Results – Kolkata

AZZRAQ (Shailesh Shinde) jumped awkwardly from gates thereby losing some ground. ASHRAFIE (App P Tejeshwar) trailed the field home. On immediate veterinary examination the mare was found to have bled from both nostrils. Tr. Rutherford Alford was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

AHLAN (Shail esh Shinde) was fractious while being stalled. WISHING BELL (Anil Baandal) was slow to begin. Passing the distance post SWEET STONE (Nirmal Jodha) was momentarily inconvenienced when EMPOWERED (App R S Bhati) shifted ‘outwards’.

MONSIEUR STRAUSS (Vinay Jaiswal) was fractious in its stall. FIRE SONG (B Nikhil) which raced poorly was impounded for veterinary examination and on immediate examination the filly was found t o be trotting sound. The following day an endoscopic examination revealed no abnormality. However, the filly was found to be in Estrus (season).

FLANKER (Afzal Khan) was slow to begin.

TREASURE ISLAND (Shailesh Shinde) , JORELL (App Akash Rajput), and SIGNIFICANT (Nelson Maseyk) were fractious while being stalled. ATHEIST (C Alford) which was fractious while being stalled was fractionally slow to begin. COCOANUT (Afzal Khan) was fractious in its stall. Jockey Shailesh Shinde, the rider of TREASURE IS LAND, was fined a sum of Rs. 3,000/ - for excessive use of the whip (1 st offence).

CACHAREL (Arman Khan) which arrived late to the start thereby delaying the proceedings of the race was slow to begin. Tr. Rutherford Alford was advised to ensure that his charge arrives to the start on time in future. SAM HOUSTON (Asghar) was fractious in its stall. CLAIRVOYANCE (Shailesh Shinde) was slow to begin. Jockey Asghar, the rider of SAM HOUSTON, when afforded an opportunity to explain the r unning of his mount stated that he was instructed to place his mount in 4 th /5 th position in the early stages of the race and to do his best thereafter. However, in spite of his urgings the gelding showed no early speed an d ran detached during the initial and middle stages of the race . However, in the final stages the gelding made much progress and finished a good 5 th . The Stipendiary Stewards after reviewing the CCTV replay of the race noted his explanation.