Results – Kolkata

b f SHES LIKE THE WIND, an acceptor in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer on the morning of 27th March, 2012 and found to be lame on its right fore. Under the circumstances the filly was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Jasbir Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. BLUE MOUNTAIN (Imran Chisty) and ALEXA (Nelson Maseyk) were slow to begin. Jockey Shezad Khan, the rider of YAMLAPAGLADEEWANA, reported loss of whip during the final stages of the race.

KING ARTHUR (App Vikash Tamang) was slow to begin. Passing the 400 metres marker DANCE IN CHINA (App Ajoy Roy) drifted to the outer portion of the race track. At a subsequent enquiry App Ajoy Roy in the presence of his master Tr. Vijay Singh was shown the CCTV replay of the race and fined a sum of Rs. 2,500/- for failing to make any effort to keep his mount on an even course. The apprentice was further informed that should he continue to make no effort to keep his mounts on an even course he would be reported to the Stewards for appropriate action. App Vikash Tamang, the rider of gr g KING ARTHUR which trailed the field in the early and middle stages of the race, when afforded an opportunity to explain the running of his mount, stated that he was instructed to be positioned 3rd/4th in the early and middle stages of the race and come home the shortest way. However, he did not place the horse under undue pressure in the early stages as he was not confident with the fluency of the gelding’s stride. The gelding was impounded for veterinary examination and on immediate examination no ailment was noticed. However, when examined in the morning of 29th March, 2012, the gelding was found to be lame on right fore. The Stipendiary Stewards taking into consideration the report given by the Veterinary Officer decided not to proceed further into the matter. Tr. Patrick Quinn was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

LAKE KINGDOM (Vinay Jaiswal) was fractious while being stalled. AQUALINA (App Md Azharuddin), RITHAMBHRA (App Pradeep Kumar) and SHAKTI (Md Imran) were slow to begin.

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ASTON MARTIN (Gajender Singh), BLAZING SPECTACLE (App Md. Azharuddin) and BENJAMIN (Imran Chisty) were fractious while being stalled. BAYBERRY (P Kamlesh) stumbled soon after the start causing its jockey to momentarily lose his left stirrup iron.

SMOKIN ACES (Aadesh Kumar) was fractious while being stalled. SCHWARZENEGGER (Imran Chisty) which was fractious while being stalled, was slow to begin losing some ground at the start. Approaching the distance post SOCIAL NETWORK (P Kamlesh) making quick progress on the outside of GENEROUS THOUGHT (Shailesh Shinde) shifted ‘in’ sharply towards the rails momemtarily inconveniencing the latter. Jockey P Kamlesh when shown the CCTV replay of the race acknowledged his lapse and apologised for the same. Jockey Imran Chisty, the rider of SCHWARZENEGGER, reported that his mount was inclined to hang ‘in’ throughout the race. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was advised to take appropriate corrective measures. Jockey Aadesh Kumar, the rider of SMOKIN ACES, reported loss of whip approaching the 300 metres.

b c HUNDRED PIPERS (S John) was very fractious and refused to be stalled. Under the circumstances the colt was withdrawn with the permission of the Stewards before coming under Starter’s orders. The Starting Stall Certificate of the colt has been revoked by the Starter. KNIGHT OF ROMANCE (P Kamlesh) was fractious while being stalled. ACE HONOUR (App Ajoy Roy) was slow to begin losing some ground at the start. Passing the 400 metres Jockey Mohit Singh, the rider of b f TASVEER checked his mount and shifted ‘outwards’ to avoid clipping the heels of ICE FANTASY thereby causing inconvenience to FRAGRANCE (App Armn Khan) and TENNESSEE WALTZ (Shailesh Shinde) which were making progress on his outside. Jockey Mohit Singh was shown the CCTV replay of the race and advised to be more careful in future when shifting ground. NAMURDEE (Shezad Khan) trailed the field home. Tr. Bath was informed not to accept with his charge until it was capable of a better performance.