Results – Kolkata

KNIGHT’S GAMBIT (App Sujit Kr. Paswan) and FENICIA (App Aditya Kr. Jaiswal) were slow to begin.As the gelding and the fillyhad behaved in a similar manner earlierTr. Vikash Jaiswal was informed not to accept with his charges until shown to the satisfaction of the Starter in a barrier trial during the hours of morning track work. Jockey Mohit Singh, the rider of OPTIMUM, was reprimanded for failing to exercise adequatecontrol over his mount during the final 400 metres of the race in that he allowed his mount to shift ‘in’ and ‘out’ when placing it under pressure. LOOKING GOOD (App R S Bhati) finished the race detached from the field. Tr. R W Alford was advised to get his charge examined by the Veterinary Officer and report ailment, if any and not to accept with the mare until it was capable of a better performance.Subsequent examinations by the Veterinary Officer afterthe race andthefollowing day revealed that the mare was trotting soundand no ailment was noticed.

NEXTSTAR (Md Imran) lost considerable ground at the start. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was advised not to accept with his charge until shown to the satisfaction of the Starter in a barrier trialduring the hours of morning track work. Approaching the 900 metres MILLENIUM GLORY (Hindu Singh) travelling behind SHEER FORCE (App P Tejeshwar) was shifted outwards to avoid running on to the heels ofthe latter. In this incident AASHNA (App Hasib Alam) travelling on the outside of MILLENIUM GLORY was carried further outwards into thepath of BEATLES BIBLE (Satish Nayak)which had to be severely checked by its rider.As the incident was accidental no further action was taken. The Veterinary Officer reported that SHEER FORCE and MILLENIUM GLORY returned with cut injury on left hinds. Subsequent to the race day b g MR FOGG’S was treated for inflammation on right eye.

gr f SWANLITE (Neeraj Rawal) was examined by the Veterinary Officer behind the starting gates and found to be lame on left fore. Under the circumstances the filly was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Bharath Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. POPCORN (App R S Bhati) was fractious while being stalled. Tr. Aashay Doctor was advised to give his charge adequate practice before accepting with the colt again. GIRL WITH DREAMS (App Sujit Kr. Paswan) which was extremely fractiouswhile being stalled planted and did not complete the course. The Starting Stall Certificate has been revoked by the Starter. Passing the 600 metres marker HUKUMAT (Nikhil Naidu) was inconvenienced whenABENAKI(Jockey Hindu Singh) shifted ‘outwards’ for no apparent reason and soon after SHARAVATI (Jockey C Alford) travelling along the rails had to be checked by its rider when ABENAKI thenshifted ‘inwards’. At a subsequent enquiry,Jockeys Hindu Singh, C Alford andNikhil Naidu were interviewed and Jockey Hindu Singh was fined a sum of Rs. 2,500/-for repeatedly changingcoursefor no apparent reason. The Veterinary Officer reported that EL MULANO returned with a cut injury on right hind.

App R S Bhati, the rider of ARASHI, when given an opportunity to explain the running/ridingof his mountstated that he was instructed to place his mount at the head of the field failing which he was to be in a forward position and these instructions were also receivedby himin the previous run of the mare.However, he was unable to follow instructions as the mare lacked early speed and soon after he was denied a clear run, hence, he was badly positioned at the rear of the field. The Stipendiary Stewards after scrutinising his efforts on the CCTV replay ofthe race were of the opinion that the apprenticefailed to makeadequate attempt to follow his instructionsandinformed him that his riding will be closely monitored in future.

b g CELERINO, a declared starter in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer on 2ndSeptember, 2019 and found to be lame on left hind. Under the circumstances the gelding was permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Farley Rodrigues was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. GIMME CREDIT(Mudassar Nazar), SCORPION QUEEN (App Rupal Singh) and BUDDYHOLLY (Asghar) were slow to begin. The Veterinary Officer reported that ARCHIVOLT returned with a cut injury on right hind.

SEVENTH STEP (C Alford) was fractious while being stalled. DROGO (App Sujit Kr. Paswan), APNA TIME AAYEGA (App P Tejeshwar) and RAQS SHARQI (C S Jodha) were slow to begin. PUGNACIOUS (Md Imran) finished the race detached from the field. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was advised not to accept with his charge until it was capable of a better performance.