Results – Kolkata

ROMANCER (I Chisty), CONQUERABLE (Jugnu Gurung) and ADELINO (App Munna Alam) were fractious in their respective stalls. App Md. Azharuddin, the rider of DESERT FOX, reported loss of his whip approaching the 300 metres.

Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was fined a sum of Rs. 2,000/- for accepting with his charge b m STILING VEIL to run in this race whilst under treatment. Subsequently the mare was withdrawn at the declaration stage. KNIGHT OF THEREALAM (App Hindu Singh) was slow to begin. Jockey Vinay Jaiswal, the rider of MODUS VIVENDI, reported that the saddle of his mount shifted backwards passing the 600 metres and as such he was unable to ride his mount to complete advantage. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was fined a sum of Rs. 500/- for faulty saddling. On returning to the unsaddling enclosure it was observed that the saddle of SUNSHINE DANCER had shifted backwards. As the incident did not affect the ability of the jockey to ride his mount to complete advantage, no further action was taken beyond advising Tr. S S Habbu to be more careful regarding saddling of his charges in future. The Veterinary Officer reported that HURRICANE ANDREW returned with cut injury on left hind.

GRAND DESIGN (A Sandesh) arrived late to the start thereby delaying the proceedings of the race. Tr. Patrick Quinn was advised to ensure that his charges arrive in time to the start in future. PASSPORT (Jugnu Gurung) was fractious while being stalled. BLACK CAVIOUR (Imran Chisty) was fractious in its stall. GRAND DESIGN (A Sandesh) was slow to begin. TOUGH ONE (Sameer Khan) which was slow to begin ran detached from the field. Tr. Shafiq Khan was advised to get his charge examined by the Veterinary Officer and report ailment, if any. Some distance after the start PASSPORT (Jugnu Gurung, drawn 4) made contact with RAZMADEN (App Rajinder Singh, drawn 7) momentarily unbalancing its rider. Approaching the 300 metres BLACK CAVIOUR (Imran Chisty) making progress along the rails was checked by its jockey and lost some ground when denied a clear run due to the crowding of the field.

SREEPUTRA (A Sandesh, drawn 5) was squeezed for room soon after the start when ELUSIVE MOMENT (C Alford, drawn 4) and NOBLE SENORITA (App Md. Azharuddin, drawn 6) shifted ‘outwards’ and ‘inwards’ respectively. MELODY (R Vaibhav) which was slow to begin ran detached from the field in the early and middle stages of the race. The Veterinary Officer reported that WINNERTAKESITALL returned lame on right hind. Tr. Shafiq Khan was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

ASSASSIN (A Sandesh) arrived late to the start thereby delaying the proceedings of the race. Tr. Patrick Quinn was advised to ensure that his charges arrive in time to the start in future. ANASSA (C Alford) was slow to begin. ASSASSIN (A Sandesh, drawn 4) which jumped awkwardly ‘outwards’ soon after the start made contact with GALLOP TO GLORY (Arshad Alam, drawn 6). Jockey I Khan, the rider of TORCH OF LIFE, was reprimanded for failing to improve his position in the middle stages of the race when he had every opportunity to do so and for dropping his hands passing the distance post. The Veterinary Officer reported that HURRICANE STAR returned with cut injury on its right hind.

AASHIQUI (Afzal Khan) which was fractious while being stalled, was slow to begin. IMPRESSIVE MOVE (App Ranidan Singh) was slow to begin. On returning to the unsaddling enclosure it was observed that the saddle of NO LOOKING BACK had shifted backwards. As the incident did not affect the ability of the jockey to ride his mount to complete advantage, no further action was taken beyond advising Tr. Vikash Jaiswal to be more careful regarding saddling of his charges in future. Passing the distance post FLASH (Arshad Alam) making progress along the rails was checked by its rider and shifted ‘outwards’ when RICHEST TREASURE (Md. Islam) under pressure shifted ‘inwards’. At a subsequent enquiry Jockey Md. Islam was shown the CCTV replay of the race and reprimanded for not exercising adequate control over his mount. Jockey Arshad Alam, the rider of FLASH, was fined a sum of Rs. 1,000/- for the excessive use of the whip (1st offence).