Results – Kolkata

BILOO BADSHAH (Kiran Naidu) was fractious while being stalled. AUBERON (P Trevor) was fractious in its stall. COMEDIAN (Sk Israil) was slow to begin. FRUIT ‘N’ NUT (App Munna Alam) on jumping out of the gat es momentarily veered ‘outwards’ thereby losing some ground. Tr. D Karki 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 Sk Israil, the rider of COMEDIAN, when afforded an opportunity to explain his riding on his mount stated that he was instructed to ride the gelding in a similar manner as ridden by him in its previous run i.e., Race No. 191 as it performed well when coming from far off the early pace. The Stipendiary Stewards noted his explanation

ch f MY COMMITMENT was examined by the Veterinary Officer at the starting gate and was found to be lame on right fore. Under the circumstances the filly was withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. b g LAW LORD (Surjeet Singh) planted and took no practical part in the race. The Starting Stall Certificate of the gelding has been revoked by the Starter. Jockey Mohit Singh, the rider of THE GREAT HANNIBLE, when afforded an opportunity to explain the running of his mount stated that he was instructed to place his mount in 3rd/4th position and to do his best thereafter. However, on jumping out of the gates he found the pace of the race very fast and as he was carrying a top weight of 61.5 kg he decided not to put pressure on the colt by repeatedly urging it in the early stages of the race. Tr. Jasbir Singh when questioned corroborated the Jockeys statemen t regarding his instructions. The Stipendiary Stewards after viewing the CCTV replay of the race and not being satisfied with the explanations tendered by the jockey decided to fine him a sum of Rs. 5,000/- for failing to make adequate effort to comply with the trainer’s riding instructions when he had every opportunity to do so. The Veterinary Officer reported that ARCHIPPOS and DO YOUR BEST returned lame on their respective left fores. Trs. Manvendra Singh and Vikash Jaiswal were informed not to accept with their charges until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. The Veterinary Officer reported that on the request of the Stipendiary Stewards b g BERNARDINO was examined subsequent to the race day and found to be sound.

TEMPLE RUN (P Trevor), OATH OF VALOUR (App Jorawar Singh) and PRINCESS THEA (Vikash Tamang) were fractious in their respective stalls. FOOTLOOSE (Sk Zaffar Riaz) drifted to the outer portion of the race track approaching the 300 metre marker. The Veterinary Officer reported that ISLE OF CAPRI returned lame on its right fore. Tr. Shafiq Khan was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

LEGENDS ORDER (Vikash Tamang) ran detached from the field. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was advised to get his charge examined by the Veterinary Officer and report ailment, if any. Subsequent to the race day the Veterinary Officer reported that on examination of the gelding no ailment was noticed. Jockey Kiran Naidu, the rider of ALICANTE, was fined a sum of Rs. 1,000/- for the excessive use of the whip (1st offence). Tr. Vikash Jaiswal when questioned as to the reason why he had removed the ‘blinkers’ from his charge MODUS VIVENDI in this race, stated that, after its win in its previous race i.e., Race No. 149 with the ‘blinkers on’, he was of the opinion that the mare would perform even better without the equipment and hence he had the ‘blinkers’ removed. The Stipendiary Stewards informed Mr. Vikah Jaiswal that the ‘ON’ and “OFF” of equipment on a race horse especially one that had performed very well in its previous run must be seriously thought over. Therefore, in the case of MODUS VIVENDI should he desire to use the ‘blinkers’ once again he would have to personally meet the Stipendiary Stewards to seek their approval.

ZURVAN (Vikash Tamang) and PUJARIN (P Kamlesh) were fractious while being stalled. LONG TERMS (Vinay Jaiswal) which was fractious while being stalled was slow to begin. CACHAREL (Sandeep Rajput) was fractious in its stall. ISLE OF AVALON (App Md Azharuddin) shifted ‘outwards’ under pressure passing the distance post. Jockey Vikash Tamang, the rider of ZURVAN, reported that his mount was hanging ‘out’ from about the 1000 metre marker. Tr. C Gleich was advised to take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with his charge again.

For failing to produce the registered colours at the scale in respect of his charge AMBROSE, Tr. Patrick Quinn was fined a sum of Rs. 325/-. Subsequently the emergency colour ‘ALL BLACK’ was permitted to be used. AMBROSE (Shailesh Shinde) arrived late to the start thereby delaying the proceedings of the rac e. Tr. Patrick Quinn was informed to ensure that his charge arrives on time to the start. HEAD HUNTER (Kiran Naidu) and FLYING BOY (Md Islam) were fractious while being stalled. TORINO (P Trevor) was fractious in its stall. AASHIQUI (Abhishek Habbu) which was fractious while being stalled was slow to begin. CHEMIN DE FER (App Zarar Alam) and AITHOPS (Mohit Singh) were slow to begin. App Zarar Alam, the rider of CHEMIN DE FER, was fined a sum of Rs. 3,000/- for excessive use of the whip (2nd offence). Further, he was reprimanded for the use of the whip on his mount which was clearly not responding to its use. Jockey P Trevor, the rider of TORINO, was fined a sum of Rs. 3,000/- for excessive use of the whip (2nd offence). The Veterinary Officer reported that AITHOPS returned lame on its right fore. Tr. Jasbir Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until passed fit by the Veterinary Officer.

For running his charge SUNSHINE DANCER in shoes other than those declared Tr. Shafiq Khan was fined a sum of Rs. 500/-. LEANDRO (Mohit Singh) was fractious while being stalled. SREEPUTRA (Md Imran) which was fractious while being stalled ran through the gate, dislodging its rider and bolted around the course. Under the circumstances the gelding was withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. CHUPA RUSTUM (App Zarar Alam), KINLOCH (App Jorawar Singh), SUNSHINE DANCER and GLAMOUROUS GLORY (Md Islam) were slow to begin. KINLOCH (App Jorawar Singh) when placed under pressure kept an erratic course in the concluding stages of the race.