Results – Delhi

Jockeys Mohanlal (MR SINGH) K Narender Kumar (FOREVER YOURS), App Jockey Kundan Paswan (RANNVIJAY), Mohd Asif (MASTER VANPERISE) and R Yousaf (BIG NEWS) were fined Rs.3000/- each for not making sufficient efforts to improve their position soon after jumping out of the starting gates till about the 300 mts of the race. Urine sample was taken for analysis from the winner FLEMENCO in the presence of Trainer Magan Singh and was sent for analytical test.

Jockey Md Habeeb the rider of SHIVALIKA was fined Rs.3000/- for not making any effort to control his mount whereby it shifted in and bumped onto BRAMHAPUTRI (Akash Rajput) on his inside soon after jumping out of the starting gate whereby it had to be checked by its rider to avoid being brushing the false rails. Jockey Gurpreet Singh the rider of GO MY GIRL reported that as the start was effected his mount threw its head up and jumped awkwardly outwards. In view of its behaviour Trainer Magan Singh was advised to give his charge one gate before accepting with it again in a race. Jockey Narain Singh the rider of ANCIENT GLORY was reported to the Stewards for his careless riding wherein approaching 300mts permitted his mount to shift inwards, when not sufficiently clear of SHIVALIKA (Md Habeeb) crowding the mare into the rightful running of SHIVALIKA resulting in SHIVALIKA being bumped, checked and shifting ground on the outside. The Stewards held an enquiry after the last race and interviewed Jockey Narain Singh. After hearing his statements, considering the opinion expressed by the Stipendiary Steward and on their own observation based on the replay of the race the Stewards resolved to suspend the Jockey’s licence granted to Jockey Narain Singh w.e.f. 8 Jan 2018 to 15 Jan 2018 (both days inclusive) for careless riding. He was permitted to ride work/ mock race during the period of his suspension. Advised of their Right of Appeal. Jockey Arman Ali Jafri the rider of HE IS SEXY was fined Rs.3000/- for not making any effort to control his mount soon after jumping of the starting gate he permitted it to shift out and bump onto GODSTOUCH (S Lalit) and thereafter ASHWA MANJRI ( Amyn Merchant) Urine sample was taken for analysis from the winner IWIS in the presence of Trainer Magan Singh and was sent for analytical test.

At the behest of the Stipendiary Steward a Stewards enquiry was ordered in as Jockey Gurpreet Singh the rider of STORM AWAY placed third by the Judge weighed in 1 kg less. The Stewards held an enquiry and examined the Clerk of the Scales and Jockey Gurpreet Singh and after hearing their statements, considering the opinion expressed by the Stipendiary Steward and after deliberation they resolved to disqualify STORM AWAY from the above race and revised the order of placings are as under: BALCK DIAMOND FIRST GOLDEN GUINEA SECOND SOLID GOLD THIRD LOVE YOU LOTS FOURTH An enquiry has been opened into the “weigh in” of STORM AWAY ridden by Jockey Gurpreet Singh and Trained by V S Parmar. Urine sample was taken for analysis from the winner BLACK DIAMOND in the presence of Trainer Irfan Ali and was sent for analytical test.

Jockey Akash Rajput the rider of OH SO HOT was fined Rs.3000/- for permitting his mount to shift in soon after jumping out of the starting gate thereby bumping onto FIRST SELECTION (S A Shah) who in turn passed it onto TRUSTFULL GIRL (S Amjad Khan) which passed it onto GREY TIGER (Md Habeeb) which stumbled on his inside. Jockey Akash Rajput the rider of OH SO HOT reported the loss of the whip approaching 300 mts of the race. Urine sample was taken for analysis from the winner OH SO HOT in the presence of Trainer Rajinder and was sent for analytical test.

Prior to ‘ALL CLEAR’ being declared Jockey Amyn Merchant the rider of MISS FERRARI requested to view the race video with a view to consider lodging an objection. After viewing the video Jockey Amyn Merchant decided to proceed with an objection and accordingly an objection was lodged by Jockey Amyn Merchant the rider of MISS FERRARI placed second by the Judge against Jockey G S Shekhawat the rider of ARFFA placed first by the Judge for “ coming out sharply onto me soon after the jump, giving me a bump and crossed me due to which I lost my position and had to check my mount and that cost me a certain race and I could not ride out properly.” 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. Jockey G S Shekhawat the rider of ARFFA was cautioned for not making any effort to control his mount whereby after jumping out his mount bumped onto MISS FERRARI(Amyn Merchant) Jockey Md Asif Khan the rider of KELP KAYIAR reported the loss of the whip approaching 200 mts of the race. Trainer S M Abbas was questioned regarding the inconsistent pattern of running of ARFFA as compared to its last run. Trainer S M Abbas stated that he had instructed the jockey to either lead or position 2nd and do his best on entering the straight while the same instructions were also imparted in its earlier run in race No.98 on 24th November 2017, wherein it had suffered an interference soon after jump, hence the jockey could not follow the instructions inspite of best efforts and the pace of the race was also quite fast. In the above race it was drawn (1) and after jumping out it led the field and won comfortably and just fancied it to run a better race. His explanations were noted. Urine sample was taken for analysis from the winner ARFFA in the presence of Trainer S M Abbas and was sent for analytical test.