Results – Kolkata

TRANSCENDENT (B Nikil) was fractious while being stalled. IVY (A Ashhad Asbar) was fractious in its stall. HURRICANE ALERT (Surjeet Singh) which was fractious in its stall jumped awkwardly ‘outwards’ from the gates. Jockey Dashrath Singh, the rider of FITE OF HONOUR, reported that his mount was inclined to hang ‘out’ throughout the running of the race and in spite of his best efforts the colt negotiated the bend wide. Tr. Bharath Singh was advised to take appropriate remedial measures before accepting with his charge again. SANJIT (Sandeep Rajput) which negotiated the bend wide further drifted to the outer rails under the use of the whip. At a subsequent enquiry Jockey Sandeep Rajput was shown the CCTV replay of the race and advised to refrain from unnecessary use of the whip. The Veterinary Officer reported that HURRICANE ALERT returned with a gum injury.

FIRE FALCON (Russell Xaviers) was fractious while being stalled. ZEGNA (S Zervaan) was fractious in its stall. SAM HOUSTON (Md Islam) was slow to begin.

ANASSA (P S Chouhan) and MONSIEUR STRAUSS (Mohit Singh) were fractious while being stalled. MARILYN (App Zarar Alam) was fractious in its stall. CELTIC KING (Rajinder Singh) which was fractious while being stalled was slow to begin.

TRIUMPHUS (Dashrath Singh) was fractious while being stalled. SMART HUNTER (A Ashhad Asbar) and COPERNICUS (Shezad Khan) were slow to begin. Approaching the distance post ANBIORN (Jugnu Gurung) under pressure with the whip drifted to the outer portion of the race track. Jockey Jugnu Gurung was shown the CCTV replay of the race and informed that he must make every effort to desist from the indiscriminate use of the whip in a race.

Jockey Dashrath Singh, the rider of STEVALENA, reported that his mount was inclined to lean ‘in’ throughout the race. Tr. Bharath Singh was advised to take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with his charge again. The Veterinary Officer reported that YOKUMOKU returned bleeding from both nostrils. Tr. Bharath Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

BOLD LEGACY (P Kamlesh) was fractious while being stalled. BELGIAN BLUE (Joy Chinoy) which was fractious in its stall was slow to begin. ELUSIVE HURRICANE (Md Imran, drawn 3) and GOLIATH (Sk Zaffar Riaz, drawn 4) were inconvenienced when BONGANI (Rajinder Singh, drawn 5) jumped awkwardly ‘inwards’ from the gates. Jockey Md. Imran, the rider of ELUSIVE HURRICANE, was fined a sum of Rs. 2,500/- for failing to improve his position in the early stages of the race when he had every opportunity to do so. He was further informed that should he ride in a similar manner in future he would be dealt with more appropriately. Jockey Sandeep Rajput, the rider of MISTER POSITIVE, was fined a sum of Rs. 2,500/- for failing to improve position in the early and middle stages of the race when he had every opportunity to do so. He was further informed that should he ride in a similar manner in future he would be dealt with more appropriately. The Veterinary Officer reported that BONGANI returned lame on its right fore. Tr. Jasbir Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

MY COMMITMENT (Sandeep Rajput) was fractious while being stalled. SUPREME RULER (App Md Azharuddin) was slow to begin. Some distance after the start ACE AMANDUS (D K Ashish) and JACQUALINE POSTILL (Pintu Das) were inconvenienced when MY COMMITMENT (Sandeep Rajput) shifted ‘outwards’. In this incident JACQUALINE POSTILL was momentarily checked by its rider and lost some ground. The Veterinary Officer reported that :- a) LEGENDE INDIENNE returned with cut injury on its left hock. b) MY COMMITMENT returned lame on its right fore. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.