Results – Kolkata

SIGNIFICANT (A Ashhad Asbar) and FIRE SONG (P Kamlesh) were fractious while being stalled. JAMAICAN (P Trevor) was fractious in its stall. KAARTIKEN (Mohit Singh) which was fractious while being stalled was slow to begin. ADORA (P S Chouhan) was slow to begin. AASHIQUI (App Ranidan Singh) ran detached from the field and the jockey dismounted on passing the winning post. On an immediate veterinary examination the gelding was found to have bled from both nostrils. Tr. Mr. Shafiq Khan was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. App Jorawar Singh, the rider of WAR GAMES, was fined a sum of Rs. 1,000/- for excessive use of the whip (1st offence).

NOVERRO (Dashrath Singh) was fractious while being stalled. LANNER FALCON (Shezad Khan) was fractious in its stall. Soon after the start GLAMOROUSLY (Shailesh Shinde, drawn 3) was inconvenienced by LANNER FALCON (Shezad Khan, drawn 2) which jumped awkwardly ‘outwards’ from the gates. Some distance after the start CAPTAIN COOK (P Trevor) was inconvenienced when NOVERRO (Dashrath Singh) shifted ‘outwards’. Passing the distance post NOVERRO (Dashrath Singh), CAPTAIN COOK (P Trevor) and GLAMOROUSLY (Shailesh Shinde) under pressure shifted to the outer portion of the race track.

STEVALENA (P S Chouhan) and REAL PRESENCE (Shailesh Shinde) were fractious while being stalled. SUPERIOR STRIKE (P Kamlesh) was fractious in its stall. PARTY ON (Surjeet Singh) ran detached from the field and the jockey dismounted on passing the winning post. On an immediate veterinary examination the colt was found to have bled from both nostrils. Tr. Mr. Farley Rodrigues was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

ARTESIA (C Alford) was fractious in its stall. During a preliminary enquiry held individually with trainer Mr. Farley Rodrigues and Jockey P S Chouhan into the running and riding of b m AGATTA with particular reference to the final stages of the race, Mr. Chouhan among the other statements he made, opined that he was fortunate to have won the race but for which he would have been in a serious position with the regulators and requested the Stipendiary Stewards to enquire into the information he had received that the mare had not been exercised for a number of days prior to the running of the race. The Stipendiary Stewards decided to continue the enquiry and the result would be published at a later date.

FASHION ICON was examined by the Veterinary Officer behind the starting stalls and found to be lame on right hind. Under the circumstances the gelding was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Mr. Shafiq Khan was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. SHIP ROCK (M F Ali Khan) and SUPREME RULER (App Zarar Alam) were slow to begin