Results – Kolkata

DONT TELL OLIVIA (Nelson Maseyk) stood flat footed as the start was effected thereby losing considerable ground at the start. Tr. Bharath Singh was advised to school his charge adequately before accepting with it again. Jockey Mohit Singh, the rider of TEMPA ROSSA, reported loss of his whip in the concluding stages of the race.

Permission was granted to Tr. Bharath Singh to withdraw LAKE SUNRISE from the race due to the bereavement in the family of the owner. BROKEN ARROW (Shezad Khan) which was fractious in its stall, was slow to begin. Approaching the 400 metres GLYNNEATH (Md Islam) travelling on the rails was checked by its rider and lost some ground when BROKEN ARROW (Shezad Khan) travelling on the far side shifted ‘in’ onto ARDENT N GRACEFUL (Janardhan Paswan) which then moved ‘in’ onto SILVER SILVER (Shoban Banu) who in turn shifted ‘in’ onto GLYNNEATH (Md Islam). At a subsequent enquiry all affected riders were interviewed and after viewing the CCTV replay of the race Jockey Shezad Khan was fined a sum of Rs. 2,500/- for careless riding.

b f DANCEHALL DAYS was examined by the Veterinary Officer and found to be lame on left fore due to a swelling on the fetlock. Under the circumstances the filly was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Manvendra Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until passed fit by the Veterinary Officer. Trs. H S Bath and Sabeel Shariff were reprimanded for presenting their charges BRANGELINA and RITHAMBHRA respectively late to the parade ring. CEE FOUR (Gajender Singh) was fractious in its stall. Trainer Ms. Arti Doctor when afforded an opportunity to explain the improved performance of her charge b g ICONIC as compared to its previous run in Race No. 147, stated that her charge was drawn on the extreme outside in its previous run due to which the gelding was disadvantageously positioned in the early and middle stages of the race, this having had an eventual bearing on the performance. The Stipendiary Stewards after reviewing Race No. 147 on the CCTV replay decided to note the explanation tendered by the trainer, however, informed her of the responsibility to ensure that her charges run with a degree of consistency in future failing which appropriate action will be taken against her. App Rajesh Ujgare, the rider of SONGWRITER which was slow to begin, was fined a sum of Rs. 2,000/- for the indifferent handling of his mount through out the race. He was further informed that should he ride in a similar manner in future, he would be dealt with appropriately. Jockey Gajender Singh, the rider of CEE FOUR, was fined a sum of Rs. 1,000/- for the excessive use of the whip (1st offence).

Jockeys Kishore Kadam, M Kumar and App Munna Alam were fined a sum of Rs. 250/- each for failing to follow protocol pertaining to parade of starters while proceeding to the starting gates. SKYWAY (Md Imran) was fractious in its stall. SCHWARZENEGGER (Mohit Singh) was slow to begin. Trainer Mr. D M David when afforded an opportunity to explain the improved performance of his charge AFRAH as compared to its previous outing in Race No. 164, stated that he was pleasantly surprised with the victory. However, in his opinion his charge was not handled adequately by Jockey M Kumar in Race No. 164. On this occasion he declared an apprentice claiming 3 kgs allowance which certainly was advantageous to the filly and that he had no other explanation to tender. The Stipendiary Stewards while noting his explanation advised him of his responsibility to ensure that his charges run with a degree of consistency failing which appropriate action will be taken against him. TROPICAL BLUE (J Fortune) was momentarily inconvenienced due to a tightly packed field approaching the 400 metres marker. Jockey Md. Imran, the rider of SKYWAY, reported loss of whip passing the distance post.

NIL.

Tr. Sabeel Shariff was fined a sum of Rs. 500/- for presenting his charge DIVINE SYMPHONY late to the parade ring. ARES (Shailesh Shinde) and AASHIQUI (Mohit Singh) were fractious while being stalled. DOUBLE DO (Shezad Khan, dr 1) fly jumped awkwardly ‘outwards’ momentarily inconveniencing AUTOCRAT (Melvyn Maseyk, dr 2). AASHIQUI (Mohit Singh) was carried wide without cover approaching the 700 metres when DOUBLE DO (Shezad Khan) shifted ‘outwards’. Jockey Shezad Khan was shown the CCTV replay of the race and reprimanded for shifting ground when not adequately clear of the other runner.

b f AMBICKA, a declared starter in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer in the morning of 11th February, 2014 and found to be lame on right fore. Under the circumstances the filly was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. R W Alford was informed not to accept with his charge until passed fit by the Veterinary Officer. SIGNIFICANT (App Zarar Alam) and AMBAA (Mohit Singh) were fractious in their respective stalls. HAPPY KINGDOM (Surjeet Singh) was slow to begin. BALLET BELLE (App Md Azharuddin) was observed to run two horses off the running rails while negotiating the bend. Jockey Sreekant Kamble, the rider of COMMELINA, reported loss of his whip passing the 400 metres.