Results – Kolkata

AMBICKA (App B Nikhil) was fractious while being stalled. HEAD HUNTER (Md Imran) was fractious in its stall. Jockey Md. Imran, the rider of HEAD HUNTER, was severely reprimanded for failing to exercise proper control over his mount when placing it under pressure thereby allowing it to drift ‘outwards’ passing the distance post.

BLUE LIGHTNING (Shailesh Shinde) was fractious while being stalled. LEANDRO (M Krishna) and IRON LADY (R Vaibhav) which were fractious in their respective stalls were slow to begin. ICE FANTASY (Sk Israil) was slow to begin. Jockey Russell Xaviers, the rider of ROMANCER, was reprimanded for negotiating the final bend wide for no apparent reason. Jockey Sandeep Rajput, the rider of PICKPOCKET, reported loss of whip passing the distance post. The Veterinary Officer reported that BLUE LIGHTNING returned bleeding from both nostrils. Tr. Vijay Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

Jockey B Mahesh, the rider of SMART HUNTER, was fined a sum of Rs. 2,000/- for making no attempt to keep his mount on a straight course thereby allowing it to shift ‘in’ and cause SOKUDO (R Vaibhav) to be momentarily eased by its rider approaching the distance post. Tr. Javed Khan when afforded an opportunity to explain the running and riding of his charge BUCHAREST stated that he had instructed the jockey to go to the front on jumping out from the gates failing which to place his mount in 2nd/3rd position. On questioning Jockey Sk Zaffar Riaz corroborated the trainer’s instructions and informed the Stipendiary Stewards that soon after jumping out of the gates he was severely hampered by ROYAL SCOTS (Md Islam, drawn 4) which caused him to lose ground. The CCTV replay of the race confirmed the jockey’s statements as such, the Stipendiary Stewards took no further action beyond noting the incident.

SIMPLE SIMON (Sameer Khan) was slow to begin. In the concluding stages of the race LANNER FALCON (Shrikant Kamble) travelling on the rails was inconvenienced when MARILYN (Sandeep Rajput) under pressure shifted ‘inwards’. At a subsequent enquiry Jockey Sandeep Rajput was shown the CCTV replay of the race and fined a sum of Rs. 2,000/- for making no attempt to keep his mount on a straight course.

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LEXI (Arman Khan) and ACE OF FIRE (App Munna Alam) were fractious in their respective stalls. COMBINED OPERATION (B Gurang) was slow to begin. Tr. Vijay Singh when afforded an opportunity to explain the improved performance of his charge ACE OF FIRE as compared to its previous run, stated that the gelding was running after a long lay off in Race No. 107 and it appeared to have come on since then. Further, his charge was running in a race reserved for non-winners. Other than stated he could give no other plausible explanation for its improved performance. The Stipendiary Stewards noted his explanations.