Results – Kolkata

Tr. Rutherford Alford was warned for not being present for saddling of his charge and arriving late in the paddock. ZUCARDI was very difficult to load. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was advised to give his charge adequate gate practice before accepting with it again. PLEROMA was difficult to load. ALL TIME LEGEND fly jumped out from the gates. SEA OF CHARM was slow to begin. TENDER HEART shifted outwards soon after jump out inconveniencing CYRENAICA on its outside. Jockey Vinay Jaiswal was reprimanded for the same. App Ankush, the rider of CYRENAICA, was suspended by the Stipendiary Stewards from riding in races on 21st November and 28th November, 2024 for the incompetent handling of his mount in that he did not make any effort to place his mount in 3rd or 4th position soon after the jump out and unnecessarily travelling wide throughout the race. Master Trainer Dr. Anil Kumar was advised to declare the apprentice in races only if he is satisfied that App Ankush will be able to do justice to his mounts. Further, the Master Trainer was informed that if the Apprentice fails to improve his riding, permission granted to him to ride in races will be withdrawn.

Jockey Muzammil Hashmi was fined a sum of Rs. 5,000/- for failing to fulfil his riding engagement for the day. Tr. Rutherford Alford was permitted to substitute Jockey R Shelar to ride his charge MULTISTARRER. XTRAVAGANT STAR was very difficult to load. Tr. Rutherford Alford was advised to give his charge adequate gate practice before accepting with it again. CRISTALDO, ROYAL RIDER, MULTISTARRER and TRES BIEN missed the jump. Jockey Arman Khan (ROYAL RIDER) reported that he could not ride out his mount to complete advantage as the gelding was tending to hang out for the most part of the race, was noted. The Veterinary Officer reported that the gelding returned with a left hock injury. MULTISTARRER trailed the field till well into the straight and was observed to finish on in the final stages of the race.

Jockey Md. Sameer (PRINCE ABIR) was fined a sum of Rs. 10,000/- for the indifferent handling of his mount till the top of the final straight.

SEASMOKE (Kirtish Bhagat) dislodged the rider on its way to the start and ran around the course rider less. Under the circumstances the filly was permitted to be withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. Tr. Patrick Quinn was reprimanded for the late arrival of his charge FANCY NANCY to the start thereby delaying the proceedings of the race. The trainer was further advised to ensure that his charges arrive on time in future. FANCY NANCY was slow to begin. Jockey Yash Narredu when questioned regarding the performance of his mount TRAKILA stated that while the filly was travelling well till the 500 metres, she failed to give the desired response in the final straight. The Veterinary Officer was requested to examine TRAKILA and submit his report. Post race endoscopy on 7/11/2024 revealed that the filly was suffering from respiratory tract infection Grade 3 and EIPH Grade 1.

Tr. Dr. Anil Kumar was reprimanded for the late arrival of his charge RHAPSODY IN GREEN to the start thereby delaying the proceedings of the race. The trainer was further advised to ensure that his charges arrive on time in future. FORTUNE WARRIOR was difficult to load. Jockey Kirtish Bhagat reported after the race that his mount was changing legs in the concluding stages of the race. The Veterinary Officer was advised to check the colt and submit his report and on examination the colt was found to be sound. AVON shied outwards soon after jump out momentarily unbalancing Jockey Arul J H.