Results – Kolkata

COOL MOVER (C Alford) was fractious while being stalled. OCEAN SUNRISE (B Mahesh) and KEEP MOVING (App J S Gowli) were slow to begin losing approximately two lengths at the start. Jockey B Mahesh, the rider of OCEAN SUNRISE, reported that his mount refused to raise a fluent gallop in the initial stages of the race, warmed up late and also ran green during the final stages of the race.

ITALIAN POWER (Sk Israil) was fractious while being led to the start thereby delaying the start of the race. ITALIAN POWER (Sk Israil) which was having its maiden outing this season, was very fractious in its stall, ran green throughout the race and trailed the field home. Tr. Patrick Quinn was informed not to accept with his charge until it was capable of a better performance.

At the request of Tr. Ms. Arti Doctor, b g SUPREME SUMMIT a declared starter in the above race, was examined by the Sr. Veterinary Officer on the morning of 16th February, 2011 and found to be lame on left fore. Under the circumstances the gelding was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Ms. Arti Doctor was informed not to accept with her charge until certified fit by the Sr. Veterinary Officer.

TEMPTATION (N S Parmar) was slow to begin losing about two lengths at the start. An enquiry has been opened into the incident of interference received by ANDROLOGY (Vinay Jaiswal) and TEMPTATION (N S Parmar) passing the 400 metres.

As App Shezad Khan was declared medically unfit to ride, Tr. H S Bath was permitted to substitute App Arman Khan to ride his charge BLACK FALCON. RITHAMBHRA (Pawan Sharma), ACCARDO (Gajender Singh) and ABAYA (Md Islam) were fractious while being stalled. ch g BLUEGRASS (Neeraj Rawal) which was in the lead, on coming into the straight drifted ‘out’ from about the distance post under pressure inspite of the jockey’s efforts. The gelding was impounded for veterinary examination. On examination the Veterinary Officer reported that no ailment was noticed. Tr. Vijay Singh was advised to take appropriate remedial measures before accepting with his charge again.