Results – Kolkata

JUPITER (S John) was fractious while being stalled. FLIGHT OF PHOENIX (Hindu Singh) was fractious in its stall. Jockey Munna Alam, the rider of BLUE ZONE, was fined a sum of Rs. 2,000/- for unnecessary use of the stick on his mount when the mare was clearly not responding to it.

b f ARABIAN SKY, a declared starter in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer on 14th March, 2017 and found to be lame on left fore. Under the circumstances the filly was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Ms. Arti Doctor was informed not to accept with her charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. GERMAN GUIDE (A Sandesh) was slow to begin. Soon after the start BACAARDI (Imran Chisty, drawn 5) and BUCHAREST (Md Imran, drawn 6) made contact with each other.

MERCEDES (S John) was fractious while being stalled. ABABEEL (Imran Chisty, drawn 10) jumped awkwardly ‘outwards’ from the gates causing various degrees of inconvenience to ROYAL ONE (I Khan, drawn 11) and BE A STAR (App Ranidan Singh, drawn 12).

For failing to produce the registered colours at the Scale in respect of his charge FIRE FALCON, Tr. Shyam S Habbu was fined a sum of Rs. 375/-. Subsequently the emergency colours were permitted to be used. FLAMSTEED (Neeraj Rawal) and AHLAN (Arman Khan) were fractious while being stalled. SEAFARER (Mudassar Nazar) and INDUS PRINCE (Nelson Maseyk) were fractious in their respective stalls. The Veterinary Officer reported that SEAFARER returned bleeding from both nostrils. Tr. Shyam S Habbu was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. App Jorawar Singh, the rider of COLEY, reported loss of whip passing the 300 metres.

An enquiry was held immediately after the race into the interference received by DANCERESS (C Alford) some distance after the start. The result of the enquiry was referred to the Stewards who met after the last race. The Stipendiary Stewards charged Jockey A Ashhad Asbar with “careless riding” under Rule 161(i) of the RCTC Rules of Racing in that some distance after the start Jockey A Ashhad Asbar (HARTNELL) when in clear running shifted ‘inwards’ towards the rails when not adequately clear of VERY SPECIAL (Hindu Singh) which was then carried ‘in’ onto ch f DANCERESS (C Alford) making progress on the rails, the filly then having to be severely checked by its Jockey C Alford to avoid running into the rails or the heels of VERY SPECIAL. Jockey Ashhad Asbar when interviewed pleaded guilty to the charge of careless riding. The Stewards after due deliberations decided to suspend Jockey A Ashhad Asbar from riding in races on 29th & 31st March, 2017 under Rule 161 of the RCTC Rules of Racing. The jockey was informed of his right to appeal.

ATHLETICO (Dashrath Singh) was slow to begin losing approximately two lengths at the start. Jockey Hindu Singh, the rider of BANG BANG, reported that his mount was inclined to hang ‘out’ while negotiating the bend. When afforded an opportunity to explain the running of his mount ONE MAN ARMY, Jockey Russell Xaviers stated that he was instructed to place his mount in a leading position and to do his best. However, in spite of his best efforts to control the pace in the early and middle stages of the race he was unable to do so as the gelding had bolted. When queried as to why he had failed to ride his mount to complete advantage in the final 50 metres of the race he stated that as the gelding had changed legs on a number of occasions he did not want to put excessive pressure on his mount fearing that something may be wrong with the gelding. The gelding was examined by the Veterinary Officers and no ailment was noticed. The Stipendiary Stewards informed Jockey Russell Xaviers that he was being given the benefit of doubt in this instance and emphasized to him the many reasons as to why every mount of his should be ridden to complete advantage.

As Jockey B L Paswan was unable to fulfill his riding engagement for the day due to a medical emergency in his family, Tr. Raunak Banerji was permitted to substitute Jockey Nelson Maseyk to ride his charge SANTERO. Jockey Dashrath Singh, the rider of TWEEDLE DEE, reported loss of whip before passing the winning post.

For failing to produce the registered colours at the Scale in respect of their charges ADAMANTIUM and AUBERON Trs. D M David and Shyam S Habbu were fined a sum of Rs. 375/- each. Subsequently the emergency colours were permitted to be used. UPTOWN GIRL (Vinay Jaiswal) and ADAMANTIUM (Vikash Tamang) were slow to begin. SINGULARITY (Md Azharuddin) was slow to begin losing approximately 3-4 lengths at the start.