Results – Kolkata

SIGNIFICANT (Kiran Naidu), YEREVAN (P Kamlesh) and HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE (Vinay Jaiswal) were fractious while being stalled. Jockey Sandeep Rajput, the rider of ROMANCER, reported loss of his whip passing the distance post.

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KANHA (Dashrath Singh) was resaddled at the start. SOVIET DANCER (App Hindu Singh) was fractious while being stalled. ADRESTIA (Shailesh Shinde), SOVIET DANCER (App Hindu Singh) and THE TALISMAN (Vinay Jaiswal) were fractious in their respective stalls. Some distance after the start SHYLOCK (App Ranidan Singh) received a severe bump when GIMME CREDIT (App Jorawar Singh) was shifted ‘outwards’ by its jockey when taking evasive action to avoid running into the heels of FIRE SONG (P Kamlesh) which shied away from the inner rails. The Veterinary Officer reported that MURLOUGH BAY returned to the unsaddling enclosure without its left fore shoe.

AGATTA (D K Ashish) was slow to begin. Approaching the 800 metres ARTESIA (Shailesh Shinde) travelling on the rails was momentarily inconvenienced when CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS (Md Islam) shifted ‘inwards’ under pressure. The Veterinary Officer reported that DANDIFIED returned bleeding from both nostrils. Tr. Vijay Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

NO POLITICS PLEASE (Sandeep Rajput) and SUPER HERO (App Sarvan Kumar) were fractious while being stalled. Passing the distance post HURRICANE STAR (Dashrath Singh) shifted ‘in’ to avoid the clipping of the heels of NO POLITICS PLEASE (Sandeep Rajput) thereby inconveniencing SUPER HERO (App Sarvan Kumar). The Veterinary Officer reported that HURRICANE STAR returned with a cut injury on its right hind.

As Jockey B Mahesh was declared medically unfit to ride, Tr. R V Gowli was permitted to substitute Jockey Kiran Naidu to to ride his charge LEXI. PETALOID (Afzal Khan) and ALICANTE (Sk Israil) were slow to begin. Jockey Janardhan Paswan, the rider of SARTAJ, reported that his mount was not striding fluently from about the 800 metres and was inclined to hang ‘outwards’ throughout the race. On returning to the unsaddling enclosure the gelding was examined by the Veterinary Officer and found to be lame on right fore. Tr. C Gleich was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. The Veterinary Officer reported that LEXI returned lame on right fore. Tr. R V Gowli was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.