Results – Bangalore

It was observed that ART POWER (Dharshan Antony.B) accidentally brushed the rails passing the 1000 Metres. Jockey Darshan R.N, the rider of SPIRIT DANCER reported that his mount was hanging out after entering the straight. The horse was subjected to veterinary examination but no abnormality was reported. However, Trainer Mr. Aravind .G (deputizing on behalf of Trainer Mr. S. Ganapathy) was informed to take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with it again. It was observed that STEP TO DESTINY (Siddaraju.P) accidentally brushed the rails passing the 450 Metres. Jockey Siddaraju.P, the rider of STEP TO DESTINY was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting out and causing interference to LOVING PEARL (A.R.Pradeep) on his outside passing the 200 Metres. Jockey Afsar Khan, the rider of ECO FRIENDLY was fined Rs.2,000/- for not sufficiently persevering with his mount in the final 150 Metres. ART POWER (Dharshan Antony.B) was impounded for veterinary examination. On examination, it was found to be lame on left fore. Trainer Mr. Azhar Ali was informed to produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. Surprise sample was taken for analysis from b g ART POWER. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g STEP TO DESTINY.

Jockey Vinod Shinde, the rider of FAIR COUNSEL was reprimanded for shifting 'in' and inconveniencing ARDAKAN (Arvind Kumar. N) on his inside approaching 1100 Metres. Jockey Vinod Shinde, the rider of FAIR COUNSEL reported that the saddle shifted back rounding the final bend. After due examination of the equipment, Trainer Mr. M. Rajendra Singh was fined Rs.3,000/- for faulty saddling of his charge. Jockey A.S.Peter, the rider of TRIUMPHANT reported that he accidentally lost his left rein in the final 50 Metres of the race. TRIUMPHANT (A.S.Peter) was impounded for veterinary examination but no abnormality was reported. Surprise sample was taken for analysis from b g TRIUMPHANT. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g ARDAKAN.

It was observed that Jockey Darshan R.N, the rider of SOLO PRINCE had to check his mount to avoid striking the front runner MILLBROOK (Antony Raj S.) passing the 900 Metres. Jockey Koshi Kumar, the rider of AIR DISPLAY was fined Rs.2,000/- for allowing his mount to drift out under the use of whip in the final 200 Metres. An enquiry was held by the Stipendiary Steward into the interference caused by Jockey Darshan R N, the rider of SOLO PRINCE in the above race. In that he shifted “in” sharply and caused severe interference to the horses on his inside viz; SOUTHERN POWER (Salman Khan) and AIR DISPLAY (Koshi Kumar), whereby ANAKIN (Siddaraju.P) which was travelling directly behind had to be checked by its rider approaching 900 Metres. Jockey Darshan R N was interviewed by the Stipendiary Steward. The Stipendiary Steward after considering the submissions made by Jockey Darshan R N and after viewing the CCTV replay decided to charge Jockey Darshan R N for Careless Riding. The Stipendiary Steward thereafter suspended the Jockey’s Licence granted to Darshan R N with effect from 26/12/2023 to 5/1/2024 (Both days inclusive) as had he pleaded guilty to the charge under Rule No. 161 (i) of the BTC Rules of Racing for Careless Riding on his mount SOLO PRINCE (he was permitted to ride work) and was informed of his right to appeal. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g ANAKIN.

Permission was granted to Trainer Mr. Prasanna Kumar to withdraw FORSETI (P. Trevor) on veterinary grounds as it was found to have tendinosis on right fore. He was informed to produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. It was observed that YUKAN (Suraj Narredu) accidentally stumbled approaching 800 Metres. It was observed that SANTORINO (L. Alex Rozario) accidentally slipped from its hind approaching 500 Metres. SANTORINO (L. Alex Rozario) sustained superficial injury on right hind pastern. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner ch g SANTORINO.

Jockey Suraj Narredu, the rider of TOUCH OF GREY was fined Rs.1,000/- for coming ‘in’ and tightening CHAGALL (P. Trevor) on his inside passing the 250 Metres. It was reported after the race that CAT WHISKERS (Darshan R.N) burst its blood vessels. Trainer Mr. Aravind G. was informed to produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. Compulsory urine and blood samples were taken for analysis from the following I,II & III placed horses viz: gr c TOUCH OF GREY I b c KNOTTY CHARMER II ch c CHAGALL III At the behest of the Stipendiary Stewards, the Stewards held an enquiry immediately after the race and enquired into the lead bag coming off from the saddle approaching 900 Metres during the race, whereby the rider weighed ‘in’ 2.5 kgs less in relation to weighing out. The Stewards examined Jockey S. Saqlain, the rider of MAZAL TOV. After detailed deliberations, they decide to disqualify MAZAL TOV which had placed 5th in the above race in accordance with Rule No. 180 of the B.T.C Rules of Racing and the revised order of placings are as under:- gr c TOUCH OF GREY I b c KNOTTY CHARMER II ch c CHAGALL III b g MARZGOVEL IV dk b g CAT WHISKERS V The Stipendiary Stewards reported Trainer Mr. Neil B. Devaney to the Stewards for the negligence in discharge of his duties pertaining to saddling of his charge MAZAL TOV in the above race. Wherein the lead bag came off from the saddle approaching 900 Metres during the race, whereby the rider weighed ‘in’ 2.5 kgs less in relation to weighing out resulting in the horse been disqualified for the above race. The Stewards held an enquiry after the last race on 16/12/2023 and interviewed Trainer Mr. Neil B. Devaney, after deliberations, they decided to fine Trainer Mr. Neil B. Devaney a sum of Rs.20,000/- for faulty saddling of his charge MAZAL TOV for Contravention of Rule Nos. 166 (b) and 114 (b) (i) of the B.T.C Rules of Racing.

Jockey Imran Chisty, the rider of SOUTHERN FORCE was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting out and causing interference to SHEER BLISS (Siddaraju.P) on his outside soon after the start. Jockey Naveen M., the rider of SUNWAY LAGOON was fined Rs.2,000/- for checking his mount between 1100 Metres to 1000 Metres for no apparent reason. Jockey A.R.Pradeep, the rider of OXYTOCIN was fined Rs.5,000/- for travelling wide from 1000 Metres till about 500 Metres for no apparent reason. Jockey Antony Raj S., the rider of INDIAN BLUES reported that his mount was inclined to run out from 900 Metres till about 600 Metres. The horse was subjected to veterinary examination but no abnormality was reported. Jockey Siddaraju.P, the rider of SHEER BLISS reported that his mount was inclined to run out from 900 Metres till about 600 Metres. The horse was subjected to veterinary examination but no abnormality was reported. Jockey Inayat, the rider of PHOENIX SURPRISE was fined Rs.10,000/- for not making sufficient effort on his mount during the race. He was further cautioned in the presence of Trainer Mr. Kishan Thomas that the repetition of similar manner of riding would entail him being reported to the Stewards. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g SOUTHERN FORCE.

PARADISE BECKONS (Rayan Ahmed R.) was examined at the saddling enclosure and was found to be lame on left fore due to tendinosis. Under the circumstances, it was permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Trainer Mr. Sriram Komandur was informed to produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. ESTEFANIA (S. John) ran detached from the field. Trainer Mr. Arjun Mangalorkar was informed to ensure better performance of his charge in future. TIGERKING (Tousif Khan) ran detached from the field. Trainer Mr. M. Rajendra Singh was informed to ensure better performance of his charge in future. Jockey Vivek, the rider of SLING SHOT was reprimanded for riding an indifferent race. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g RUSSIAN ROMANCE. Permission was granted to trainers M/s. Aravind. G and S.S. Attaollahi to deputize on behalf of trainers M/s. S. Ganapathy and P. Shroff were unable to attend the races.