Results – Kolkata

dk b c MEET THE LEGEND (P S Chouhan) was fractious while being stalled and in the process sustained a cut injury on its right hind. Under the circumstances the colt was withdrawn on veterinary grounds before coming under Starter’s orders. Tr. Patrick Quinn was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Sr. Veterinary Officer. BABY COME BACK (Mohit Singh) having its maiden outing was slow from the gates, thereafter ran detached from the field. Tr. Sarfaraz Khan was informed not to accept with his charge till the filly was capable of a better performance.

ISLE OF CAPRI (App Md Javed) was resaddled at the start. The tongue strap used on APYROUS (Melvyn Maseyk) was observed to come ‘off’ some distance after the start. Jockey Kishore Kadam, the rider of LUCK LUCK LUCKY, when afforded an opportunity to explain the running of his mount stated that he was instructed to sit in a forward position and do his best on entering the straight. However, despite his best efforts the filly did not respond adequately to his urgings in the early and middle stages of the race but on entering the straight the filly made much progress. Tr. Manvendra Singh when questioned corroborated the jockey’s statements with regard to his instructions. The Stipendiary Stewards after viewing the CCTV replay of the race noted their explanations. The Sr. Veterinary Officer reported that ZOFFANY returned bleeding from both nostrils. Tr. Sarfaraz Khan was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Sr. Veterinary Officer.

RITHAMBHRA (Janardhan Paswan) was fractious while being stalled. RASPUTIN (App Arman Khan) planted and took no practical part in the race. The Starting Stall Certificate has been revoked by the Starter. HAPPY PRINCE (Imran Chisty) jumped awkwardly ‘inwards’ from the gates. PETALOID (App Jorawar Singh), IN THE TWILIGHT (App Md Javed) and ALARBUS (Shailesh Shinde) when placed under pressure in the final 300 metres of the race drifted to the outer portion of the race track.

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FLYING BOY (M F Ali Khan) was fractious while being stalled. SCHWARZENEGGER (Nelson Maseyk) was slow to begin losing approximately two lengths at the start. The Veterinary Officer reported that FLYING BOY returned with cut injury on right fore.

PERSIAN JEWELS (B Sreekanth) planted thereby losing considerable ground at the start. The Starting Stall Certificate of the filly has been revoked by the Starter. AFRAH (Vinay Jaiswal) stood flat footed as the start was effected. Tr. D M David was advised to give his charge adequate gate practice before accepting with it again.

AUDRICK (C Alford) fly jumped out from the gates. SMART HUNTER (Kishore Kadam) and TASVEER (B Srinivas Rao) were slow to begin. The Veterinary Officer reported that AUDRICK returned bleeding from both nostrils. Tr. Vijay Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Sr. Veterinary Officer.

OCEAN SUNRISE (App Md Javed) was fractious in its stall. LAKE LEADER (Jugnu Gurung) refused to raise a fluent gallop soon after the start and AMIKA (Sk Zaffar Riaz) stood flat footed as the start was effected and lost considerable ground. In view of their behaviour, Trs. Patrick Quinn and Jasbir Singh were informed not to accept with their respective charges until shown to the satisfaction of the Starter/Stipendiary Stewards in a mock race. Jockey Ramandeep S Bal, the rider of AUTOCRAT, was fined a sum of Rs. 1,000/- for the excessive use of whip on his mount (1st offence) and a further sum of Rs. 2,000/- for the indiscriminate use of whip on his mount. The Jockey was advised to report to Jockey Coach Mr. P Alford for appropriate corrective measures. Further, Mr. C Gleich, trainer of AUTOCRAT, was once again cautioned to ensure that jockeys declared to ride his charges do not exceed the stipulated number of times a whip could be used on an animal and should this advice not be heeded, he too would be held equally responsible for the misuse of the whip.

GLYNNEATH (A Sandesh) was slow to begin. BONGANI (App Rajinder Singh, drawn 3) which jumped awkwardly from the gates soon after made contact with GENTLE KNOWLEDGE (Shailesh Shinde, drawn 2). Jockey Russell Xaviers, the rider of SPECTACULAR STYLE, reported loss of his whip approaching the 200 metres.