BANGALORE WINTER MEETING 2007-2008 TWENTYTHIRD DAY, FRIDAY, 28TH MARCH 2008 RACING INCIDENTS GOING : GOOD (Race No.232 to 239) PENETROMETER READING : 4.0 Cms. (False Rails - Width of 4.5 Metres from 1600 Metres to 1000 Metres and 7.5 Metres from 1000 Metres to the winning post) 1st Race: 232. The Mercara Plate-Div.II-(About) 1100 Metres. 9 Runners Maiden Indian horses 3 years old only (Terms). As Jockey D. Gnaneshwar could not arrive to ful- fill his riding engagement for the day, permission was granted to trainer Mr. S. Singh to substitute Jockey G.Y. Rajesh Babu to ride DA BOMB in place of Jockey D. Gnaneshwar the declared rider. SUNNY BABA (Samuel Fargeat) jumped out awkwardly and inconvenienced BEAUTY (C. Krishnan) on the outside soon after the start. BUFFALOONRAIL (Shoban Babu) was slowly away and lost a few lengths at the start and thereafter did not raise a fluent gallop for some time. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr. G. Nityanand was informed that he must not accept with it again until its behaviour improved to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Ste- wards in one Mock Race on a race day on the race track. Jockey Samuel Fargeat, the rider of SUNNY BABA reported that his mount was hanging `out' throughout the straight. The horse was impounded for veterinary examination. The Veterinary Officer reported it was found to have wolf tooth on the right side of the lower jaw. Trainer Mr. Neil Darashah was informed to take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with it again. Surprise Sample was taken for analysis from ch f DIVINE DEW. 2nd Race: 233. The Charmumdi Plate - About) 1600 Metres. 10 Runners Horses rated 00 to 30. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. B.Prithviraj to substitute Jockey T.S. Jodha to ride PRETTY N FAST in place of Jockey D. Gnaneshwar the declared rider. Jockey T.S. Jodha, the rider of PRETTY N FAST, reported that his mount was hanging `in' throughout the straight. Trainer Mr. B. prithviraj was informed to get it checked by his veterinarian and take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with it again. Jockey Suraj Narredu, the rider of VALID BID, was reprimanded for not maintaining a straight course approaching the 300 Metres. 3rd Race: 234. The Mercara Plate-Div.I-(About) 1100 Metres. 9 Runners Maiden Indian horses 3 years old only (Terms). Jockey M. Narredu, the rider of LUMINOUS GOLD, reported that he lost his whip approaching the 250 Metres. Jockey B. Prakash, the rider of LUCKY MASCOT, reported that his mount was not galloping fluently during the race. DAKINI (A. Imran Khan) sustained an injury on right hock. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner ch f REPIQUE. 4th Race: 235. The Virajpet Plate - (About) 1400 Metres. 11 Runners Horses rated 20 to 50. As Jockey K.P.G. Appu could not arrive to fulfill his riding engagement for the day, permission was granted to trainer Mr. N.A. Ponnappa to substitute Jockey Suraj Narredu to ride PAINT ME RED in place of Jockey K.P.G. Appu the declared rider. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Z. Darashah to substitute Jockey G.Y. Rajesh Babu to ride ANOOSHEEK in place of Jockey D. Gnaneshwar the declared rider. SIMPLY DANGEROUS (A. Imran Khan) brushed the starting gates while jumping out where the right stir- rup iron broke; the rider had to ride without the aid of the equipment and could not offer any assistance to his mount throughout the race. Jockey A. Ashok Kumar, the rider of SANGINI, was reprimanded for dropping his hands before passing the winning post. SANGINI (A. Ashok Kumar) accidentally clipped the heels of the front runner MANTHARA (Vinod Shinde) and stumbled approaching the 700 Metres. MAJOR ASSET (S. Guruprasad) sustained gum injury. After the race, it was observed that the right hind shoe of ILLUSIVE GIRL (M.J. Gautam Raj Urs) had apparently splayed during the race. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b c GOOD COMPANION. 5th Race: 236. The Sandur Trophy - (About) 1200 Metres. 11 Runners Horses rated 60 to 90. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Arjun Manga- lorkar to substitute Jockey T.S. Jodha to ride COLONEL DUFF in place of Jockey K.P.G. Appu the declared rider. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Neil Dar- ashah to substitute Jockey G.Y. Rajesh Babu to ride LUSH FOLIAGE in place of Jockey D. Gnaneshwar the declared rider. Jockey Suraj Narredu, the rider of STYLISH BAY was fined Rs.1,000/- for not observing the paddock formali- ties. Jockey Suraj Narredu, the rider of STYLISH BAY was fined Rs.2,000/- for not maintaining a proper course rounding the final bend. Jockey Vinod Shinde, the rider of STRONG MINDED, placed II by the Judge objected against Jockey Suraj Narredu, the rider of STYLISH BAY, placed I for "bet- ween 300 Metres and 250 Metres just as I was making my run the rider of STYLISH BAY pulled out and pushed me out making me to lose my momentum which cost me a certain race". The Stewards held an enquiry immediately after the race and interviewed the Jockeys concerned. After deliberations, they decided to overrule the objection. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g STYLISH BAY. 6th Race: 237. The Narmada Trophy - (About) 1600 Metres. 9 Runners Horses rated 40 to 70. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. B. Puttanna to substitute Jockey C. Krishnan to ride JERSEY POWER in place of Jockey D. Gnaneshwar the declared rider. Surprise Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b f EL GORDO. 7th Race: 238. The Banavasi Plate -(About) 1200 Metres. 11 Runners Horses rated 40 to 70, 5 & 6 years old. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Mahmood Khan to substitute Jockey T.S. Jodha to ride TURBO BABE in place of Jockey K.P.G. Appu the declared rider. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Darius Byramji to withdraw MONEY WITH TALENT (B. Mahesh) on veterinary grounds as it was suffering from colic. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. TURBO BABE (T.S. Jodha) was slow into stride and lost few lengths at the start. In view of its be- haviour trainer Mr. Mahmood Khan was informed that he must not accept with it again until its behaviour improved to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Ste- wards in one jump out on a starting gate practice day. Jockey S. John, the rider of HAWAIIAN SUNRISE, was fined Rs.3,000/- for shifting `in' and causing severe interference to HIDDEN PLEASURES (Tauseef Ahmed) on his inside approaching the 1000 Metres. The Stipendiary Stewards reported trainer Mr. J.S. Dhariwal to the Stewards for the reversal of form of his charge ARTIC BLAST, the winner of this race in relation to its previous run in Race No.193 of the BWM 2007-08 i.e. The Tukmkur Plate-(About) 1200 Metres, for horses rated 40 to 70, 5 & 6 years old on 7th March 2008 when ridden by Jockey Suraj Narredu it ran un- placed. The Stewards held an enquiry after the last race on 28th and 29th March 2008 and interviewed train- er Mr. J.S. Dhariwal and Jockey Suraj Narredu. After deliberations, they decided to severely caution trainer Mr. J.S. Dhariwal to maintain consistency in running of his charges in future. 8th Race: 239. The Gulbarga Plate - (About) 1100 Metres. 12 Runners Horses rated 20 to 50. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Amit Caddy to substitute Jockey T.S. Jodha to ride GIVE ME THE MONEY in place of Jockey D.Gnaneshwar the declared rider. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Mohd. A. Abbas to substitute Jockey Md.Shafiq to ride STAGELIGHT in place of Jockey K.P.G. Appu the declared rider. REPLENISH (Samuel Fargeat) planted in the starting gates and lost many lengths at the start. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr. Faraz Arshad 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 Jagdish Shukla, the rider of MASURATHI, was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting `out' and causing inter- ference to ROYAL HERO (Suraj Narredu) on his outside approaching the 900 Metres. ---------------------------------------------------------------- BREATHALYSER TEST No. of Riders tested : 5 Result : Negative ---------------------------------------------------------------- STARTING REMARKS : Issued by the Starters separately. ----------------------------------------------------------------- No. of Races : : 8 No. of Runners : : 82 Average Runners per Race : : 10.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sd/- T. RAMAN, Sd/- M. JAGDISH, Sd/- T.S. MAHENDHER, STIPENDIARY STEWARDS, 28-3-2008 PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE STEWARDS.