BANGALORE SUMMER MEETING 2008 FIFTEENTH DAY, SATURDAY, 5TH JULY, 2008 RACING INCIDENTS GOING : GOOD (Race No.114 to 121) PENETROMETER READING : 3.5 Cms. (False Rails - Width of 4 Metres from 1600 Metres to 1000 Metres and 7.5 Metres from 1000 Metres to the winning post.) 1st Race: 114. The Noble Princess Plate-(About) 1400 Metres. 8 Runners For horses rated 20 to 45. NIL 2nd Race: 115. The Royal Tern Plate-Div.II-(About)1200 Metres 8 Runners For horses rated 20 to 45, 4, 5 & 6 years old. Jockey C. Alford, the rider of APPERTAIN, was reprimanded for not maintaining a straight course in the final stages of the race. Jockey B. Prakash, the rider of SAVANNAH PRIDE, reported that his mount was not galloping fluently approaching the 300 Metres and was coughing. Jockey P.S. Chouhan, the rider of ASTRO FUTURE, reported that his mount was running erratically throughout the race and that he had considerable diffi- culty in keeping it on an even course. Trainer Mr. Pradeep Annaiah was informed to take appropriate cor- rective measures before accepting with it again. NICE GUY (J.H. Christopher) burst its blood ves- sels during the race. Trainer Mr. B. Prithviraj was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. SAVANNAH PRIDE (B. Prakash) sustained a cut injury on left hind tendon. 3rd Race: 116. The Kranji Plate - (About) 1400 Metres. 9 Runners For horses rated 00 to 25, 4, 5 & 6 years old. Trainer Mr. Mahmood Khan was fined Rs.500/- for failing to produce the declared colours at the scales in respect of his charge GRACIAN (Vinod Shinde). Subsequently `all black' emergency colours were permit- ted to be used. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Samar Singh to withdraw SILVER PARIS (Mohammed Shoaib) on veteri- nary grounds as it was lame on right fore due to sprained knee. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. SHE'S A DIAMOND (C.Krishnan) planted in the start- ing gates and lost many lengths at the start. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr. B. Puttanna was informed that he must not accept with it again until its be- haviour improved to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in one Mock Race on a race day on the race track. Jockey C. Krishnan, the rider of SHE'S A DIAMOND, was fined Rs.1,000/- for the improper use of the whip on his mount during the race. The Stipendiary Stewards questioned trainer Mr. Warren Singh regarding the improved performance of his charge BUCK PASSER JUNIOR in the above race. Trainer stated that it was the first run after gelding opera- tion and in the previous race the Jockey missed the start and in view of its behaviour he put a pair of blinkers and the gelding had shown a lot of improvement on the track. He further added that his charge had a mock race with the blinkers. His explanations were noted. Surprise Sample was taken for analysis from b g BUCK PASSER JUNIOR 4th Race: 117. The Kumararajah M.A.M.Muthiah Cup - (About) 8 Runners 1200 Metres. Horses rated 40 to 65. MUSIC ON DEMAND (D. Patel) planted in the gates and lost many lengths at the start. In view of its of its behaviour trainer Mr. S. Ganapathy was informed that he must not accept with it again until its be- haviour improved to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in one Mock Race on a race day on the race track. Jockey D. Patel, the rider of MUSIC ON DEMAND, was reprimanded for dropping his hands before passing the winning post. Jockey Suraj Narredu, the rider of LUMINOUS GOLD, reported that his mount was hanging `out' in the straight. Trainer Mr. S. Narredu was informed to get it checked by his Veterinarian and take appropriate cor- rective measures before accepting with it again. 5th Race: 118. The Camino Plate - (About) 1400 Metres. Maiden 10 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). As Jockey M.Ravi was certified medically unfit to ride, permission was granted to trainer Mr. S. Gana- pathy to substitute Jockey S. Babu to ride COMANCHE WAR PAINT in place of Jockey M. Ravi the declared rider. SUPER SHA (D. Gnaneshwar) jumped awkwardly out- wards and inconvenienced STAR SPEED (Wayne Smith), COMANCHE WAR PAINT (S. Babu), FAIR INVADER (S. Ramesh) and BEAUTY (C. Krishnan) on the outside soon after jumping out of the gates. SUPER SHA (D. Gnaneshwar) veered out badly during the final stages of the race when the rider used the whip twice on it. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr. S. Singh was informed that he must not accept with it again until its behaviour improved to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in one Mock Race on a race day on the race track. OLYMPIC KINGDOM (P.S. Chouhan) burst its blood vessels after the race. Trainer Mr. Shehzad Abbas 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 g STAR SPEED. 6th Race: 119. The H.B. Gundappa Gowda Memorial Cup-(About) 10 Runners 1200 Metres. For horses rated 80 and above. Jockey Y.S. Srinath, the rider of PASTICHE was fined Rs.2,000/- for shifting out and causing inter- ference to FANTABULOUS PRINCE (S. Chandrashekar) on his outside before passing the red marker post. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner ch h DIAMOND HUNTER. 7th Race: 120. The Fire Haven Plate - (About) 1100 Metres. 9 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). Permission was granted to trainer Mr. S. Narredu to withdraw COVER UP on veterinary grounds as it was found to be trotting lame on right hock due to an traumatic injury. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Offic- er before accepting with it again. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. S. Ganapathy to withdraw RESPLENDENT ALPHA on veterinary grounds as it was found to be lame on right fore due to inflammed elbow. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. FELICITAD (Ranjeet Singh) took a fly jump and dislodged the rider soon after jumping out of the starting gates. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr. S. Padmanabhan was informed that he must not accept with it again until its behaviour improved to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in one Mock Race on a race day on the race track. Jockey Md. Shafiq, the rider of PERFECT ANALYSIS, was fined a total sum of Rs.3,000/- for the extravag- ant, improper and the excessive use of the whip on his mount during the race. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner ch f DASH TO CASH. The Stipendiary Stewards reported trainer Mr. B. Prithviraj to the Stewards for faulty saddling of his charge PERFECT ANALYSIS (Md. Shafiq) in the above race in that the saddle on his charge started shifting after passing the 400 Metres and completely came underneath the belly during the closing stages of the race whereby the rider could not offer any assistance to his mount in the last 200 Metres thus contravening the Calendar Notification under the heading ~saddling of horses~ and Rule 114(b)(i) read with Rule 166(b) of the BTC Rules of Racing. The Stewards held an enquiry after the last race on Saturday, 5th July 2008 and continued the same after the last race on Sunday, 6th July 2008. They interviewed trainer Mr. B. Prithviraj and Jockey Md. Shafiq. After deliberations, they decided to fine trainer Mr. B. Prithviraj Rs.10,000/- for faulty sad- dling of his charge PERFECT ANALYSIS. The Stewards further decided to continue the enquiry pertaining to the evidence tendered by Jockey Md. Shafiq during the above said enquiry. 8th Race: 121. The Royal Tern Plate-Div.I-(About)1200 Metres 8 Runners For horses rated 20 to 45, 4, 5 & 6 years old. RAPID RESPONSE (Khushad Alam) jumped awkwardly outwards from the starting gates. ---------------------------------------------------------------- BREATHALYSER TEST No. of Riders tested : 5 Result : Negative ---------------------------------------------------------------- STARTING REMARKS : Issued by the Starters separately. ----------------------------------------------------------------- No. of Races : : 8 No. of Runners : : 70 Average Runners per Race : : 8.7 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sd/- T. RAMAN, Sd/- T.S.MAHENDHER, STIPENDIARY STEWARDS, 6-7-2008 PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE STEWARDS. ADDITIONAL REPORT 14TH DAY SUNDAY, 29TH JUNE 2008 1st Race: 105. The Tippu Sultan Cup-Div.II-(About) 1100 Metres. 9 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). The Stipendiary Stewards reported Jockey K. Raja Rao, the rider of LUNAR ROYALE to the Stewards for careless riding (Rule No.161(i) in that soon after the start he allowed his mount to shift `out' thereby causing severe interference to THE ROLLS (S. Chandrashekar) (drawn 3) and NEARCO DANCER (B.L. Paswan) (drawn 4) on his outside. The Stewards held an enquiry after the last race on Saturday, 5th July 2008 and interviewed Jockey K. Raja Rao, S. Chandrashekar and B.L. Paswan. After deliberations they decided to suspend Jockey K. Raja Rao from riding in races from 16-7-2008 to 27-7-2008 (both days inclusive) for careless riding (Rule No.161(i)on his mount LUNAR ROYALE in the above race (permitted to ride work). The Stipendiary Stewards reported Jockey S. John, the rider of STAR LEAGUE to the Stewards for careless riding (Rule No.161(i) in that soon after the start he came `in' sharply and caused severe interference to ONE FINE DAY (L. Marshall) (drawn 5) on his inside which in turn passed it on to NEARCO DANCER (B.L. Paswan) (drawn 4) further on the inside. The Stewards held an enquiry after the last race on Saturday, 5th July 2008 and interviewed Jockeys S. John and B.L. Paswan. After deliberations they decided to suspend Jockey S. John from riding in races from 15-7-2008 to 16-7-2008 (both days inclusive) for careless riding (Rule No.161(i) on his mount STAR LEAGUE in the above race (permitted to ride work). 5th Race: 109. The Tippu Sultan Cup-Div.I-(About) 1100 Metres. 11 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). The Stipendiary Stewards reported Jockey Suraj Narredu, the rider of DISTINCTLY AHEAD to the Stewards for careless riding (Rule No.161(i) in that approaching the 800 Metres he came `in' sharply thereby causing severe interference to ANOTHER DESTINY (P.S. Chouhan) on his inside which stumbled momentarily unbalanc- ing the rider. The Stewards held an enquiry after the last race on Saturday, 5th July 2008 and interviewed Jockeys Suraj Narredu, P.S. Chouhan and also Jockey A.Velu, the rider of SPICY STAR who was racing along the rails. After deliberations they decided to suspend Jockey Suraj Narredu from riding in races from 15-7-2008 to 20-7-2008 (both days inclusive) and fine him a sum of Rs.5,000/- for careless riding (Rule No.161(i)) on his mount DISTINCTLY AHEAD in the above race (permitted to ride work). 7th Race: 111. The Chief Justice's Cup (Grade III) - 14 Runners 1800 Metres. For 4 years old and over. The Stipendiary Stewards reported Jockey Wayne Smith, the rider of NOBLE PRINCE to the Stewards for violation of Calendar Notification pertaining to the use of whip in that he excessively used the whip on his mount in the above race. The Stewards held an enquiry after the last race on Sunday, 6th July 2008 and interviewed Jockey Wayne Smith. After deliberations they decided to suspend Jockey Wayne Smith from riding in races from 16-7-2008 to 19-7-2008 (both days inclusive) for violation of Calendar No- tification pertaining to the use of whip in that he excessively used the whip on his mount NOBLE PRINCE (3rd infringement) in the above race. Sd/- T. RAMAN, Sd/- T.S.MAHENDHER, STIPENDIARY STEWARDS, 6-7-2008 PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE STEWARDS.