Results – Kolkata

Prior to the running of the race Tr. Vijay Singh deputizing for Tr. D Byramji informed the Stipendiary Stewards that his instruction to Jockey C Alford, the rider of ADAMARIS, if circumstances permit, was to ride his charge behind the early leaders due to the tendency of the gelding to “lose concentration” if he finds himself in front too early. ITALIAN STAR (App Vikash Tamang) and SILENT HUNTER (I Chisty) were troublesome to load.

POWER PUNCH (App Md. Shabbani) ran detached from the field. Tr. D M David was advised not to accept with his charge till capable of a better performance. Approaching the 700 metres ASKAREL (C Alford) was checked by its rider due to a tightly packed field. BOLD REPLY (V Jaiswal) ran an erratic course in the final 400 metres of the race despite the best efforts of the Jockey to keep it on an even course.

NIL.

SOLID SUCCESS (Haroon Khan) which was very unruly in the starting gates injured its jockey who was declared medically unfit to ride. Under the circumstances SOLID SUCCESS was withdrawn with the permission of the Stewards before coming under Starter’s orders. The Starting Stall Certificate of SOLID SUCCESS has been revoked by the Starter. BIG THRILLZ (S Rabbani) crawled out from under the front gates riderless, was quickly recaptured, examined by the Sr. Veterinary Officer, passed fit to race and was re-loaded.

ELUSIVE STUDY (C Alford) jumped out awkwardly from the starting gates, losing some ground at the start. MUSTANG ROYAL (C P Manasseh) fly jumped out as the gates opened. Jockey C P Manasseh, the rider of MUSTANG ROYAL, was reprimanded for travelling wide while rounding the bend for no apparent reason.

Permission was granted to Tr. Sarfaraz Khan to substitute Jockey S Paswan to ride his charge MY DREAM in place of Jockey Haroon Khan who was declared medically unfit to ride. MIRROR IMAGE (V Jaiswal) was very fractious while being saddled, fell down, in the process injuring her left fore. Under the circumstances the mare was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was informed not to accept with his charge again till certified fit by the Sr. Veterinary Officer.