Results – Hyderabad

KING SIZE (A. IMRAN KHAN) planted at the start losing over a distance. SSC revoked. Jockey P.S. Chouhan (COPERTINA) fined Rs. 2,000/- for shifting in approaching 200 metres causing interference to ROYAL EMBASSY (R. RUPESH). Jockey R. Rupesh (ROYAL EMBASSY) fined Rs. 1,000/- for shifting in at about 300 metres causing interference to EL PASO (HARISH). Jockey Joseph Antony (SOUND OF NATURE) cautioned for failing to hold his position from about 1000 metres whilst racing in front. Explanation of Jockey Harish (EL PASO) in the presence of Trainer L.D’Silva that his instructions were to position his mount 2nd or 3rd which he could follow until entering into the straight and after having received interference at about 300 metres his mount did not raise a fluent gallop inspite of his urgings, noted.

An objection lodged by Jockey Ch K. Chary (COOL SPICE) placed 2nd by the Judge against Jockey A. Ramana (TASTE OF INDIA) the winner for “coming in sharply at about 400 metres whereby he had to check his mount and stop riding” was upheld by the Stewards and ordered revised placings as hereunder: Horse No. 4 – COOL SPICE (CH K. CHARY) -- Winner Horse No. 3 – TASTE OF INDIA (A. RAMANA) –Second Horse No. 5 – CAT OF THE COURSE (A. ABHINAY) – Third Horse No. 2 – NINJA POWER (A. IMRAN KHAN) – Fourth Consequent to the above interference, Jockey M. Krishna (INDIAN BRAVE HEART) reported that he could not ride out his mount to complete advantage from about 400 metres as COOL SPICE (CH. K. CHARY) shifted in and tightening him on the rail resulting in his saddle moved back at about 400 metres. Jockey A. Abhinay (CAT OF THE COURSE) cautioned for drifting out in the final stages of the race for no apparent reason.

Jockey R.B. Shinde (DECCAN PASSION) fined Rs. 2,000/- for shifting in at about 1200 metres causing interference to CANNON VISION (APP. NITIN SINGH), PRACTICAL PHYSICS (APP. A. ASHHAD ASBAR) and SCORCHER (RAVINDER SINGH). Jockey Ravinder Singh (SCORCHER) reported that his mount took a fly jump as the start was effected losing about 1 or 2 lengths. PRACTICAL PHYSICS (APP. A. ASHHAD ASBAR) lost his left fore shoe during the running of the race.

Jockey Harish (IVORY SNOW) fined Rs. 1,000/- for drifting out and causing a check to POWER RANGER (S. SREEKANT) and KOHINOOR EYE (RAVINDER SINGH) at about 100 metres. Jockey R.B. Shinde (MUSIC EXPRESS) cautioned for shifting out at about 200 metres tightening IVORY SNOW (HARISH).

SAHEBZADI (R. LAXMIKANTH) was very fractious at the gates and reared up as the start was effected losing about a distance. SSC revoked. BUNDLE OF ROSES (A. RAMANA) returned bleeding from both nostrils after the race.

Due to the crowding of the field MUSIC VALLEY (A. IMRAN KHAN) and FIRE BLAZE (J.H. CHRISTOPHER) were forced to be checked at about 900 metres. Jockey J.H. Christopher (FIRE BLAZE) severely cautioned for forcing a passage when there was insufficient room resulting in interference to CICILIA (N. RAWAL) and INDIA GATE (M.F. ALI KHAN) racing on either side at about 600 metres.

App. A. Ashhad Asbar (GREEN VISION) cautioned for failing to correct his mount whilst drifting in, in the final stages of the race under use of the whip.