Results – Kolkata

Jockey Mukesh Kumar informed the Trainer and the Stipendiary Stewards that he would not be able to fulfil his riding engagements due to some exigency in his family. Consequently Tr. Paramjit S Jubbal was permitted to substitute Jockey R Vaibhav to ride his charge DALI SWIRL. The Veterinary Officer reported that right fore shoe of WINTER AGENDA was lost on its way to the start and its left fore shoe was removed at the starting gates before the start of the race. GREAT GUNS was very difficult to load. Tr. Aashay Doctor was advised to give his charge adequate gate practice before accepting with it again. Jockey Imran Chisty (MIGHTY ZO) reported that his mount was not striding out fluently during the concluding stages of the race. The Veterinary Officer was requested to examine the rig and submit his report. On examination the rig was found to be sound.

BY THE BOOK was fractious to be stalled. NATIONWIDE (Vinay Jaiswal) refused to raise a gallop after the jump, trailed the field and finished the race detached from the field. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was advised not to accept with his charge until shown to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in a mock race. YUVI (P Tejeshwar) bumped into LUCKY NINE (Abhishek Habbu) passing the 300 metres. Jockey P Tejeshwar was reprimanded to exercise proper control over his mounts in future. The Veterinary Officer reported that BY THE BOOK returned with a tongue injury.

ROYAL RIDER (H Rahul, drawn 8) jumped outwards inconveniencing HOLY GOLD (R Shelar, drawn 9). Jockey H Rahul (ROYAL RIDER) reported that his mount was running out after the jump. As the gelding had behaved in a similar manner earlier, Tr. B Mahesh was advised to take appropriate remedial measures. Passing the 1000 metres FULCRUM suddenly drifted out and was running green in the final stages of the race. EAGLE FLIGHT drifted out in the straight. Jockey Arman Khan (MONARCHY) was reprimanded for failing to instil adequate vigour in his riding, more so as his mount was racing prominently in the concluding stages of the race. Tr. Sabeel Shariff was once again advised to ensure that his charges are run and ridden in such a manner that leaves no room for query. The Veterinary Officer reported that POWER RACER returned with a bleeding cut injury on the inside of its left thigh.

b g WATCH MY STRIDE, a declared starter in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer on 12th December, 2024 and found to be lame on right fore. Under the circumstances the gelding was permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Paramjit S Jubbal was advised not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. BLACK EAGLE was fractious in its stall. REDOUBTABLE was slow to begin. The Veterinary Officer reported that COOL RIDER returned lame on right fore. Tr. Neil Darashah was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

A STAR IS BORN jumped awkwardly disbalancing the rider momentarily. Post race endoscopy of TREVALIUS revealed that the horse was suffering from EIPH -Gr 2.

TUSCANY arrived late to the start thereby delaying the proceedings of the race. As Tr. Patrick Quinn had been fined and warned earlier for late arrival of his charges to the start, he has now been fined a sum of Rs. 2,000/-. XTRAVAGANT STAR was extremely fractious and refused to be stalled in spite of repeated attempts. Under the circumstances the gelding was withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. The Starting Stall Certificate has been revoked by the Starter. ZUCARDI which was difficult to load, was throwing its head around in the initial stages of the race. Jockey Arul J H (LIBAN) lost his reigns in the last 10 metres of the race. KAITLAN stumbled soon after jumping out when the mare was tightened for room between horses. The Veterinary Officer reported that ZUCARDI returned with a pastern injury on its left hind.

FRESH HOPE was difficult to load. JAMAICA which was difficult to load, was slow to begin. Jockey Md. Imran (TENDER HEART) was reprimanded for the feeble handling of his mount. Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was advised to ensure that his charges are run and ridden in such a manner that leaves no room for query. From the test report dated 21" January, 2025 received from the QuantiLab, Mauritius it was observed that the analysis of the urine sample taken from ch m FIERY RED, trained by Mr. Adhirajsingh Jodha and owned by Mrs. Ritu Puri and Mr. Marthand Singh Mahindra, on 12th December, 2024 following it's win in Race No. 46 - THE ARDELIS HANDICAP DIV II of The Calcutta Cold Weather Season 2024-2025 held on 12' December, 2024, had shown the presence of "CAPSAICIN", a Class I prohibited substance under the Rules of Medication and Treatment of Horses in Training & Racing & Anti Doping Control. At the request of Tr. Adhirajsingh Jodha, the 'B' sample was sent to the Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques, France for confirmatory analysis which confirmed the presence of 'CAPSAICIN' in the 'B' sample of the said mare. Therefore, the Stewards, Royal Calcutta Turf Club, taking into cognizance the results of the 'A' and 'B' samples, ordered the disqualification of ch m FIERY RED, placed 1" by the Judge in the above race and revised the order of placings as under :- LIGHT THE WORLD - 1st OVER THE LINE - 2nd CELTIC HARLEQUIN - 3rd JAMAICA - 4th PRINCE ABIR - 5th SWIFT LADY - 6th FRESH HOPE - 7th TENDER HEART - 8th