Results – Kolkata

AMBICKA (App Zarar Alam) arrived late to the start thereby delaying the proceedings of the race. Tr. R W Alford was advised to ensure that his charge arrives in time to the start. SELENA (Jugnu Gurung) which was fractious while being stalled reared up and fell dislodging its rider and sustained cut injuries on head and nose. Jockey Jugnu Gurung was also injured in the incident. Under the circumstances the filly was withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. Tr. Patrick Quinn was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer and shown to the satisfaction of the Starter in a barrier trial during the hours of morning track work. Jockey Jugnu Gurung was taken to the hospital for further medical management. Tr. C Gleich when afforded an opportunity to explain the improved performance of his charge PRINCESS THEA (Shrikant Kamble) as compared to its previous run in Race No. 21 held on 15th November, 2014 when it placed off board, stated that :- a) Race No. 21 run over a distance of about 1400 metres was the filly’s first run after a break from racing of approximately 9 months. b) Today’s race was run over a distance of 1100 metres which suited the filly. Other than this he had no further explanation to offer. The Stipendiary Stewards took note of his explanation. The Veterinary Officer reported that DON MAGNIFICO returned bleeding from both nostrils. Tr. Sabeel Shariff was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

FIRE FALCON (A Sandesh), AITHOPS (App Rajinder Singh) and ROMANCER (C S Jodha) were fractious in their respective stalls. ROMANCER (C S Jodha) was slow to begin. When afforded an opportunity to explain the running of his mount LUCK LUCK LUCKY, Jockey Md. Sameer stated that he was instructed to take a good start and he was at liberty to place his mount in any position and to do his best on entering the straight. However, in spite of his best efforts the filly failed to respond to his urgings. The Stipendiary Stewards noted his explanation. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal when queried stated that the filly may have lost form due to it having raced on seven occasions so far this season. In view of his statement the Stipendiary Stewards strongly advised the trainer not to accept with his charge to run in races for a period of thirty days and that he should make every effort to adequately gauge the decline of form of his charges so as to prevent their inconsistent pattern of running between races.

b g DINO, a declared starter in the above race, was withdrawn with the permission of the Stewards. MILANO (A Sandesh), ZURVAN (Shrikant Kamble) and BOLD AS BRASS (Dashrath Singh) were fractious while being stalled.

b f AMARILLA, a declared starter in the above race, was withdrawn with the permission of the Stewards. Tr. Vijay Singh when afforded an opportunity to explain the running of his charge ALTANZA stated that the filly was most inconsistent in its performance in both the race proper as well as during its morning exercise and that he would be re-assessing its racing viability and would be taking a decision shortly. App Munna Alam, the rider of ALTANZA, when questioned about the running of his mount stated that the filly which was slow to begin refused to raise a fluent gallop on jumping out from the gates. The Stipendiary Stewards taking into consideration the manner of the filly’s previous run decided to take no further action other than noting their explanations, however, advised Tr. Vijay Singh not to delay his reassessment of the filly. Jockey Pintu Das, the rider of GARARO and Jockey Md. Sameer, the rider of NO POLITICS PLEASE, were fined a sum of Rs. 2,000/- each for when in clear running they placed their respective mounts 3 horses off the running rails for no apparent reason during the early and middle stages of the race. Further they were advised that this manoeuver on their part not only causes their mounts to traverse a longer distance but also may cause a danger or inconvenience to horses and their riders making progress from behind. They were further advised to report to the Jockey Coach Mr. P Alford for further understanding of t his incident.

SELF DIRECTED (App Munna Alam, drawn 1) which was slow to begin was momentarily inconvenienced when DAKOTA DREAMER (P Trevor, drawn 2) jumped awkwardly ‘inwards’. IRON LADY (A Sandesh) which was fractious in its stall was slow to begin. Tr. Ms. Arti Doctor when afforded an opportunity to explain the improved performance of her charge ch g SOLITARY EAGLE as compared to its run in Race No. 53 on 2nd December, 2014 where it placed off board, stated that :- a) The gelding disappointed the stable with its performance in Race No. 53. Thereafter “Blinkers” were put on. b) Further on the Jockey’s advice the gelding was raced over a longer trip i.e., 1400 metres as compared to 1100 metres in its previous run. The Stipendiary Stewards while noting her explanation advised the trainer to ensure that her charges are run with a degree of consistency. The Veterinary Officer reported that SELF DIRECTED returned with a cut injury on left hind.

INVINCIBLE PRINCE (Suraj Narredu) was fractious while being stalled. ANDREUS (App Jorawar Singh) was slow to begin. ANTONIUS MAXIMUS (Vinay Jaiswal) was slow to begin losing approximately four lengths at the start. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was informed not to accept with his charge until shown to the satisfaction of the Starter in a barrier trial during the hours of morning track work. Jockey Dashrath Singh, the rider of MANYATTA, reported that his mount trotted lame on its way back to the unsaddling enclosure. On examination the Veterinary Officer confirmed the same. Tr. Bharath Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

dk b f OATH OF VALOUR, a declared starter in the above race, was withdrawn with the permission of the Stewards. SREEPUTRA (A Sandesh) arrived late to the start thereby delaying the proceedings of the race. Tr. Patric k Quinn was advised to ensure that his charge arrives in time to the start. SECRET GLOSS (Gajender Singh) amd GONNA BE A ROKSTAR (Vinay Jaiswal) were slow to begin. b m STILING VEIL (Nelson Maseyk) which was slow to begin returned lame to the unsaddling en closure on its left fore. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

dk b g ADORATION, a declared starter in the above race, was withdrawn with the permission of the Stewards. SHIVALIK SHAKTI (Mohit Singh) was slow to begin. SIMPLE SIMON (Afzal Khan) planted thereby losing over a distance. The Starting Stall Certificate of the gelding has been revoked by the Starter. Jockey P Trevor, the rider of YEREVAN, was reprimanded for allowing his mount to shift ‘inwards’ violently when placing it under pressure with the whip on entering the straight. He was further informed that should he repeat a similar manner of riding he would be reported to the Stewards for appropriate action.