Results – Kolkata

ZURVAN (Rajinder Singh) which was fractious in its stall jumped awkwardly ‘outwards’ from the gates. The Veterinary Officer reported that BREACH CANDY returned bleeding from both nostrils. Tr. Bharath Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

COOL JUDGEMENT (Arman Khan) was examined by the Veterinary Officer at the saddling enclosure and found to be bleeding from the mouth. Under the circumstances the gelding was withdrawn on veterinary grounds prior to the parade of starters in the parade ring. Tr. R W Alford was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. ch g JORELL (Sandeep Rajput) which was extremely fractious in its stall was examined by the Veterinary Officer and found to have sustained cut injury on left hind. Under the circumstances the gelding was withdrawn on veterinary grounds before coming under Starter’s orders. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. SWEET SUSPENSE (Arshad Alam) was fractious while being stalled. KAMCHATKA (Md Islam) was slow to begin. Some distance after the start the left stirrup leather of SNOW WHITE (C Alford) snapped as such the Jockey was unable to ride his mount to complete advantage. As the equipment was in serviceable condition no further action was taken. Approaching the 400 metres SNOW WHITE (C Alford) making progress in the middle of the field was buffeted for room when SYLVANA (Mudasser Nazar) and LAND OF GLORY (Shailesh Shinde) shifted ‘outwards’ and ‘inwards’ respectively. At a subsequent enquiry Jockey Mudasser Nazar and Shailesh Shinde were reprimanded for failing to keep their mounts on a straight course.

EL CID (C Alford) arrived late to the start thereby delaying the the proceeding of the race. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was advised to ensure that his charge arrived on time in future. ATHLETICO (Md Islam) was fractious while being stalled. SAM HOUSTON (App Munna Alam) was fractious in its stall. Some distance after the start GOLIATH (Mohit Singh) stumbled when running into the heels of ORIENTAL ROCKY (Shrikant Kamble).

RIO (Sandeep Rajput) and MONSIEUR STRAUSS (Vinay Jaiswal) arrived late to the start thereby delaying the start of the race. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was advised to ensure that his charges arrive on time in future. RAMESSES (Shrikant Kamble) and LEGENDE INDIENNE (A Ashhad Asbar) were fractious while being stalled. DREAMZ UNLIMITED (Mohit Singh) which was fractious while being stalled fly jumped out from the gates. When afforded an opportunity to explan the running of his mount RIO, Jockey Sandeep Rajpur stated that his mount was not striding out fluently during the concluding stages of the race as such he did not put undue pressure on his mount. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was advised to get his charge examined by the Veterinary Officer and report ailment, if any.

b g IMPRESSION, an acceptor in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer on the morning of Friday, 25th March, 2016 and found to be lame on right fore. Under the circumstances the gelding was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. DARK ANGEL (App Jorawar Singh) and CACHAREL (A Ashhad Asbar) arrived late to the start thereby delaying the start of the race. Trs. Javed Khan and Rutherford Alford were advised to ensure that their charges arrive on time in future. ANOTHER GLORY (App Munna Alam) was fractious while being stalled. SECRET BUILDER (Jugnu Gurung) and CACHAREL (A Ashhad Asbar) were slow to begin. CLAIRVOYANCE (Shailesh Shinde) was observed to hang ‘out’ while negotiating the bend. When afforded an opportunity to explain the improved performance of his charge RAW SILK, the winner of this race, as compared to its previous outing in Race No. 192, trainer Mr. Raunak Banerji stated that he accepted his charge to run in this race (1400 metres) based on the advice of Jockey B Mahesh who rode his charge on its two earlier races which were run over 1100 and 1200 metres. This step up in distance had clearly worked to the advantage of the mare. The trainer could give no other plausible explanation. The Stipendiary Stewards made note of his explanation.

BENGAL TIGER (Vinay Jaiswal) was fractious while being stalled. Approaching the 300 metres DUKE OF EARL (App Ranidan Singh) shifted ‘outwards’ thereby carrying wide BEYOND EXPECTATION (Shailesh Shinde) and HUDSON HAWK (Sk Israil). At a subsequent enquiry App Ranidan Singh was shown the CCTV replay of the race and reprimanded for failing to maintain a straight course. The Veterinary Officer reported that PICK POCKET returned with a cut injury below the left hock.

OATH OF ALLEGANCE (B Mahesh) was re-saddled at the start. STALINO (C Alford) was fractious while being stalled. ZAZEN (A Ashhad Asbar) was slow to begin. Approaching the 300 metres RUNNING HAND (Arshad Alam) was inconvenienced when CHANGE THE GAME (App Nikhil Naidu) shifted ‘outward’. STALINO (C Alford) was observed to run an erratic course passing the distance post. App Hindu Singh, the rider of MIDNIGHT STAR, reported loss of whip passing the distance post.

CELERINO (C Alford), SHY BELLE (B Nikhil) and ZANDRA (Mohit Singh) were fractious while being stalled. Jockey C Alford, the rider of CELERINO, reported loss of whip passing the 400 metres. Jockey B Nikhil, the rider of SHY BELLE, reported that his mount was running green throughout the race. CELERINO (C Alford) was observed to have stumbled approaching the 600 metres and again during the final stages of the race.