Results – Kolkata

Prior to the running of the race Tr. D Byramji informed the Stipendiary Stewards that he had instructed Jockey Neeraj Rawal, the rider of ch g ASIAN ROCKET, if circumstances permitted, to place his charge at the head of the field. The Stipendiary Stewards while noting the trainer’s request, informed Tr. D Byramji that the running pattern of the gelding would be closely monitored and advised against the repeated change in the same. SEA SHOWER (Aadesh Kumar) was fractious while being stalled. Approaching the 800 metres AERATOR (App Ajoy Roy) shifted ‘inwards’ and bumped against COMBINED OPERATION (Shailesh Shinde). Approaching the 400 metres ASIAN ROCKET (Neeraj Rawal) travelling along the rails was checked by its rider and lost ground when COMBINED OPERATION (Shailesh Shinde) was carried ‘inwards’ by AERATOR (App Ajoy Roy) which was making progress on the outside. At a subsequent enquiry Jockeys Neeraj Rawal, Shailesh Shinde and App Ajoy Roy were interviewed and it was established that App Ajoy Roy failed to exercise sufficient control over his mount and was fined a sum of Rs. 2,500/- for the lapse and cautioned to be more careful in future.

MISTLETOE (I Chisty) was fractious while being stalled. MALAHIDE (Aadesh Kumar) which was fractious while being stalled, was slow into its stride and did not raise a fluent gallop in the early and middle stages of the race. In view of its performance Tr. Bharath Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until shown to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in a mock race.

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dk b f MOONLIGHT LADY was examined by the Veterinary Officer before the race and was found to be lame on right fore. Under the circumstances the filly was withdrawn with the permission of the Stewards before coming under Starter’s orders. Tr. Bharath Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. HUNDRED PIPERS (N S Parmar) was fractious in its stall. HADDOCK (I Chisty) and ZIP ZAP ZOOM (Vinay Jaiswal) were slow to begin losing approximately two lengths at the start. Jockey Neeraj Rawal, the rider of FRAGRANCE trained by Mr. E Bhungard, was fined a sum of Rs. 2,500/- for presenting himself late to the Clerk of the Scales at the time of ‘weighing-out’ which led to the late arrival ch f FRAGRANCE to the parade ring. Jockey Neeraj Rawal was informed that he had been spoken to on a number of occasions regarding his lackadaisical attitude and had even been fined on a previous occasion for the same. The Stipendiary Stewards further informed him that should he continue to delay proceedings of races run under the RCTC Rules, he would be reported to the Stewards with a recommendation for appropriate strong action. An enquiry has been opened into the running and riding of HUNDRED PIPERS, ridden by Jockey N S Parmar and trained by Mr. Rutherford Alford.

Jockey P Trevor, the rider of PEDIGREE NICK, reported that some distance after the start the saddle used on his mount shifted forward during the running of the race and that he was unable to ride his mount to complete advantage. Tr. S Padmanabhan was fined a sum of Rs. 1,000/- for the lapse. The Veterinary Officer reported that ALEXANDER returned lame on left fore. Tr. Shafiq Khan was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

At the request of Tr. Shyam S Habbu, deputizing for Tr. P Shroff, b c CONSENSUS, an acceptor in the above race was examined by the Veterinary Officer on the morning of 12th January, 2012 and found to have developed painful swelling on right hock. Under the circumstances the colt was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Shyam S Habbu deputizing for Tr. P Shroff was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. As Jockey Afzal Khan was declared medically unfit to ride, Tr. R Gowli was permitted to substitute Jockey M Maseyk to rider his charge HOT IRON. Approaching the 600 metres HEADLINER (Daniel M Grant) making progress on the rails was checked by its rider when BORN TO RACE (P Trevor) shifted ‘inwards’. Jockey P Trevor was shown the CCTV replay of the race and severely reprimanded for shifting ‘in’ when not sufficiently clear of the other runner.

At the request of Tr. F A Rodrigues (Jr) ch g SECRET SPARK, an acceptor in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer on 12th January, 2012 and found to be lame on right fore. Under the circumstances the gelding was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. F A Rodrigues was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. Passing the 600 metres EBONY PRINCESS (M Krishna) travelling along the rails was checked by its rider, bounced off the inner rails and lost ground when FOCUS (Carlos Henrique) shifted ‘inwards’. At a subsequent enquiry both jockeys were interviewed and shown the CCTV replay of the race. Jockey Carlos Henrique accepted that he may have had momentarily shifted ‘inwards’ and hence was fined a sum of Rs. 2,500/- for the lapse. In the concluding stages of the race ASHWA PRABIR (I Chisty) and DIVINE SPLENDOR (Shailesh Shinde) under pressure made contact with each other.

At the request of Tr. D M David ch g SUPERIOR QUEST, an acceptor in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer on 12th January, 2012 and found to have developed painful swelling on right knee. Under the circumstances the gelding was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. D M David was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. At the request of Trainer Ms. Arti Doctor, b g MESMERIZER was examined by the Veterinary Officer before being paraded in the paddock and was found to be lame on right fore. Under the circumstances the gelding was permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Ms. Arti Doctor was informed not to accept with her charge until passed fit by the Veterinary Officer. Jockey I Chisty, the rider of KINGDOMOFDREAMS, reported that his mount was inclined to run out through out the race. Tr. D Byramji was advised to take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with his charge again.