Results – Kolkata

dk b f ANTIQUARIAN, an acceptor in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer on the morning of Monday, 11th September, 2017 and found to be lame on left fore. Under the circumstances the filly was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Rutherford Alford was advised not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. FAB BULLET (Dashrath Singh) which was fractious while being stalled was slow to begin.

BULLRUN (App P Vikram) and ADEMARO (B L Paswan) finished off the race detached from the field. Trs. Vikash Jaiswal and Raunak Banerji were advised not to accept with their respective charges until they were capable of a better performance.

TRUE STORY (Sk Zaffar Riaz) was fractious while being stalled. NOBU (Shezad Khan) which was slow to begin was checked by its jockey when tightened for room approaching the 800 metres. At a subsequent enquiry it was established that App Nikhil Naidu (STELLANOVA, drawn 7) drifted ‘inwards’ and carried LEVANTE (Prashant P Dhebe) onto NOBU travelling along the rails. App Nikhil Naidu was shown the CCTV replay of the race and fined a sum of Rs. 2,500/- for shifting ground when not adequately clear of the other runner. Jockey Hindu Singh, the rider of TIBERON, reported loss of whip passing the 100 metre marker. The Stipendiary Stewards taking into cognizance that the jockey had reported dropping of his whip on a number of occasions earlier, decided to fine him a sum of Rs. 2000/- for his repeated lapse.

I ME N MYSELF (App Hasib Alam) were slow to begin. App P Vikram when queried as to the running of his mount b f AMICUS CURIAE which raced poorly stated that he was instructed to be positioned 3 rd/4th during the early stages of the race. However, as the filly jumped out awkwardly from the gates and dropped her bit he was unable to be positioned as instructed. Mr. Patrick Quinn, the trainer of the filly, stated that he was disappointed with the apprentice’s efforts to position his charge in a forward position in the race. The Stipendiary Stewards after viewing the CCTV replay of the race and not being satisfied with the efforts of the apprentice to improve his position specially during the middle stages of the race, fined App P Vikram a sum of Rs. 5,000/- for his lack of effort to position his mount as instructed. Further the apprentice was instructed to report to Jockey Coach Mr. P Alford for guidance. Mr. Farley Rodrigues, the master to the apprentice, was informed not to declare Mr. P Vikram to ride in races till such time the clearance to do so is given by the Stipendiary Stewards. Jockey Hindu Singh, the rider of MIDNIGHT MAGIC, was fined a sum of Rs. 5,000/- for the excessive use of the whip (2nd offence).

GENTLE KNOWLEDGE (Afzal Khan) finished off the race detached from the field. Tr. Rutherford Alford was advised not to accept with his charge until it was capable of a better performance. Jockey Prashant P Dhebe, the rider of DROPS OF JUPITER, reported loss of whip passing the 300 metres.

CITY HEIGHTS (App Sujit Kr. Paswan), MAGIC IN THE AIR (C Alford) and I AM LEGEND (Vinay Jaiswal) were slow to begin. gr g JUPITER (App Nikhil Naidu) which trailed the field home was fractious while being stalled and further when travelling along the rails approaching the 800 metres was tightened for room due to the crowding of the field. The Veterinary Officer reported that JUPITER returned with a bleeding cut injury on both hind.