Results – Kolkata

Jockey Dashrath Singh, the rider of SANS PRIX, reported that his saddle shifted back soon after the start and as such, he was unable to ride his mount to complete advantage. Tr. Vijay Singh was fined a sum of Rs. 500/- for faulty saddling. Jockey Anil Baandal, the rider of ch g COOL CONQUEROR, was fined a sum of Rs. 2,000/- for the use of the whip on his mount when it was clearly out of contention and showing no response to the whip. The Veterinary Officer reported that NEVER APART and NATIVE SPEAKER returned with bleeding cut injuries on their left hind and left shoulder respectively.

ZANDRA (Mohit Singh) was fractious while being stalled. GLORIOUS RUN (Nirmal Jodha) and STEPHANIE (Dashrath Singh) were fractious in their respective stalls. WISHING BELL (Anil Baandal) which was fractious while being stalled was slow to begin. ALL ROUNDER (S Zervaan) was slow to begin. Jockey A Ashhad Asbar, the rider of RUSTLER, when afforded an opportunity to explain the running of his mount stated that he was instructed to place his mount in the forward position during the early stages and that he was at liberty to place his mount behind the early leaders should the pace of the race be fast at that stage. He continued by stating that he was quick to exit from his stall and made progress along side the rails, however, ROMAN RIDGES (Shezad Khan) making much progress on the outside shifted towards the rails and slowed down causing him to ease back on his mount and he soon found himself racing further back from the early leader as the other horses had progressed on his outside. Further approaching the 600 metres and for some distance thereafter he was denied a clear run due to the crowding of the field but for which he was of the opinion that he would have won the race. The Stipendiary Stewards after viewing the CCTV replay of the race took note of his explanation, however, decided to further enquire into the running of RUSTLER. The Veterinary Officer reported that NEW CHALLENGER returned with a cut injury on its left hind.

BENGAL TIGER (Vinay Jaiswal) was fractious while being stalled. An enquiry was held immediately after the race with particular reference to the start of b g ADZUKIS. At the conclusion of the enquiry it was established that due to a mechanical failure of the front gates of stall number 5, b g ADZUKIS had received an unfair start. Under the circumstances the Stewards declared the gelding as a “Non Starter” under Rule 154 of the RCTC Rules of Racing. All bets on the gelding were refunded. BIZARRO (B L Paswan) was slow to begin. The Veterinary Officer reported that ADZUKIS returned with a bleeding cut injury on its oral cavity resulting in removal of one of its upper side left incisor tooth.

ch g FALCON (App Munna Alam) which was fractious in its stall ducked under the gates and while exiting damaged the jockey’s saddle. As there was insufficient time to replace the equipment, the gelding was permitted to be withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. Tr. Vijay Singh was advised not to accept with his charge until it was shown to the satisfaction of the Starter in a barrier trial during the hours of morning track work. COPERNICUS (Nirmal Jodha) was slow to begin.

AMAZING MARIA (A Ashhad Asbar) arrived late to the start thereby delaying the proceedings of the race. Tr. Rutherford Alford was advised to ensure that his charge arrives in time to the start in future failing which appropriate action will be taken. MONSIEUR STRAUSS (Vinay Jaiswal) was very fractious and refused to be stalled. Under the circumstances the gelding was withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. The Starting Stall Certificate has been revoked by the Starter. DYSNOMIA (Dashrath Singh) was fractious in its stall. Jockey Md. Azharuddin, the rider of RAMESSES, was fined a sum of Rs. 3,000/- for excessive use of the whip (1st offence). Jockey Shailesh Shinde, the rider of THE TALISMAN, was fined a sum of Rs. 5,000/- for excessive use of the whip (2nd offence).

MARCOS (Vinay Jaiswal) was fractious in its stall. BOURNVILLE (Shezad Khan) and SAUDAGAR (Md Imran) were slow to begin. Approaching the 700 metres FOREST DUNES (C Alford) shifted ‘inwards’ when not adequately clear of BOURNVILLE (Shezad Khan) which was travelling along the rails causing the latter to be checked momentarily by its rider. At a subsequent enquiry Jockey C Alford was shown the CCTV replay of the race and was reprimanded for shifting ground when not adequately clear of the other runner