Results – Kolkata

CARAVELLE (P S Chouhan) and SPRING VALLEY (App Sujit Kr. Paswan) were re- saddled at the start. CHIARA (Hindu Singh) was slow to begin. Jockey P S Chouhan, the rider of ch f CARAVELLE, reported that his mount was not striding out fluently throughout the race in spite of his best efforts, as such he eased her up passing the 300 metres. Tr. Ms. Arti Doctor was advised to get her charge examined by the Veterinary Officer and not to accept with the filly until it was capable of a better performance. Jockey Hindu Singh, the rider of CHIARA, was fined a sum of Rs. 3,000/- for shifting ground to the outside passing the 300 metres bumping into ROMANTIC ZEAL (R S Bhati) making his move on his outside.

APNA TIME AAYEGA (App Sujit Kr Paswan) missed the jump. Passing the 1200 metres PINATUBO (App Rupal Singh) clipped the false rails upright when the apprentice tried to squeeze through on the inside of GHOST (Hindu Singh), unbalancing the colt with the rider losing his left stirrup iron. The Apprentice was able to regain the same approaching the 900 metres but not before inconveniencing CLIFFHANGER (Suraj Narredu) on his outside. The Apprentice was advised to exercise greater control over his mounts in future. The Veterinary Officer reported that PINATUBO returned lame on right fore. Tr. Jasbir Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

VIAREGGIO (App Rupal Singh) drifted ‘outwards’ during the final stages of the race in spite of the Apprentice’s best efforts. Tr. Raunak Banerji was advised to take appropriate remedial measures. Jockey P S Chouhan, the rider of COMMUNIQUE, reported that he had to ease back his mount at about 1100 metres in a closely packed field and the gelding finished on in the straight, was noted. b m BUNTING (App P Tejeshwar) finished the race detached from the field. Jockey Neeraj Rawal, the rider of AROUND THE WORLD, reported that his mount did not have much to offer during the final stages of the race when placed under pressure.

AIR COMMAND (App Rupal Singh) which was fractious while being paraded in the paddock and was reluctant to go to the start, was playing up violently behind the starting gates during the loading operations and refused to be stalled. Under the circumstances the gelding was permitted to be withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. After the conclusion of the race the starting gate personnel reported that AIR COMMAND continued to be extremely fractious while awaiting to be escorted to the stables, rearing up and flipping over. The Veterinary Officer was rushed to the spot and the gelding was found to have sustained severe concussion injury on left hindquarter and spinal cord. The gelding also had suspected sub-luxation of sacro-iliac joint with suspected left femur fracture involving left stifle joint. Since the gelding was unable to bear its weight on the affected left hind and was in severe pain and agony, it was euthanized on humanitarian grounds after consulting Trainer Mr. Jasbir Singh who was present at the spot and with the permission of the Stewards. VALLERYSTHAL (Suraj Narredu) was slow to begin losing approximately 3 – 4 lengths at the start. SHIMMERING STAR (P S Chouhan) flying jumped out of the gates momentarily unbalancing the rider. Jockey K Sai Kiran, the rider of PABLO, reported that his mount was not trotting sound after the running of the race. Subsequent veterinary examination revealed that the gelding returned lame on left fore. Tr. Shafiq Khan was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

PRINCE SATSUMA dislodged Jockey Suraj Narredu on its way to the start and bolted riderless for some distance. The gelding was caught and escorted riderless to the starting gates thereby delaying the proceedings of the race. NEW ENGLAND (Vinay Jaiswal) and ARROWFIELD (App Sujit Kr Paswan) were slow to begin. The Veterinary Officer reported that TUTANKHAMUN returned bleeding from both nostrils. Tr. C Alford was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. Following the race day, dk b g ARROWFIELD was examined by the Veterinary Officer and found to be lame on right hind. Tr. Javed Khan was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

FANCOURT (App Sujit Kr. Paswan) was slow to begin. App P Vikram, the rider of RIGHT MOVE (drawn 8), was fined a sum of Rs. 2,500/- for failing to exercise proper control over his mount in that soon after the start he allowed his mount to shift ‘in’ causing inconvenience to the runners on his inside.