Results – Kolkata

gr g REMBRANDT, a declared starter in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer on the morning of Saturday, 16th March, 2013 and found to have suffered from acute colic. Under the circumstances the gelding was withdrawn on veterinary grounds.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. HOT IRON (M Krishna) was fractious while being stalled. SHVALIK SHAKTI (App B Srinivas Rao) drifted to the outer portion of the race track passing the 300 metres. CEE FOUR (B Mahesh) drifted ‘outwards’ under pressure passing the distance post. Jockey M Krishna, the rider of HOT IRON, reported loss of his whip approaching the 400 metres marker.

SNOW MOUNTAIN (Shailesh Shinde) and TASVEER (Mohit Singh) were slow to begin. GRAND DESIGN (Sk Israil) jumped awkwardly from the gates. During the concluding stages of the race HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE (App Md. Javed) drifted ‘outwards’ under pressure and momentarily inconvenienced SNOW MOUNTAIN (Shailesh Shinde).

GLACIER KING (Vinay Jaiswal), SUNSHINE DANCER (Shailesh Shinde) and ROSETTE (Shezad Khan) were slow to begin. Jockey Imran Chisty, the rider of b c WAR GAMES, reported that some distance after the start his mount was not striding fluently. The colt was impounded for veterinary examination. The Sr. Veterinary Officer reported that on examination no ailment was noticed. Tr. Javed Khan was advised to keep his charge under observation and report ailment, if any.

DEVILITTO (Surjeet Singh) and AVISION (Shailesh Shinde) were slow to begin. Jockey M F Ali Khan, the rider of FAIRY GIRL, reported that he was denied a clear passage approaching the 1100 metres due to a tightly packed field. RITHAMBHRA (Nelson Maseyk) drifted ‘outwards’ under pressure during the final stages of the race. Jockey B Mahesh, the rider of DADDY COOL reported loss of his whip approaching the 300 metres marker. The Veterinary Officer reported that RITHAMBHRA returned with a cut injury on left fore and LORD ARAGORN returned lame on left fore. Tr. Jasbir Singh was informed not to accept with his charge LORD ARAGORN until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

SU CHALIYO (App Jorawar Singh) jumped awkwardly from the gates momentarily unbalancing its rider.

BOLD DESIRE (Imran Chisty) drifted ‘outwards’ during the final 400 metres of the race.

SALT (App Jorawar Singh) was slow to begin. App J K Prasad, the rider of FLYING STAR which jumpwd awkwardly ‘outwards’ from the gates and trailed the field home reported that his right stirrup iron broke soon after the start and that he was unable to ride his mount to complete advantage thereafter. On examination of the equipment it was found to be otherwise well maintained as such, no further action was taken beyond noting the incident. Jockey P S Chouhan, the rider of SOKUDO, reported that the bit used on his mount broke during the half way mark in the race as such, he was unable to ride his mount to complete advantage. On examination of the equipment it was found to be otherwise well maintained hence no further action was taken beyond noting the incident.