race where Jockey Shamaz Shareef, the rider of SUPERB SUCCESS shifted ‘in’ and caused severe interference to COLONEL HARTY (Raghu. K) on his inside totally unbalancing Jockey Raghu.K and thereby ALBERETTA (R. Vaibhav), CONSTANTINOPLE (Shreyas Singh), SPANISH BEAUTY (S. John) and WINGS OF DESIRE (P.Trevor) had to be checked by their respective riders to avoid an accident passing the 800 Metres. Jockey Shamaz Shareef was interviewed by the Stipendiary Stewards. The Stipendiary Stewards after considering the submissions made by Jockey Shamaz Shareef. After viewing the CCTV they decided to charge Jockey Shamaz Shareef for Careless Riding Rule No. 161(i) of the BTC Rules of Racing. The Stipendiary Stewards thereafter suspended Jockey Shamaz Shareef with effect from 28th February, 2020 to 21st March, 2020 (both days inclusive) as he had pleaded guilty of the charge for Careless Riding Rule No. 161(i) of the BTC Rules of Racing on his mount SUPERB SUCCESS. (He is permitted to ride work and was informed of his right to appeal). Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g PSYCHIC WARRIOR. Permission was granted to trainer M/s. M. Rajendra Singh, Dheeraj. V, Neil B. Devaney and Kishan Thomas to deputize on behalf of trainer M/s. B. Prithviraj, S. Padmanabhan, Arjun Mangalorkar and Prasanna Kumar. P who were unable to attend the races.