Results – Kolkata

Tr. Shafiq Khan was reprimanded for the late arrival of his charge b g ARTISTE ROYAL (Rajendra Singh) to the starting gate which caused the delay in the start of the race. The Trainer was further strongly advised to ensure that his charges arrive on time in future. ALIEN (Mudassar Nazar, drawn 2), GLORIOUS RUN (Pintu Das, drawn 3) and AMARANTHUS (App P Tejeshwar, drawn 4) received various degrees of inconvenience when MOIRA (App Rupal Singh, drawn 5) shifted ‘in’ soon after the start. At a subsequent enquiry App Rupal Singh was shown the CCTV replay of the race and fined a sum of Rs. 1,000/- for not exercising adequate control over his mount. Approaching the 800 metres JORELL (App Sujit Kr. Paswan) running along the rails shifted ‘outwards’ to avoid running into the heels of MOIRA (App Rupal Singh).

GIRL WITH DREAMS (Md Islam) which was slow to begin did not raise a fluent gallop for some distance and was observed to drift ‘outwards’ while negotiating the bend in spite of the Jockey’s best efforts. Tr. Bharath Singh was advised to take appropriate corrective measure before accepting with his charge again. TIA QUEEN (Dashrath Singh, drawn 6) which was fractious while being stalled jumped awkwardly ‘inwards’ and made contact with ATOM (C Alford, drawn 5).

For running his charge ICONIA (Dhanu S Deora) in shoes other than those declared, Tr. Aashay Doctor was fined a sum of Rs. 500/-. UNCROWNED KING (Md Imran) was slow to begin.

DANGAL (R Rakesh) was fractious while being stalled.

AASHNA (Hindu Singh) was fractious while being stalled. RULEDOWNUNDER (App P Tejeshwar) and MIDNIGHT PHANTOM (Sk Israil) were slow to begin. Some distance after the start MALANA (App Rupal Singh) was inconvenienced when MIDNIGHT PHANTOM (Sk Israil) shifted ‘outwards’. At a subsequent enquiry Jockey Sk Israil was reprimanded for shifting course for no apparent reason. Jockey Zarar Alam, the rider of SHIVESH, was fined a sum of Rs. 3,000/- for the excessive use of the whip (1st infringement). Jockey Nikhil Naidu, the rider of ADVIKA, reported loss of whip passing the 400 metres.