Results – Mumbai

After being stalled, ABU AL BUKHOOSH (A. J. Nilesh) played up and flipped over and got cast underneath the stall. The other horses were unloaded and the Starting Gate was moved and the gelding was taken out and withdrawn before coming under the Starter’s Order. In view of this behavior, Trainer Faisal A. Abbas has been asked to give his charge more gate practice and show him to the satisfaction of the Starter at morning starting trials, before next accepting to race. The Sr. V.O. reported that ABU AL BUKHOOSH had sustained bruise injuries on the poll and above the right eye. The gelding was sent to the Saddling Enclosure for further management by the Equine Hospital Vets. The Trainer is required to obtain a fitness certificate for the gelding from the Club’s V.O. before next accepting to race. SIR DESMOND played up in the stall and put his left hind leg on the side bar which got stuck. The leg was relieved from the side bar and the gelding was taken out and found to have sustained bruise injury on the left hind leg, as such, SIR DESMOND was certified unfit to race and was withdrawn before coming under the Starter’s Order. In view of this behavior, Trainer S. K. Sunderji has been asked to give his charge more gate practice and show him to the satisfaction of the Starter at morning starting trials, before next accepting to race. Further, Trainer is required to obtain a fitness certificate for the gelding from the Club’s V.O. before next accepting to race. CELESTIAL LIGHT (C. S. Jodha) was reluctant to be stalled and GREY ONE (Vikram Jodha) jumped out slow, losing about 5 lengths at the start. Trainers Imtiaz A. Sait and Subhag Singh have been asked to give their respective charge more gate practice and show them to the satisfaction of the Starter at morning starting trials, before next accepting to race. Trainer C. D. Katrak has been fined Rs.3,000/- for having declared Apprentice Jockey Arman Ali Jafri on his charge GREGORIAN CHANTS, while the Apprentice did not hold a valid license under the R.W.I.T.C. Ltd. Rules of Racing. He subsequently declared Jockey Amyn Merchant. At the start, NOBLE CHIEFTAIN (J. E. Pereira, dr.11) jumped outwards on to DIWALI LIGHTS (Bhawani Singh, dr.12). Soon after the start, VIKING (Dashrath Singh) shifted in and brushed the haunches of ARSENAL (App. H. Zeeshan). Approaching 1200 metres, MAKINO (Neeraj Rawal) shifted in and went across VIKING (Dashrath Singh) who had to be steadied. Passing 150 metres, Jockey Amyn Merchant (GREGORIAN CHANTS) was observed to have lost his whip. On questioning, Jockey Amyn Merchant said that he had lost his whip as it had come in contact with that of Bhawani Singh (DIWALI LIGHTS) who was racing abreast. As the same was borne out in the video recording, no action has been initiated. GREY ONE (Vikram Jodha) was observed to have raced detached from the field. Trainer Subhag Singh has been asked to ensure that his charge runs with the field next time out. After the race, ARSENAL was trotted and found to be sound.