Results – Kolkata

dk b f FRESH HOPE, a declared starter in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer on the morning of Saturday, 2nd December, 2023 and found to be lame on left fore. Under the circumstances the filly was permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. B Rajender Reddy was advised not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. IMPERMANENCE was extremely difficult to load, fractious inside its stall and ducked out from the gates in the process sustaining a cut injury on its left hind. Under the circumstances the mare was permitted to be withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. The Starting Stall Certificate has been revoked.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 BOOK was extremely difficult to load. Tr. Neil Darashah was advised not to accept with his charge until shown to the satisfaction of the Starter in a barrier trial. LION QUEEN was slow to begin losing approximately 3 – 4 lengths at the start. Jockey Vinay Jaiswal, the rider of SPORTING TRAINER, was fined a sum of Rs. 10,000/- for unsatisfactory riding in that he repeatedly checked his mount in the first furlong of the race for no apparent reason placing his mount in a disadvantageous position which had a bearing on the eventual placing of the gelding.

CELTIC HARLEQUIN arrived late to the start thereby delaying the proceedings of the race. As Tr. Patrick Quinn had been warned earlier for late arrival of his charges to the start, he has now been fined a sum of Rs. 2,000/- for this instance. DEVUSHKA was difficult to load. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was advised to give his charge adequate gate practice before accepting with it again. MOUNT RENO was extremely difficult to load. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was advised not to accept with his charge until shown to the satisfaction of the Starter in a barrier trial. Afzal Khan, the rider of HORUS THE GREAT, was fined a sum of Rs. 25,000/- for unsatisfactory riding in that he failed to improve position till past the 400 metres when he had every opportunity to do so and for being feeble in his finishing efforts from about the 300 metres.

WHITE ROSES was slow to begin. Jockey Mukesh Kumar, the rider of JEAN LAFETTE, was fined a sum of Rs. 3,000/- for excessive use of the whip (1st infringement).

TIGRIO which was very difficult to load, jumped awkwardly from the gates. Tr. Shyam Habbu was advised not to accept with his charge until it was shown to the satisfaction of the Starter in a barrier trial. Jockey Yash Narredu, the rider of STOCKBRIDGE, reported that his mount jumped awkwardly from the gates. Jockey N S Parmar, the rider of SUMMER NIGHT reported that his mount was hanging in from the top of the straight. The Veterinary Officer reported that AWESOME ONE returned with a cut injury on left hind.

RIMEL was slow to begin.