Results – Kolkata

Due to the delay in the flight schedule Jockey Yash Narredu was unable to fulfil his riding engagement in this race. Under the circumstances Tr. Aashay Doctor was permitted to substitute Jockey P Trevor in place of Jockey Yash Narredu to ride his charge PYRGOS. ARETHA was slow to begin. PYRGOS jumped outwards from the gates. Jockey Arul JH, the rider of TIGER SHARK, reported loss of whip passing the 100 metres of the race.

TICKER missed the jump. OROMELO was slow to begin.

GOLDEN BELLA reared up during the loading operations, in the process the saddle shifted back. The filly was taken out and re-saddled thereby the start of the race was delayed. FORT NELSON jumped inwards from the gates. Jockey Imran Chisty, the rider of XTRAVAGANT STAR, reported that his mount raced very keenly throughout the race and did not have much to offer in the final run, was noted. The Veterinary Officer reported that XTRAVAGANT STAR returned lame on right fore. Tr. Rutherford Alford was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

LORD LUCIFER (drawn 5) reared up and both fore of the gelding got stuck on the side bar of the gates hitting ALAMAS (drawn 6) on the withers. Under the circumstances both horses were permitted to be withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. SHAI could not be loaded into its stall in spite of repeated attempts and was permitted to be withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. The Starting Stall Certificate has been revoked. SOUL MUSIC was slow to begin.

TIME AND TIDE and COOL RIDER missed the jump. The Veterinary Officer reported that MONFORTINO returned bleeding from its nostrils. Tr. Shyam S Habbu was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. Tr. Adhiraj Singh and Jockey P S Chouhan when questioned regarding the running and riding of dk b c TIME AND TIDE, the Trainer stated that :- 1. “ I had asked the jockey to take a smart jump and judge the pace of the race as I felt COOL RIDER being on our inside would probably be quicker and I did not want to cut pace with him, so I gave the Jockey the option of sitting 2nd or 3rd. 2. I felt that my colt took a tardy start and the Jockey brushed him to hit the front, in doing so he has taken off and gotten very keen as GOLDEN OAKS came alongside and they both broke away from the field in the first few furlongs. Due to this early burst and carrying top weight my horse struggled to maintain that rhythm and has run a below par race”. Jockey P S Chouhan stated that :- 1. “The instructions to me were to sit in position one or two and do your best. 2. My horse took a slightly sluggish jump, so I had to nudge my horse to settle in the front position. 3. As I reached the front, the outside horse Golden Oaks rushed to the lead and started chasing me. 4. I couldn't slow down my horse because it would disrupt his rhythm, and since the outside horse was chasing him, my horse was becoming more eager. 5. In the straight, I waited for a while and then started urging my horse, but the other two horses, Cool Rider and Gazino, performed better than mine. 6. My observation is that since my horse was carrying top weight, if I had gotten a chance to go comfortably to the front, my horse would have run a better race than what he ran. Their explanations were noted.

HORNBILL (Yash Narredu) broke down approaching the 1100 metres and was eased up by the rider. Subsequent veterinary examination revealed that the left stifle of the gelding was fractured and at the request of the Trainer it was euthanized on humanitarian grounds. Jockey P S Chouhan, the rider of DESTROYER, reported loss of whip passing the 300 metres of the race. The Veterinary Officer reported that SEA THE SUN returned bleeding from its nostrils. Tr. P Shroff was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

BLACK EAGLE missed the jump. DEVUSHKA was slow to begin. Jockey S Saqlain, the rider of SMASH SHOT, reported that his mount was hanging out throughout the race. Jockey P Tejeshwar, the rider of YUVI, was fined a sum of Rs. 2,500/- for coming in soon after the start causing interference to ALL TIME LEGEND and REGENCY GOLD. Further YUVI tightened EASTSIDE on his inside passing the 400 metres. On the morning of 8th January, 2023 b h YUVI was examined by the Veterinary Officer and found to be lame on left hind. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.