Results – Kolkata

FIREBURG (Vinay Jaiswal) arrived late to the start thereby delaying the proceedings of the race. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was advised to ensure that his charge arrives on time in future. DAKSHESH (App Hasib Alam) and SNOW FIELDS (Pintu Das) were fractious while being stalled. BUDDYHOLLY (App Sujit Kr. Paswan) was fractious in its stall. FIREBURG (Vinay Jaiswal) which was fractious while being stalled was slow to begin. BENGAL TIGER (Md Imran) was slow to begin. Jockey A Sandesh, the rider of THE SIXTH SEAL, reported that his mount was rnnning erratically during the final 400 metres of the race in spite of his best efforts to keep it on a straight path. Tr. Javed Khan was advised to take corrective measures before accepting with the gelding again. The Veterinary Officer reported that SNOW FIELDS returned lame on left fore. Tr. Manvendra Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

DANGAL (P S Chouhan) was fractious while being stalled. KNIGHTHOOD (Vinay Jaiswal) and RUSTLER (App P Vikram) were slow to begin.

AVEBURY (Hindu Singh) arrived late to the start thereby delaying the proceedings of the race. Tr. J E Mckeown was advised to ensure that his charge arrives on time in future. An enquiry was held immediately after the running of the race with particular reference to the fall of AVEBURY (Hindu Singh) passing the 800 metres and DUKE (S Zervaan) during the concluding stages of the race. At the conclusion of the enquiry it was established that both the falls were accidental and no blame could be attached to any rider. The ‘All Clear’ signal was ordered to be hoisted. Both the Jockeys were given immediate medical attention and Jockey Hindu Singh was declared unfit to ride for his remaining engagements of the day. Jockey S Zervaan was declared medically fit to ride. b g DUKE sustained severe fracture on right shoulder and was euthanized on humanitarian grounds.

RISING FROM ASHES (Nikhil Naidu) arrived late to the start thereby delaying the start of the race. Tr. J E Mckeown was advised to ensure that his charge arrives on time in future. Jockey Dhanu S Deora, the rider of BANG BANG, reported that his mount was hanging ‘out’ passing the 1100 metres marker and he was unable to control the gelding in spite of his best efforts. Tr. Shafiq Khan was advised to take appropriate corrective measures.

TIGER OF MYSORE (App R S Bhati, drawn 5) and SMITH AND WESSON (Nikhil Naidu, drawn 6) made contact with each other soon after the start. Jockey Sarvan Kumar, the rider of ADMIRAL HATSU, was reprimanded for travelling wide while rounding the bend for no apparent reason. The Veterinary Officer reported that COMMODORE (C Alford) returned lame on right fore. Tr. Ms. Arti Doctor was informed not to accept with her charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

The Veterinary Officer reported that EXCEPTION returned bleeding from both nostrils. Tr. J E Mckeown was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

At the request of Trainer ch m ABBERELLA (Dhanu S Deora) was examined by the Veterinary Officer at approximately 2.00 P.M. and found to have a painful swelling on right hock. Under the circumstances the mare was permitted to be withdrawn. Tr. Shafiq Khan was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. ch m EASTERN FLAME (App R S Bhati) which was extremely fractious reared up, fell in its stall, injuring itself and the rider. Under the circumstances the mare was permitted to be withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. The Starting Stall Certificate has been revoked by the Starter. UNCROWNED KING (Md Imran) and FABIENNE (B Mahesh) were slow to begin. An enquiry was held immediately after the running of the race with particular reference to the fall of FABIOLA (Nikhil Naidu) approaching the distance post. After due enquiry the ‘All Clear’ was given. In continuation with the enquiry the Stipendiary Stewards reported Jockey A Sandesh, the rider of THE LAST JUDGEMENT to the Stewards for careless riding in that while placing his mount under pressure he allowed it to drift ‘outwards’ into the path of FABIOLA (Nikhil Naidu) which ran into the heels of the former and fell. The Stewards interviewed Jockey A Sandesh and after viewing the CCTV replay of the race, found Jockey A Sandesh guilty of careless riding (Rule 161(i) ) and decided to suspend him from riding in races on 13th & 16th March, 2019 and the first two race days of the Calcutta Monsoon Meeting 2019, the dates of which will be notified later.