Results – Kolkata

Tr. Manvendra Singh was fined a sum of Rs. 5,000/- for accepting with his charge b g SMART HUNTER to run in this race against the post treatment advice of the Veterinary Officer of the Club. Subsequently the gelding was permitted to be withdrawn. AVIETTE (Shailesh Shinde) jumped awkwardly from the gates.

b g TITUS ANDRONICUS, an acceptor in this race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer on the morning of Tuesday, 25th March, 2014 and found to be lame on right fore. Under the circumstances the gelding was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Manvendra Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE (App Md Javed) and SCHWARZENEGGER (Sandeep Rajput) which were fractious while being stalled were slow to begin. The Veterinary Officer reported that HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE and SCHWARZENEGGER returned lame on their left and right fore respectively. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was informed not to accept with his charges until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

App Aqeed Waheed when afforded an opportunity to explain the running of his mount SMOKEY BABA stated that he was instructed to be positioned at the rear of the field and to gradually improve thereafter. The Stipendiary Stewards took note of his explanation for future reference. Passing the distance post SCARTELLA (C Alford) violently shifted ‘outwards’ in spite of the Jockey’s best efforts. Tr. Vijay Singh was advised to take corrective measures before accepting with his charge again.

ARDELIA (Shailesh Shinde) was fractious while being stalled. NOBLE DEFENDER (Vinay Jaiswal) jumped awkwardly ‘outwards’ from the gates and on passing the distance post when placed under pressure drifted to the outer portion of the rack track. ARDELIA (Shailesh Shinde) which was running detached from the field in the early and middle stages of the race due to its tendency to run ‘out’ made much progress in the final 200 metres of the race. Tr. Vijay Singh was advised to take adequate remedial measures before accepting with his charge again.

dk b g SIGNOR SASSI, an acceptor in this race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer on the morning of Tuesday, 25th March, 2014 and found to be lame on left fore. Under the circumstances the gelding was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Manvendra Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. IVERNESS (App Md Azharuddin) was fractious while being stalled.

AASHIQUI (Afzal Khan) which was fractious while being stalled was slow to begin. Immediately after the start GARARO (Nelson Maseyk) drifted to the outer portion of the rack track and consequently finished the race detached from the field. In view of its performance, Tr. Jasbir Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until shown to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in a mock race. Passing the 600 metres marker OCEAN SUNRISE (Md Islam) which was till then prominently positioned was brought to a halt by its rider who subsequently dismounted. On immediate examination the Veterinary Officer reported that the mare was lame on left hind. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. The Veterinary Officer reported that AASHIQUI returned lame on left fore. Tr. Shafiq Khan was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

b f AARADHANA, an acceptor in this race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer on the morning of Tuesday, 25th March, 2014 and found to be suffering from urticaria. Under the circumstances the filly was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Ms. Arti Doctor was informed not to accept with her charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. As Mr. Ravinder Kumar Jain, the owner of ch f HEAD TO HEAD is placed on the Unpaid Forfeit List, permission was granted to trainer Mr. Shafiq Khan to withdraw his charge from the above race. VIDHYUT (Sk Zaffar Riaz) was fractious while being stalled. LUMINOUS (M Krishna) and WARRIOR (App Md Azharuddin) were slow to begin.