Results – Kolkata

GIZBAR (Rajendra Singh) was fractious in its stall. MADAME RECAMIER (C S Jodha) which was slow to begin finished the race detached from the field. Tr. Javed Khan was informed not to accept with the fillyuntil shown to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in a mock race. The Veterinary Officer reported that VIAREGGIO returned bleeding from both nostrils. Tr. J E Mckeown was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

For running his charge ch m LILAC TIME in shoes other than those declared, Tr. Patrick Quinn was fined a sum of Rs. 500/-. Subsequently the mare was permitted to run with all four aluminum plates. Jockey Md Islam, the declared rider on b f AIYANA, was fined a sum of Rs. 2,500/-for failing to ride to his declared weight. Subsequently Tr. R W Alford was permitted to replace Jockey Md Islam with JockeySk Israil to ride his charge. DAY FLOWER (Neeraj Rawal) and AIYANA (Sk Israil) were slow to begin.

LOGANO (C Alford) which was fractious while being stalled was slow to begin. The Veterinary Officer reported that CRYSTAL BALL returned bleeding from both nostrils. Tr. Shafiq Khan was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

SIMRAN’S CHOICE (Vinay Jaiswal)which was fractious while being stalled was slow to begin. GENTLE KNOWLEDGE (App P Tejeshwar)and TOUGH ENOUGH (C S Jodha) were slow to begin.

THEO (Y S Srinath) and BANG BANG (Sarvan Kumar) wereslow to begin. The Veterinary Officer reported that THEO returned lame on right fore. Tr. Manvendra Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certifiedfit by the Veterinary Officer.

Tr.Patrick Quinn when afforded an opportunity to explain the poor performance of his charge b g CAPO DE CAPIforwarded his explanationthrough Whatsappstating“because of the fast pace and the horse was feeling the heatthat’s may be it ran a very poor race. I am also confused with the poor run as the horse was working very well”.On questioning Jockey P Trevorsent his explanation through Whatsappstating “he jumped out well and was keen, travelled well till the bend and when asked he had nothing left”. No report of an ailment was received from the Veterinary Officer immediately after the race, however, on a request from the trainer the gelding was scoped on the morning of 9thOctober, 2019 and noabnormalitywas reported by the Veterinary Officer. The Stipendiary Stewrds noted their explanations for future reference. Mr. Vijay Singh and Jockey Shezad Khan when afforded an opportunity to explain the running and riding of ch g THE STARDLE, Mr. Vijay Singh forwarded his explanation through Whatsappstating“since my horse is more of a one paced horse and likes to run from the top I had asked my rider totake a good jump and go to the front and stretch the field a bit in the first two furlongs and then settle down the pace. In my opinion the rider did follow my instructions but misjudged the pace as he did not control it after the first turn”. On questioning Jockey Shezad Khan corroborated the Trainer’s instructions and stated that at approximately 5 furlong marker on glancing back he noticed that the horse directly behind him was about three lengths away and he had no idea that the others were furtherbehind. The Stipendiary Stewards noted Tr. Vijay Singh’sinstructionsfor future reference.