Results – Kolkata

MORNING STAR (App B Nikhil) was slow to begin. Approaching the distance post MAGICAL ABILITY (Shailesh Shinde) making progress on the outside was inconvenienced when carried wide by WONDER LIKE YOU (Sameer Khan) which shifted ‘outwards’ when placed under pressure.

SMOKEY BABA (Sameer Khan) was slow to begin.

ARTESIA (Shailesh Shinde) was very fractious while being stalled. Tr. Manvendra Singh was advised to give his charge adequate gate practice before accepting with it again.

SOKUDO (App B Nikhil) was slow to begin. The Veterinary Officer reported that RICHEST TREASURE (R Vaibhav) returned bleeding from both nostrils. Tr. Bharath Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

As Mr. Ravinder Kumar Jain failed to clear his outstanding racing dues, permission was granted to declare ch f HEAD TO HEAD a non starter from the race. LEANDRO (Mohit Singh), HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE (B Gurang) and LAYALI (Gajender Singh) were slow to begin. Approaching the 400 metres Jockey Gajender Singh, the rider of LAYALI, checked his mount and lost some ground when running into the heels of ABUBBLE (M Krishna). Thereafter, the filly trailed the field home. Tr. H S Bath was advised to keep his under charge under observation and report ailment, if any, and not accept with his charge until it was capable of a better performance. Jockey M Krishna, the rider of ABUBBLE, was reprimanded for the indifferent handling of his mount in the final 400 metres of the race and informed that should he ride in a similar manner in future, appropriate action would be taken against him. HEAD HUNTER (B Mahesh) shifted ‘outwards’ when placed under pressure during the final stages of the race. The Veterinary Officer reported that MOON STAR returned bleeding from both nostrils. Tr. Bharath Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

AMARETTO (App Rajinder Singh) and FOLLOW THE DREAM (App Jorawar Singh) were slow to begin. Jockey Shrikant Kamble, the rider of FLASH, reported loss of whip approaching the 400 metres. Tr. Bharath Singh when afforded an opportunity to explain the improved performance of his charge ROYAL SCOTS as compared to its previous run in Race No. 118 on 20th September, 2014 stated that he was pleasantly surprised with the victory of the gelding and could give no other plausible explanation for the victory. The Stipendiary Stewards while noting his explanation advised the trainer to ensure that his charges run with the degree of consistency in future.