Results – Delhi

Permission was granted to Trainer Ajay Sharma to withdraw GUTSY BOY. DAZZLING GLORY (V S Gautam) was very fractious inside the gates whereby it got struck between front shutters of the gates, the shutters were unlocked and the horse was unloaded. The horse was examined by the Club’s Veterinary Officer who reported that DAZZLING GLORY was lame on left fore as such it was withdrawn before coming under starter’s orders. Trainer H A Khan was advised a veterinary certificate of fitness would be required prior to presenting for future trial or race. In consequence of DAZZLING GLORY being declared a non starter no deduction on win or place bets was effected. Trainer Bharat T Singh and App Jockey Praveen Saini were questioned regarding the running and riding of MASTER BOLT. Trainer stated that he had instructed his jockey to position 2nd /3rd and do his best on entering the straight. He further stated that he had observed that his charge was fractious in the starting gates and as the start was effected it jumped awkwardly outwards thereby loosing some grounds and thereafter under the circumstances of the race he was quite satisfied with the way App Jockey had ridden. Jockey corroborating the trainers statement stated that after being loaded his mount was very fractious inside the starting gates as the start was effected it went back thereafter jumped awkwardly outwards thereby loosing sufficient grounds. Thereafter he ridden to the best of his ability and was able to finish a note worthy second. Their explanations were noted for future reference. CON MAN (Md Asif Khan) was slowly away from the starting gates and ran detached from the field. Trainer K Ali Khan was advised to take remedial measures and not to accept with his charge till it was capable of a better performance. The Club’s Veterinary Officer reported that INVISIBLE BREATHE bled. In terms of RWITC Racing calendar notification the horse has been banned from racing for a stipulated period of 4 weeks (1st time bleeder) Trainer Raj Kumar Saini was advised a veterinary certificate of fitness would be required prior to presenting for future trial or race. Urine sample was taken for analysis from the winner PITBULL in the presence of Trainer S Nawab and was sent for analytical test.

Permission was granted to Trainer K Ali Khan to withdraw SWEET AS HONEY. BLACK MAGIC ( M B Qureshi) was examined at the starting gates and the Club’s Veterinary Officer reported that it was lame on left hind as such it was withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. Trainer Magan Singh was advised a veterinary certificate of fitness would be required prior to presenting for future trial or race. In consequence of BLACK MAGIC being declared a non starter a deduction of 20% on win and 50% on place bets was effected. Trainer Zulfiqar Khan and App Jockey Rajesh Kumar Patel were called in and questioned regarding the running and riding of MUMTAZ BEGUM. Trainer stated that he had instructed the jockey to position 2nd/3rd and do his best on entering the straight. He was quite surprised with the way jockey had ridden his charge in the race in that he allowed his horse to gallop at a pace which is too fast and made no attempt to restrain it to follow the instructions. Jockey confirming the instructions stated that after jumping out of the starting gates, he could not hold his mount as it commenced to pull hard during the early stages of the race and set a faster pace than anticipated. However, while noting their explanations jockey Rajesh Kumar Patel was informed that he must make an attempt to follow the instructions given by the trainer and he was reprimanded for riding an in competent race. App Jockey Md Habeeb the rider of ZAROON reported that he could not get a clear run due to crowding of the field soon after jumping out of the starting gates. Urine sample was taken for analysis from the winner WHIFF OF GOLD in the presence of Trainer Deepak Kalra and was sent for analytical test.

Permission was granted to Trainer Ajay Sharma to withdraw NORTHERN STAR. Trainer Magan Singh and App Jockey M B Qureshi were questioned regarding the running and riding of COMPREHENSIVE. Trainer Magan Singh stated that he had instructed the jockey to sit 2nd/3rd and do his best on entering the straight. He also stated that the jockey had not followed his instructions. On questioning Jockey M B Qureshi stated that he was instructed to sit 2nd/3rd and do his best on entering the straight and after jump out he made efforts to follow the trainer’s instructions but the horse was not galloping fluently. The horse was impounded for veterinary examination and the Club’s Veterinary Officer reported no apparent abnormality. However, not being satisfied with the jockey’s explanation he was fined Rs.5000/- for riding contrary to the trainers instructions . Urine sample was taken for analysis from the winner MISS UNIVERSE in the presence of Trainer Rajinder and was sent for analytical test.

Trainer Irfan Ali was questioned regarding the inconsistent pattern of running thereby resulting in improved performance of his charge MASTER STEFFANO (R Rakesh) as compared to its last run in Race No.146 THE BEE’S PROSPECTOR PLATE.DIV.I. (ABT) 1200 mts run on 29th December 2015 ridden by Jockey Narain Singh where it was unplaced. Trainer Irfan Ali stated that:- i) In its earlier engagements on 29th December 2015 he had instructed Jockey Narain Singh to sit 3rd /4th and do his best on entering the straight and soon after jumping out of the starting gates his charge was interfered which is being recorded in the Racing incidents and the jockey who interfered was fined accordingly. ii) In the above race he had instructed his jockey to sit 2nd/3rd and do his best on entering the straight and the jockey had followed his instructions. iii) In the above race his charge had a distance of extra 200mts to cover and was ridden by a jockey claiming 5 kg allowance and there were no common runners. iv) In view of its poor performance in Race No.146 on 29th December 2015 he and his owners did not fancy his horse to win and were quite surprised with its performance. However, while noting his explanations he was informed that in view of his charge being interfered during its last engagement and being duly recorded in the racing incidents he was given a benefit of doubt at this instance. Urine sample was taken for analysis from the winner MASTERN STEFANO in the presence of Trainer Irfan Ali and was sent for analytical test.

Prior to ‘ALL CLEAR’ being declared App Jockey Akash Rajput the rider of HELLO HELLO requested to view the race video with a view to considering lodging an objection. After viewing the video App Jockey Akash Rajput decided to proceed with an objection and accordingly an objection was lodged by App Jockey Akash Rajput the rider of HELLO HELLO placed second by the Judge against App Jockey Khet Singh the rider TATANKA placed first by the Judge for “ bumping and boring out 250 mts and again taking my ground in the last 100 mts due to which I had to check my mount, stop riding and that cost me a certain race.” The Stewards held an enquiry immediately after the race interviewed the Jockeys concerned and after deliberations, considering the opinion expressed by the Stipendiary Steward and based on the observation of the race the Stewards were not satisfied that an alteration to the placings could not be justified. Therefore, they decided to overrule the objection. The Security deposit was refunded. App Jockey Akash Rajput the rider of HELLO HELLO was reprimanded for failing to control his mount soon after entering into the home straight thereby allowing his mount to drift out and inconveniencing TATANKA (Khet Singh) on his outside. App Jockey Khet Singh the rider of TATANKA was reprimanded for failing to control his mount in that approaching the 200 mts he made no efforts to control his mount thereby inconveniencing HELLO HELLO (Akash Raput) on his inside. The Club’s Veterinary Officer reported that LAMBADA bled. In terms of RWITC Racing calendar notification the horse has been banned from racing for a stipulated period of 4 weeks (1st time bleeder) Trainer Shakti Singh was advised a veterinary certificate of fitness would be required prior to presenting for future trial or race. Compulsory urine sample was taken for analysis from LAMBADA in the presence of Trainer Shakti Singh and was sent for analytical test. Urine sample was taken for analysis from the winner TATANKA in the presence of Trainer Ajay Sharma and was sent for analytical test.

MISS PUNE (S Lalit) planted in the starting gates thereby loosing sufficient grounds at the start. In view of its behaviour Trainer S Nawab was informed not to accept with his charge until its behaviour improved to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Steward in one mock race on a race day on the race track. App Jockey Md Asif Khan the rider of YALAMLAM was fined Rs.2000/- for checking his mount soon after jumping out of the starting gates for no apparent reason. App Sameer Qureshi the rider of ROSSETTE QUEEN was reprimanded for easing his mount in the final stages of the race. Urine sample was taken for analysis from the winner DOT ON TIME in the presence of Trainer Magan Singh and was sent for analytical test.