Results – Kolkata

Tr. Sabeel Shariff was warned for late arrival of his charge LAHINA to the start thereby delaying the proceedings of the race. Tr. Sabeel Shariff was was advised to ensure that his charges arrive on time in future. AMALFITANA, SOUL AQUARIAN and ARETHA were slow to begin. The Veterinary Officer reported that :- a) MOHSIN returned bleeding from its nostrils. Tr. Rutherford Alford has been advised not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. b) JUST DASH returned with a right hind pastern injury.

VENENO (Hasib Alam) left the paddock riderless and was very reluctant to go to the starting gates, delaying the proceedings. Under the circumstances the mare was permitted to be withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. Tr. B Rajender Reddy was fined a sum of Rs. 10,000/- for failing to follow the laid down procedure for horses being led to the start. VOICE OF A DREAM was slow to begin losing approximately 3 – 4 lengths at the start. Tr. Rutherford Alford was advised to give his charge adequate gate practice before accepting with it again. THE PRESENCE missed the jump. Passing the 600 metres Jockey Imran Chisty (KEITARO) tightened DANCE ALONG (Suraj Narredu) for room who in turn went onto SPIRIT BAY (R S Bhati) resulting in the mare stumbling, in the process Jockey R S Bhati lost his left stirrup iron and could not ride out his mount to complete advantage. Jockey Imran Chisty was shown the CCTV replay of the race and fined a sum of Rs. 5,000/- for not exercising proper control over his mount. Tr. Neil Darashah and Jockey Akshay Kumar when questioned regarding the running and riding of EPIC PLAY, the trainer stated that he had asked the Jockey to ride his own race from the front and to do his best. The same was confirmed by Jockey Akshay Kumar who stated that the gelding grabbed the bit and got keen, racing fiercely, resulting in his mount having nothing much to offer in the final run. Tr. Neil Darashah was of the opinion that possibly his charge would do better when ridden in check in future, was noted. Jockey Varun (SPORTING TRAINER) was fined a sum of Rs. 3,000/- for excessive use of the whip (first infringement).

FRESH HOPE which was difficult to load, jumped outwards from the gates. LORD VADER was slow to begin. RODRIGO dropped out of contention passing the 400 metres, finishing the race detached from the field. As the gelding had behaved in a similar manner earlier, Tr. B Rajender Reddy was advised not to accept with his charge until it was capable of a better performance and until shown to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in a mock race. Post race endoscopy revealed that the gelding was suffering from EIPH Gr II. Jockey Arman Khan (ALDILA) was fined a sum of Rs. 5,000/- for the indifferent handling of his mount in the last 400 metres of the race. Jockey Varun (CLEVER HANS) was fined a sum of Rs. 5,000/- for excessive use of the whip (2nd infringement).

WATCH MY STRIDE was slow to begin.

As Jockey Varun was declared medically unfit to ride and there was no suitable Jockey to substitute, Tr. Vikash Jaiswal was permitted to withdraw his charge ROCKET from the race. OISHIKA and JIMMY BEE were slow to begin. Jockey Vishal N Bunde (CITY OF JOY) was fined a sum of Rs. 15,000/- for unnecessarily travelling wide in the initial and middle stages of the race thereby placing his mount at a disadvantage. Tr. Sabeel Sharif was advised to ensure that his charges are run and ridden in a manner that leaves no room for query. The Veterinary Officer reported that KERRYGOLD returned with a left eye injury.