Results – Kolkata

SNOW FALL (Sk Zaffar Riaz) 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 Under the circumstances the filly was withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. The Starting Stall Certificate of the filly has been revoked by the Starter. APYROUS (Md Imran Ashraf) was fractious while being stalled. STAR OF ROSES (Md Shabbani) was slow to begin. Jockey Suraj Narredu, the rider of SREEVAHINI, reported that the saddle shifted back during the running of the race and that he was unable to ride his mount to complete advantage. Tr. Patrick Quinn was fined a sum of Rs. 500/- for faulty saddling. The Veterinary Officer reported that XAVIER returned bleeding from both nostrils. Tr. Rodrigues Jr was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

Passing the 400 metres TORERO (Dashrath Singh) making progress on the outside was inconvenienced when COHIBA (Louis P Beuzelin) shifted ‘outwards’. Jockey Louis P Beuzelin was shown the CCTV replay of the race and advised to be more careful while shifting ground.

TASVEER (B Srinivas Rao) was slow to begin. NOBLE AND NICE (Suraj Narredu) under pressure drifted ‘inwards’ during the concluding stages of the race.

Some distance after the start CHEMIN DE FER (Suraj Narredu, drawn 9) was inconvenienced when SMOOTH AS SILK (Shezad Khan, drawn 10) momentarily shifted ‘inwards’. ARROW IN AUTO MODE (Asghar) finished off the race detached from the field. Tr. Shafiq Khan was advised to keep his charge under observation and report ailment, if any, and not to accept with the gelding until it was capable of a better performance.

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MEET THE LEGEND (Suraj Narredu) was fractious while being stalled. NO LOOKING BACK (Vinay Jaiswal, drawn 7) was checked by its rider and lost some ground when squeezed for room between SOLE POWER (Neeraj Rawal, drawn 8) and DESERT FOX (Amandeep Singh, drawn 6) soon after the start. RUNNING THUNDER (Kishore Kadam) was inclined to ‘lug in’ passing the distance post.

AMBICKA (Nitin Singh) was fractious while being stalled. ACCOAST (Nelson Maseyk) was fractious in its stall. IL BRONZINO (App J K Prasad) fly jumped out from the gates. Soon after the start IL BRONZINO (App J K Prasad, drawn 5), SONGWRITER (F F DaSilva, drawn 4) and ACCOAST (Nelson Maseyk, drawn 3) received various degrees of interference when SHIVALIK SHAKTI (App Rajinder Singh, drawn 6) shifted ‘inwards’. At a subsequent enquiry it was established that App Rajinder Singh made no adequate attempt to keep his mount on a straight path, therefore, he was fined a sum of Rs. 2,500/- for careless riding and was advised to report to Jockey Coach Mr. P Alford for appropriate corrective measures GORGEOUS GIRL (App Munna Alam) was carried wide without cover approaching the 400 metres due to the crowding of the field. Jockey Amandeep Singh, the rider of SILKEN SENORITA, reported loss of his whip passing the distance post. The Veterinary Officer reported that SNOW BALL and JASSI’S STAR returned bleeding from both nostrils and HURRICANE ANDREW returned lame on left fore. Trs. Patrick Quinn, C Gleich and Shafiq Khan were informed not to accept with their respective charges until passed fit by the Veterinary Officer.

BROKEN ARROW (Imran Chisty) was fractious while being stalled. Soon after the start AMIKA (Mohit Singh) was checked by its rider when squeezed for room due to a tightly packed field.