Results – Kolkata

ARES (Neeraj Rawal) was fractious while being stalled. MESMERIZER (Shezad Khan) was slow to begin. Mr. F A Rodrigues, the trainer of b g ROYAL HONOUR, when afforded an opportunity to explain the running of his charge stated that he had instructed the apprentice to position the gelding in 3rd/4th position in the early and middle stages of the race and do his best on entering the straight and further cautioned him to make every effort to prevent his charge from running wide from the field. However, he was disappointed with the positioning of his charge in the early and middle stages of the race and despite his caution the apprentice allowed the gelding to travel wide from the field for the greater part of the race. App Zarar Alam when questioned corroborated the trainer’s instructions and stated that he did his best to ride to the trainer’s instructions. The Stipendiary Stewards while noting their explanations, severely reprimanded the apprentice for not making adequate effort to ride to the trainer’s instructions and advised him to report to Jockey Coach Mr. P Alford for appropriate corrective measures.

When found to have sustained a cut injury on left hind, BLUE LIGHTNING (C Alford) was removed from its stall before the start of the race, examined by the Veterinary Officer and declared unfit to race. Under the circumstances the filly was withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. Tr. Vijay Singh was informed not to accept with his charge again until certified fit by the Sr. Veterinary Officer. SCHWARZENEGGER (S John) and STILING VEIL (Md Islam) were slow to begin.

MARINA BAY (App Vikash Tamang) was fractious while being stalled. REGAL OPPORTUNITY (Shezad Khan) was slow to begin. BLACK CAVIOUR (Mohit Singh) jumped awkwardly from the gates. GOOD WOOD QUEEN (Ramandeep S Bal, drawn 6), AVIETTE (C Alford, drawn 7) and VALEROSA (P Trevor, drawn 8) received various degrees of inconvenience when RASPUTIN (Md Shabbani, drawn 5) jumped awkwardly ‘outwards’ from the gates. Some distance after the start MARINA BAY (App Vikash Tamang) travelling on the rails was checked by its rider when running into the heels of BALLET BELLE (B Sreekanth) which shifted ‘inwards’. Jockey B Sreekanth was shown the CCTV replay of the race and advised to be more careful in future when changing ground. Approaching the 900 metres GOOD WOOD QUEEN (Ramandeep S Bal) which was carried ‘outwards’ by BLACK CAVIER (Mohit Singh) was checked by its rider and lost some ground when running into the heels of VALEROSA (P Trevor). RASPUTIN (Md Shabbani) was eased by its rider passing the distance post. On immediate veterinary examination the gelding was found to have developed mild stiffness on hind quarters. Tr. Sarfaraz Khan was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Sr. Veterinary Officer. REGAL OPPORTUNITY (Shezad Khan) finished off the race detached from the field. Tr. H S Bath was advised not to accept with his charge until it was capable of a better performance.

On the morning of Tuesday, 8th October, 2013 b m LADY SHIP, a declared starter in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer and found to be lame on left fore. Under the circumstances the mare was declared a non-starter. Tr. Manvendra Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Sr. Veterinary Officer. CHALAQUE (P Trevor) and HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE (Vinay Jaiswal) were fractious while being stalled. Jockey P Trevor, the rider of CHALAQUE , was fined a sum of Rs. 1,000/- for the excessive use of whip on his mount (1st offence). The Veterinary Officer reported that SHERIFF returned lame on left fore. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Sr. Veterinary Officer.

AUDRICK (C Alford) was fractious while being stalled. Approaching the 400 metres CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS (B Sreekanth) making progress between KNIGHT OF KE (S Zervaan) and ARABIAN WARRIOR (P Trevor) on the outside made contact on occasions with ARABIAN WARRIOR.

RIVER STAR (P S Chouhan) was fractious while being stalled. SALT (Shailesh Shinde) jumped awkwardly from the gates thereby losing some ground at the start. The Veterinary Officer reported that RIVER STAR and RISING POWER returned bleeding from their both nostrils. Trs. Patrick Quinn and Javed Khan were informed not to accept with their respective charges until certified fit by the Sr. Veterinary Officer.

SREESAKHI (App Zarar Alam) was very fractious and refused to be stalled. Under the circumstances the filly was withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. The Starting Stall Certificate of SREESAKHI has been revoked by the Starter. APPLE CANDY (App Ankit Kumar) jumped awkwardly ‘inwards’ from the gates thereby losing some ground at the start. SPARKFUL (Gajender Singh) was slow to begin. Approaching the 300 metres EBONY PRINCESS (Shezad Khan) was inconvenienced when ACE OF BASE (App Munna Alam) shifted ‘outwards. App Munna Alam was shown the CCTV replay of the race and reprimanded for failing to exercise proper control over his mount. The apprentice was further advised to report to Jockey Coach Mr. P Alford for appropriate guidance. App Ankit Kumar, the rider of APPLE CANDY, was reprimanded for failing to infuse adequate vigour to his riding in the final 400 metres of the race. Jockey S John, the rider of GORGEOUS, was fined a sum of Rs. 1,000/- for the excessive use of whip on his mount (1st offence).