BANGALORE SUMMER MEETING 2007 SEVENTEENTH DAY, SATURDAY, 7TH JULY, 2007 RACING INCIDENTS GOING : GOOD (Race No.128 to 136) PENETROMETER READING : 3.6 Cms. (False Rails - Width of 4.5 Metres from 1600 Metres to the Winning Post.) 1st Race: 128.The Confucious Plate-Div.II-(About) 1200 Metres 10 Runners Horses rated 20 to 50. ADORNA (A. Imran Khan) sustained a cut injury on right hind tendon and hock. RIGHTHERERIGHTNOW (S. John) clipped the heels of the front runner BRAVE ROMANCE (Jagdish Shukla) crashed against the false rails and stumbled dislodging its rider approaching the 900 Metres. On examination of the horse after the race it was observed to have sustained a cut injury on both fore cannon on left hind and fracture of the left fourth rib due to severe trauma. Subsequently it collapsed and died. Jockey M. Reuben, the rider of BAFFLED, was ques- tioned as to the handling of his mount. While not being satisfied with his explanations, he was informed that in view of the fact that he had won the race no further action was taken but for which he would have been reported to the Stewards for severe disciplinary action. The Stipendiary Stewards reported Jockey Jagdish Shukla, the rider of BRAVE ROMANCE to the Stewards for careless riding (Rule No.161(ii) in that in the last 200 Members he allowed his mount to drift out causing severe interference to ADAIR (K.P.G. Appu) and BAFFLED (M. Reuben) on his outside. The Stewards held an enquiry after the last race and interviewed Jockey Jagdish Shukla. After deliberations, they decided to suspend his Jockey's Licence from 18-7-2007 to 19-7- 2007 (both days inclusive) and fine him Rs.5,000/- for careless riding (Rule No.161(ii)) on his mount BRAVE ROMANCE in the above race (permitted to ride work). REFERENCE (B. Prakash) was observed to have burst its blood vessels during the race. Trainer Mr. S. Ganapathy was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. ADORNA (A. Imran Khan) sustained a cut injury on right hind tendon and hock. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b f BAFFLED. 2nd Race: 129. The Pune Plate - (About) 1600 Metres. Horses 11 Runners rated 00 to 30. As Jockey S. John was certified medically unfit to ride after his fall in the 1st race, permission was granted to trainer Mr. Z. Darashah to substitute Jockey S. Selvaraj to ride TOBIN in place of Jockey S. John the declared rider. AGASSIZ (M.Reuben) was fractious on the way to the starting gates, dislodged the rider and ran riderless. Under the circumstances it was withdrawn before coming under Starter's orders. Jockey V. Patel, the rider of FLYING VIKING, was fined Rs.1,000/- for allowing his mount to travel wide while rounding the final bend. Jockey A. Velu, the rider of SPECIAL EVENT, was fined Rs.1,000/- for allowing his mount to travel wide while rounding the final bend. Jockey J.H. Christopher, the rider of GLOBAL TYCOON, reported that he lost his whip approaching the 500 Metres. Jockey Ramandeep S. Bal, the rider of LADY IN STYLE, was fined Rs.1,000/- for the excessive use of the whip on his mount during the race (1st infringemnt). 3rd Race: 130. The S.N.Harish Memorial Trophy-(About) 1400 10 Runners Metres. Maiden Indian Horses 3 years old only (Horses who have run at least thrice but not placed second, third or fourth even once ineligible) (Terms). Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner ch g CZAR ALEXANDER. 4th Race: 131.The Confucious Plate-Div.I-(About) 1200 Metres 10 Runners Horses rated 20 to 50. Jockey Md. Shafiq, the rider of DESERT HERO was fined Rs.1,000/- for not sufficiently persevering with his mount during the race. Jockey K.P.G. Appu, the rider of TRAFALGAR SQUARE was fined Rs.2,000/- for not persevering with his mount during the race. 5th Race: 132. The R.M.Puttanna Memorial Trophy-Div.I- 10 Runners (About) 1400 Metres. Horses rated 40 to 70, 4 and 5 years old. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. M. Eshwer to substitute Jockey B. Mukesh to ride TURBO BABE in place of Jockey S. John the declared rider. TURBO BABE (B. Mukesh) planted in the starting gates and lost considerable ground at the start. In view of its behaviour, trainer Mr. M. Eshwer was in- formed that he must not accept with it again until its behaviour improved to the satisfaction of the Stipendi- ary Stewards in one Mock Race on a race day on the race track. Jockey J.H. Christopher, the rider of PRINCE OF BYERLY, was fined Rs.1,000/- for coming `in' and caus- ing interference to BIRTHDAY STAR (S. Babu) on his inside soon after jumping out of the starting gates. ATTAIN (Shobhan Babu) repeatedly changed course and was running erratically in the last 300 Metres of the race. The horse was impounded for veterinary examination. The Club's Veterinary Officer reported at 5.05 p.m. that the horse was trotting scratchy and was suffering from flexion of the left fore fetlock with envincing pain. Trainer Mr. Darius Byramji was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. Jockey Mark Zahra, the rider of PRIDE, was fined Rs.3,000/- for drifting out and bumping NONAME (S. Ramesh) during the final stages of the race. BIRTHDAY STAR (S. Babu) sustained a cut injury on right fore cannon. The Stipendiary Stewards reported Jockey K.P.G. Appu, the rider of GUN FIRE to the Stewards for care- less riding (Rule No.161(ii)) in that within 100 Metres of the start he came in sharply causing severe inter- ference to SOUTHERNER (S. Selvaraj) PRINCE OF BYERLY (J.H. Christopher) and BIRTHDAY STAR (S. Babu) on his inside whereby the last named horse had to be badly checked by his rider. The Stewards held an enquiry after the last race and interviewed Jockey K.P.G. Appu. After deliberations, they decided to fine Jockey K.P.G. Appu Rs.5,000/- for careless riding (Rule No.161(ii)) on his mount GUN FIRE in the above race. 6th Race: 133. The Daisy Appoo B.T.C.Anniversary Cup - 12 Runners (Grade III) - (About) 1400 Metres. Indian Horses 4 years old and over (Terms). Trainer Mr. Darius Byramji was fined Rs.500/- for making an error in the declaration of weight in respect of his charge ROMANTIC GETAWAY. RED KEY POINT (Neeraj Rawal) was extremely frac- tious and refused to be stalled. Under the circum- stances it was withdrawn before coming under Starter's orders. Jockey B.L. Paswan, the rider of JET FIRE, was fined Rs.1,000/- for coming `in' and causing interfer- ence to PARTHENON (Vincent Colgan) on his inside ap- proaching the 350 Metres. Compulsory Samples were taken for analysis from the I, II and III placed horses viz: ch g DIABOLICAL I b g CORAL GABLES II dkb g KHALEELS PRIDE III 7th Race: 134. The Nawab M.Arshad Ali Khan Memorial Cup - 7 Runners (About) 1400 Metres. 3-year-old Indian Horses (Foaled in 2004) (Terms). NIL 8th Race: 135. The Sir Bruce Plate-(About)1400 Metres. Maiden 12 Runners Indian Horses 3 years old only (Horses who have run at least thrice but not placed second, third or fourth even once ineligible) (Terms). NIL 9th Race: 136. The R.M.Puttanna Memorial Cup-Div.II-(About) 9 Runners 1400 Metres. Horses rated 40 to 70, 4 and 5 years old. PAL JOEY (D. Gnaneshwar) clipped the heels of the front runner SIEZE THE NIGHT (Ryan Marshall) and stum- bled approaching the 900 Metres. PAL JOEY (D. Gnaneshwar) burst its blood vessels during the race. Trainer Mr. Z. Darashah was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Permission was granted to trainer Mr.V. Lokanath to deputise on behalf of trainer Mr. Ananta Vatsalya who was unable to attend the races. ---------------------------------------------------------------- BREATHALYSER TEST No. of Riders tested : 5 Result : Negative ---------------------------------------------------------------- STARTING REMARKS : Issued by the Starters separately. ------------------------------------------------------------------ No. of Races : : 9 No. of Runners : : 91 Average Runners per Race : : 10.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sd/- T. RAMAN, Sd/- M. JAGDISH, Sd/- K.G. ANANTHARAJ URS, Sd/- R. MANJUNATH, Sd/- T.S. MAHENDHER, STIPENDIARY STEWARDS, 9-7-2007 PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE STEWARDS.