Results – Kolkata

On the morning of Satrurday, 21st February, 2015, b c THE GREAT HANNIBLE, a declared starter in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer and found to be lame on right fore. Under the circumstances the colt was permitted to be withdrawn. Tr. C Gleich was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. For failing to produce the registered colours at the scale in respect of his charge SARTAJ, Tr. C Gleich was fined a sum of Rs. 325/-. Subsequently the emergency colour ‘ALL BLACK’ was permitted to be used. CRACKLE (B Nikhil) which arrived late to the start was fractious in its stall and on jumping out from the gates was inclined to hang out. Tr. D Karki was advised to ensure that his charge arrives on time to the start in future. ETERNAL INSTINCT (App Munna Alam) and WINNERTAKESITALL (App Ranidan Singh) were fractious in their respective stalls. IL BRONZINO (B Gurang, drawn 1) and WINDBREAKER (Neeraj Rawal, drawn 2) were inconvenienced when WINNERTAKESITALL (App Ranidan Singh, drawn 3) jumped awkwardly ‘inwards’. In the concluding stages of the race SARTAJ (App Md Azharuddin) travelling in the middle of the course drifted ‘inwards’ under pressure. The Veterinary Officer reported that BIRTHDAY BOY returned to the unsaddling enclosure without its right fore shoe.

APICAL FINALA (Gajender Singh) which was fractious while being stalled was slow to begin. DANCEHALL DAYS (App Hindu Singh) which was fractious in its stall was slow to begin. The Veterinary Officer reported that ANALYST returned to the unsaddling enclosure without its right fore sho e.

BIZARRO (P S Chouhan) was fractious while being stalled. SEAFARER (C Alford) jumped awkwardly from the gates.

On the morning of Satrurday, 21st February, 2015, b g CONFIDENCE, a declared starter in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer and found to be lame on right fore. Under the circumstances the gelding was permitted to be withdrawn. Tr. Ms. Arti Doctor was informed not to accept with the gelding until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. MEET THE LEGEND (Shailesh Shinde) and WORLD HOLD ON (Vikash Tamang) were slow to begin. Jockey Mohit Singh, the rider of DYNAMO, reported loss of his whip passing the distance post.

KANHA (Sandeep Rajput) was fractious while being stalled. SAM HOUSTON (Md Islam) and SCOTCH N SODA (N S Parmar) were fractious in their respective stalls. EARNEST RULER (App Md. Azharuddin) was slow to begin. Some distance after the start CAYMAN ISLANDS (C Alford, drawn 8) and LORD OF LIGHT (Arman Khan, drawn 11) were inconvenienced when SPYRO (Neeraj Rawal, drawn 4) shifted ‘outwards’. Passing the distance post EARNEST RULER (App Md Azharuddin) was momentarily inconvenienced when SUNSET SAIL (P Kamlesh) shifted ‘outwards’ under pressure. In this incident YOKUMOKU (A Sandesh) making progress on the outside of EARNEST RULER was shifted ‘outwards’ by its rider when taking evasive action. At a subsequent enquiry Jockey P Kamlesh was shown the CCTV replay of the race and was severely reprimanded for not making adequate effort to prevent his mount from shifting ‘outwards’ when placing it under pressure. CAYMAN ISLANDS (C Alford) finished the race detached from the field. The Veterinary Officer reported that SCARBOROUGH FAIR (P S Chouhan) returned to the unsaddling enclosure without its left fore shoe.

OATH OF VALOUR (Afzal Khan), BURST OF STARDUST (App Zarar Alam), LEANDRO (Mohit Singh) and SHE IS FANTASTIC (Pintu Das) were fractious in their respective stalls.