BANGALORE SUMMER MEETING 2008 EIGHTEENTH DAY, SUNDAY, 13TH JULY 2008 RACING INCIDENTS GOING : GOOD (Race No.138 to 146) PENETROMETER READING : 3.5 Cms. (No False Rails) 1st Race: 138. The Mumbai Cup-Div.II-(About) 1400 Metres. 8 Runners Horses rated 60 to 85. MUCHO (B.L. Paswan) jumped awkwardly outwards from the gates and inconvenienced ROYAL TREASURE (Wayne Smith) on its outside. 2nd Race: 139. The Mysore Cup-Div.I- (About) 1200 Metres. 9 Runners Horses rated 20 to 45. BLACK SPLENDOUR (S. Rajesh) burst its blood ves- sels during the race. Trainer Mr. Samar Singh was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b f CART WHEEL. 3rd Race: 140. The Chennai Trophy - (About) 1600 Metres. 8 Runners Horses rated 40 to 65. VALIANT BAY (Y.S. Srinath) suddenly shifted out off the heels of SUAVE (Ryan Marshall) in the process inconvenienced SALSERA (M. Narredu) on the outside approaching the 500 Metres. Jockey C. Alford, the rider of ARKTOUROS, was fined Rs.1,000/- for the excessive use of the whip on his mount during the race (1st infringement). GOLDEN SKY (S. Babu) pulled up lame after the race on right fore. Trainer Mr. S.Ganapathy was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. Trainer Mr. P. Shroff and Jockey C. Alford were questioned regarding the running and riding of ARK- TOUROS. Trainer Mr. P. Shroff stated that he had spe- cifically instructed the rider to ride his charge off the pace well covered up and after entering the straight make his run on the outside and do his best. He added that the rider had fully followed his instruc- tions and that he was satisfied with his riding. The rider while corroborating the statement of the trainer as regards the instructions and running of the race said that he rode as per instructions and he could only finish 4th. Their explanations were noted. 4th Race: 141. The Hyderabad Cup -(About) 1200 Metres 12 Runners 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). After the race the Club's Veterinary Officer reported that on examination it was observed that the left fore shoe of RAY OF SUNSHINE (M. Narredu) had apparently splayed during the race. PELIKANO (Ms. Lisa Jones) shied away and inconven- ienced ROYAL CHIEF (D. Gnaneshwar) approaching the 1000 Metres. Jockey J.H. Christopher, the rider of SHEZA STAR was fined Rs.3,000/- for shifting out and causing interference to PELIKANO (Ms.Lisa Jones) on his outside approaching the 150 Metres. Jockey M. Narredu, the rider of RAY OF SUNSHINE, was fined Rs.3,000/- for shifting `in' and causing interference to FESTINO (Md. Shafiq) on his inside which in turn passed it on to SHEZA STAR (J.H. Christo- pher) approaching the 900 Metres. FESTINO (Md. Shafiq) travelled wide all along the race thereafter. SHEZA STAR (J.H. Christopher) sustained a cut injury on left hind tendon and right hind cannon. It was reported to be walking lame on left hind. Trainer Mr. M. Eshwer was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. 5th Race: 142. The Mumbai Cup-Div.I-(About) 1400 Metres. 8 Runners Horses rated 60 to 85. Trainer Mr. Irfan Ghatala was fined Rs.500/- for making an error in the starting declaration in respect of his charge SOBERANO as regards rider. Jockey S. Chandrashekar, the rider of FANTABULOUS PRINCE, was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting `in' and causing interference to RENASCENT (B. Mahesh) soon after jumping out of the starting gates. Jockey Vinod Shinde, the rider of SOBERANO, was fined Rs.1,000/- for not maintaining a straight course in the straight. Jockey B.L. Paswan, the rider of LOGANS RUN, was fined Rs.2,000/- for shifting `in' and causing inter- ference to RED MUSTANG (Ranjeet Singh) on his inside before passing the red marker post. 6th Race: 143. The Kingfisher Derby Bangalore (Grade I) - 9 Runners - (About) 2000 Metres. For 3 year old Indian Horses (Foaled in 2005) (Terms). Jockey B. Prakash, the rider of NOBLE VIEW, was fined Rs.3,000/- for shifting out and causing interfer- ence to ARCHIPENKO (C. Alford) on his outside while rounding the final bend. Compulsory Samples were taken for analysis from the following I, II and III placed horses viz: b f SET ALIGHT I b c ARCHIPENKO II b g STAR PRESENTATION III 7th Race: 144. The Delhi Cup-Div.I-(About) 1600 Metres. 10 Runners Horses rated 20 to 45, 4, 5 and 6 years old. BENNYTHEBULL (A. Imran Khan) sustained a cut injury on right stifle. HIDALGO (S. Chandrashekar) sustained an injury on left fore fetlock. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g POWER PUNCH. 8th Race: 145. The Kolkata Cup - (About) 1400 Metres. For 11 Runners Horses rated 80 and above. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Sharat Kumar to withdraw LIONHEART (S. Chandrashekar) on veterinary grounds as it had sustained a cut injury on left hind pastern. He was informed that he must produce a Fit- ness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. WESTERN COMMAND (Wayne Smith) veered out at the start and inconvenienced MR MAJESTIC (S. Rajesh), RIO BRAVO (Vivek) and GUIDED MISSLE (Suraj Narredu) on its outside. WESTERN COMMAND (Wayne Smith) sustained an injury on right fore cannon. The Stipendiary Stewards reported Jockey P.S. Chouhan, the rider of STONE OF DESTINY to the Stewards for careless riding (Rule No.161(i) in that he shifted `in' and caused severe interference to GUIDED MISSILE (Suraj Narredu) RIO BRAVO (Vivek) and MR MAJESTIC (S. Rajesh) before passing the red marker post. The Ste- wards held an enquiry after the last race and inter- viewed Jockey P.S. Chouhan. After deliberations they decided to suspend Jockey P.S. Chouhan from riding in races from 22-7-2008 to 27-7-2008 (both days inclusive) for careless riding (Rule No.161(i)on his mount STONE OF DESTINY in the above race (permitted to ride work). 9th Race: 146. The Mysore Cup - Div.II- (About) 1200 Metres. 9 Runners Horses rated 20 to 45. Trainer Mr. B. Prithviraj was fined Rs.500/- for making an error in the starting declaration in respect of his charge SPLENDID POWER as regards shoeing. ATLANTUS (S. Chandrashekar) was very fractious and refused to be stalled. Under the circumstances it was withdrawn before coming under Starter's orders. LIFE IS WONDERFUL (M.D. Praveen) planted and lost many lengths at the start. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr. Amit Caddy was informed that he must not accept with it again until its behaviour improved to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards on one Mock Race on a race day on the race track. Surprise Sample was taken for analysis from b f ATLANTUS. ---------------------------------------------------------------- BREATHALYSER TEST No. of Riders tested : 5 Result : Negative ---------------------------------------------------------------- STARTING REMARKS : Issued by the Starters separately. ----------------------------------------------------------------- No. of Races : : 9 No. of Runners : : 84 Average Runners per Race : : 9.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sd/- T. RAMAN, Sd/- T.S.MAHENDHER, STIPENDIARY STEWARDS, 14-7-2008 PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE STEWARDS.