Results – Kolkata

SIMPLY ROYALE (T Atul) was fractious while being stalled. MARISKA (Arshad Alam) fly jumped out from the gates. ALAMIRE (C Alford) was slow to begin.

LE HAVRE was permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds prior to the stalling of horses in their respective draws. Tr. Rutherford Alford was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by a panel of Club’s veterinarians consisting of Dr. Shankar Kar and Dr. Gowrishankar. ATHEIST (C Alford) which was fractious while being stalled jumped out awkwardly from the gate thereby losing approximately two lengths at the start. DAKOTA DREAMER (Kishore Kadam) was slow to begin. The Veterinary Officer reported that b g ORIENTAL ROCKY returned lame on right fore. Tr. Shafiq Khan was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

As Jockey Vikash Tamang reported that he was unwell to ride, Tr. D M David was permitted to substitute Jockey Sk Israil to ride his charge RED BUG. Mr. Vikash Tamang was informed to produce a medical certificate of his sickness. MR FOGG’S (Prashant P Dhebe) was fractious while being stalled. EARNEST RULER (Md Imran) was slow to begin losing considerable ground at the start. Jockey Bhanu P Singh, the rider of KING’S CROWN, was reprimanded for allowing his mount to shift ‘in’ approaching the 300 metres thereby causing inconvenience to WORDS (App Nikhil Naidu). App Nikhil Naidu, the rider of WORDS, reported that the saddle of his mount slipped passing the 800 metres as such he was unable to ride his mount to complete advantage. Tr. Sarfaraz Khan was fined a sum of Rs. 500/- for faulty saddling.

MAKE WAY FOR ME (Neeraj Rawal) arrived late to the start. Tr. Javed Khan was advised to ensure his charge arrives on time in future. INVINCIBLE PRINCE (Hindu Singh) which was fractious while being stalled was slow to begin. KNIGHTHOOD (Arshad Alam) was fractionally slow to begin. Jockey Hindu Singh, the rider of INVINCIBLE PRINCE, reported that his mount was inclined to hang ‘out’ throughout the race.

b f TRUE STORY, a declared starter in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer on the morning of Tuesday, 22nd August, 2017 and found to be suffering from fever and allergy. Under the circumstances the filly was permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Javed Khan was advised not to accept with the filly under certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. CHANCCY (App Dheeraj Singh) reared up as the start was given thereby losing approximately four lengths at the start. In view of its behaviour Tr. Patrick Quinn was advised not to accept with his charge until shown to the satisfaction of the Starter in a barrier trial during the hours of morning track work. LEVANTE (P Trevor) was extremely fractious while being stalled. In view of its behaviour Tr. Vijay Singh was advised not to accept with his charge until shown to the satisfaction of the Starter in a barrier trial during the hours of morning track work. CHITTAGONG (App Sujit Kr Paswan) was slow to begin. AMARANTHUS (Prashant P Dhebe) brushed against the false rails approaching the 800 metres.

On the morning of Wednesday, 23rd August, 2017 (at 9.30 A.M.) b g ONE MAN ARMY, a declared starter in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer and found to be lame on right fore. Under the circumstances the gelding was permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. COCOANUT (App R S Bhati) was fractious in its stall. GIFT OF VALENTINE (App P Vikram, drawn 6) and BEACH GAME (I Khan, drawn 7) made contact with each other soon after the start. AAMERICAN AGATTA (Zarar Alam) was slow to begin. The Veterinary Officer reported that GIFT OF VALENTINE returned bleeding from right nostril. Tr. Patrick Quinn was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.