BANGALORE WINTER MEETING 2007-2008
                    TWENTYNINTH DAY, FRIDAY, 14TH MARCH 2008
        
        RACING INCIDENTS                 GOING : GOOD 
        (Race No.204 to 210)             PENETROMETER READING : 3.4 Cms.
                                   (False Rails-Width of 3.5 Metres from 
                                   1600 Metres to the winning post.)
        1st Race:     204. The Tungabhadra Plate - Div.II - (About) 1400   
         7 Runners    Metres. Maiden Indian horses 3 years old only
                             (Terms) 
        
                       Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Faraz Arshad 
                  to  withdraw SUNNY COLOURS on veterinary grounds as  it 
                  was trotting lame on right hind due to injury on  right 
                  hock.  He was informed that he must produce  a  Fitness 
                  Certificate  from the Club's Veterinary Officer  before 
                  accepting with it again. 
        
                       Trainer  Mr. Irfan Ghatala was fined Rs.500/-  for 
                  failing  to produce the declared colours at the  scales 
                  in  respect of his charge LEON CAVALLO (Vinod  Shinde).  
                  Subsequently `all black' emergency colours were permit-
                  ted to be used. 
        
                       MOST PREFERRED (S. Babu) sustained a cut injury on 
                  left hind fetlock. 
        
                       GRAND  MADAME  (B.  Prakash)  sustained   bleeding 
                  injury on left hind. 
        
        2nd Race:     205. The Tungabhadra Plate - Div.I - (About) 1400   
         8 Runners    Metres. Maiden Indian horses 3 years old only
                             (Terms) 
        
                       Jockey S. Guruprasad, the rider of POKEMON MASTER, 
                  was  reprimanded  for not maintaining a  proper  course 
                  approaching the 900 Metres. 
        
                       Jockey S. Babu, the rider of VALIANT BID, reported 
                  that  his  mount grabbed the bit towards the  left  and 
                  veered out approaching the 500 Metres. 
        
                       Routine  Sample  was taken for analysis  from  the 
                  winner b g STAR OF WASHINGTON.
        
        3rd Race:     206. The Ilkal Plate -  (About) 1400 Metres.  
         8 Runners    Horses rated 20 to 50.
        
                       Jockey  K.  Raja  Rao, the rider  of  STAR  IMAGE, 
                  reported  that  his  mount  was  hanging  `in'  in  the 
                  straight and he had considerable difficulty in  keeping 
                  his  mount on an even course. Trainer Mr. R.V.  Manohar 
                  was informed to get it checked by his Veterinarian  and 
                  take  appropriate corrective measures before  accepting 
                  with it again. 
        
                       The  right  stirrup leather of  WAR  CHILD  (Suraj 
                  Narredu) came off the hook soon after the start whereby 
                  the  rider lost his right stirrup and rode without  the 
                  aid of the equipment throughout the race.  On  examina-
                  tion  of the equipment after the race, it was  observed 
                  to  have been otherwise well maintained and as such  no 
                  further action was taken.
        
                       Routine  Sample  was taken for analysis  from  the 
                  winner b g WAR CHILD. 
        
        4th Race:     207. The Hoysala Trophy - (About) 1600 Metres. 
         8 Runners     Horses rated 60 to 90.
        
                       ALLONIA  (S. John) jumped out awkwardly  and  lost 
                  few  lengths  at the start. In view  of  its  behaviour 
                  trainer Mr. Arjun Mangalorkar was informed that he must 
                  not  accept with it again until its behaviour  improved 
                  to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in  one 
                  jump out on a starting gate practice day.
        
                       The  hind  shoes on LOGANS  RUN  (Samuel  Fargeat) 
                  splayed  before the horse left the paddock and  as  the 
                  horse  did not allow to be reshod, both the hind  shoes 
                  were removed and the horse ran both hind bare. 
        
                       MYSTIFIED  (B. Prakash) sustained a cut injury  on 
                  right fore tendon. 
        
                       Trainer Mr. S. Ganapathy was questioned  ragarding 
                  the  running of his charge MYSTIFIED in the above  race 
                  where  it ran last in the above race in  comparison  to 
                  its  previous  run  in race No.186 where  it  won.  The 
                  trainer  stated that it was a very ungenuine horse  and 
                  he  was  planning  to send it to  another  centre.  His 
                  explanations were noted.
        
        5th Race:    208. The Smt. Satyavaty V.Char Memorial Cup- (About) 
         6 Runners    2200 Metres. Horses rated 40 to 70. 
        
                       Jockey  P.S. Chouhan, the rider of SAPTASHWA,  was 
                  fined  Rs.1,000/- for shifting `in' and causing  inter-
                  ference  to  VAN  DE STAR (M. Narredu)  on  his  inside 
                  approaching the 2000 Metres. 
        
                       Trainer Mr. S. Ganapathy was questioned  ragarding 
                  the running of his charge ASSERT THE RIGHT in the above 
                  race where it ran last in the above race in  comparison 
                  to its previous run in race No.162 where it ran  third. 
                  The  trainer stated that it was a very ungenuine  horse 
                  and  he was planning to send it to another centre.  His 
                  explanations were noted.
        
        6th Race:     209. The Murudeswara Plate - (About) 1200 Metres. 
        12 Runners     Horses rated 20 to 50, 5 & 6 years old.
        
                       The Judges by mistake had placed PLACE HER WELL (S 
                  Ramesh) as a winner and GARAFLUID (Mohammad Shoaib)  as 
                  2nd.  Immediately  the  mistake was  rectified  by  the 
                  Judges  and  the matter referred to the  Stewards.  The 
                  Stewards  held  an enquiry immediately  thereafter  and 
                  interviewed  the Judges. After deliberations, the  Ste-
                  wards  in terms of Rule 66 of the BTC Rules of  Racing, 
                  decided  to  confirm the correction of the  mistake  as 
                  regards the placings of the winner and the 2nd and  the 
                  following placings were declared:
        
                       b g GARAFLUID                    I
                       b m PLACE HER WELL              II
                       b m KIOKO                      III
                    dkb g  ZAIOS                       IV
                       b m MY WINNING CHARM             V 

        7th Race:     210. The Bharachukki Plate - (About) 1200   
        10 Runners    Metres. Maiden Indian horses 3 years old only
                      (Terms) 
        
                       As Jockey R. Koch was certified medically unfit to 
                  ride, permission was granted to trainer Mr. S.  Narredu 
                  to substitute Jockey Noorulla to ride COVER UP in place 
                  of Jockey R. Koch, the declared rider. 
        
                       DARING  DREAMS  (D. Gnaneshwar) did  not  raise  a 
                  fluent  gallop after jumping out of the gates  and  ran 
                  detached  from  the field.  In view  of  its  behaviour 
                  trainer  Mr. J. Babu Rao 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. 
        
                       Routine  Sample  was taken for analysis  from  the 
                  winner b c CELESTIAL SON.
        
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                                BREATHALYSER TEST
        
        No. of Riders tested                    :   5
        
        Result                                  :   Negative
        
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        STARTING REMARKS :  Issued by the Starters separately.
        
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        No. of Races :                          :          7
        No. of Runners :                        :         59
        Average Runners per Race :              :          8.4     
        
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                                                Sd/- T. RAMAN,
                                                Sd/- M. JAGDISH, 
                                                Sd/- T.S. MAHENDHER,
                                                STIPENDIARY STEWARDS,
        16-3-2008                     PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE STEWARDS.