BANGALORE WINTER MEETING 2008-09 NINETEENTH DAY, WEDNESDAY, 28TH JANUARY 2009 (Postponed from Monday, 26th January, 2009) RACING INCIDENTS (Race No.133 to 140) Going: Good Penetrometer Reading: 3.7 Cms. (False Rails - Width of about 5 Metres from 1600 Metres to 1000 Metres and 6.5 Metres from 1000 Metres to the winning post.) 1st Race: 133. The Jamuna Plate - (About) 1400 Metres. Horses rated 00 to 25. (12 Runners). KING OF GOOD TIMES (M. Madhu Babu) planted and took no practical part in the race. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr. S. Britto 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 Gaurav Sapra, the rider of GRACIAN, was fined Rs.2,000/- for shifting `in' and causing interference to ORANGE ORCHARD (S. Shiva Kumar) who had to be checked. DAZZLING LIGHT (A. Ashok Kumar) who was travelling directly behind clipped the heels of the latter thereby unbalancing its rider and ran into the false rails approaching the 1000 Metres. On being questioned, Jockey C. Krishnan, the rider of GREAT CHIEFTAN, reported that he was pocketed in the straight and could not get a clear run till 100 Metres. GREAT CHIEFTAN (C. Krishnan) sustained a bleeding cut injury on right fore coronet. DAZZLING LIGHT (A. Ashok Kumar) sustained a bleeding cut injury on right fore arm. MONEY MANTRA (B.L. Paswan) sustained gum injury. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b m GRA- CIAN. 2nd Race: 134. The Ted Fordyce Cup - (About) 1200 Metres. Maiden Indian Horses 3 years old only (Terms) (5 Runners). BID FOR GOLD (Suraj Narredu) dislodged the rider and bolted on its way to the starting gates. Hence it was permitted to be withdrawn before coming under Starter's Orders. BHAGIRATHI (B.L. Paswan) pulled up lame on left fore and observed to have splayed left fore shoe. Trainer Mr. Irfan Ghatala was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. 3rd Race: 135. The Nethravathi Trophy - (About) 1400 Metres. Horses rated 20 to 45 (11 Runners). SUNNY CONNEXION (Noorulla) planted and lost considerable ground at the start. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr.Warren Singh 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. LOCK AND LOAD (B.L. Paswan) jumped awkwardly inwards thereby inconveniencing FLIP YOUR DESTINY (Gaurav Sapra) on the inside. LOCK AND LOAD (B.L. Paswan) shifted out and inconvenienced ROYAL BANK (J.H. Christopher) at 275 Metres. Jockey B.L. Paswan, the rider of LOCK AND LOAD, placed Second by the Judge objected against Jockey Samuel Fargeat, the rider of SUNNY GOLD, placed First for bumping his horse at the 400 Metres, then again coming across him very sharply whereby he had to check his horse and pull out whereby his horse stopped galloping and then he came back again that cost him the win. The Stewards held an enquiry immediately after the race and interviewed the Jockeys concerned. After deliberations, they decided to over rule the objection. Jockey Samuel Fargeat, the rider of SUNNY GOLD was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting `in' and bumping LOCK AND LOAD (B.L. Paswan) on his inside approaching the 400 Metres. MINCHU (Afsar Khan) ran erratically on the wide outside through- out the race and finished down the field. Trainer Mr. Mahmood Khan was informed to ensure better performance by his charge in future. An enquiry has been opened into the riding of AFFIRMED CROWN ridden by Jockey Mohammed Shoaib. 4th Race : 136. The Indian Republic Trophy - (About) 1600 Metres. For Horses rated 60 to 85 (7 Runners). Permission was granted to Trainer Mr. S. Ganapathy to withdraw VIOLET HONEY as it was found to be walking lame on left fore due to inflammed hoof. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. Trainer Mr. S. Padmanabhan was fined Rs.500/- for making an error in the starting declaration in respect of his charge HILL OF GRACE. INSPIRING TRUST (Samuel Fargeat) pulled up lame after the race on left fore. Trainer Mr. Darius Byramji was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. Trainer Mr. J.S. Dhariwal was questioned regarding the continuous poor performance of his charge ACT SMART in Race No.46, 77 and the above race during the Meeting, wherein his charge finished detached on all the three occasions. It was brought to his notice that he was informed to ensure better performance by his charge in future after Race No.46 and he was also advised to desist from running his charge till he is confident of the horse performing up to its racing capability after Race No.77. The trainer accept- ed that he ran the horse in the above race even though the dis- tance was not suitable in view of the fact that the horse was retiring to stud soon. While noting his explanations, he was severely reprimanded for his irresponsible and purposeless ap- proach with regard to the running of his charge ignoring the advice of the Stipendiary Stewards. He was further warned that repetition of a similar incident would entail him being reported to the Stewards. 5th Race : 137. The Mysore Race Club Trophy-(About) 1600 Metres For Indian Horses 4 years old and over at the time of starting. (Terms) (6 Runners) Trainer Mr. S. Padmanabhan was fined a total sum of Rs.1,000/- for making error in the starting declaration in respect of his wards WESTERN COMMAND and PALAZZIO'S SUN. WESTERN COMMAND (David Allan) tended to lay outwards from 1200 Metres until the straight. 6th Race: 138. The Vidhana Soudha Cup-Div.I-(About) 1400 Metres. For Horses rated 40 to 65, 5,6 & 7 years old (10 Runners). MONEY WITH TALENT (S. Mallikarjun) was very fractious on the way to the starting gates and dislodged the rider. Permission was granted for the horse to be led riderless to the gates. Jockey Gaurav Sapra, the rider of LUCKYNUMBERSLEVIN, was fined Rs.1,000/- for improper use of the whip persistently in spite of his mount shifting on to the rails approaching the 150 Metres. Jockey Mohammed Shoaib, the rider of AFGHAN, was reprimanded for travelling wide while rounding the final bend for no apparent reason. PRAYATNA (Md. Shafiq) lugged `in' and inconvenienced CIMARRON (C.D. Hayes) on the inside approaching the 1000 Metres. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner gr g SUN ZONE. 7th Race: 139. The Pancha Shiva Trophy - (About) 1200 Metres. Horses rated 20 to 45 (12 Runners). PINAAKINI (M. Madhu Babu) was squeezed at the start thereby losing ground. ROYAL CHIEF (Gaurav Sapra) veered out thereby inconveniencing XEL (K. Raja Rao) soon after jumping out of the starting gates. PRINCELY GESTURE (A. Ashok Kumar) was hanging out from 1100 Metres inconveniencing SARANG (C. Krishnan) near 1050 Metres and later it galloped on the outer strip of the grass track from 800 Metres to 650 Metres. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr. S.Inayathulla was informed 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 Vinod Shinde, the rider of TELEMACCHUS, was fined Rs.2,000/- for shifting `in' and causing interference to ATLANTUS (J.H. Christopher) on his inside approaching the 100 Metres. TELEMACCHUS (Vinod Shinde) was observed to have lost its right fore shoe. EXPRESS IT (David Allan) was impounded for veterinary examination after the race. On examination the Veterinary Officer at 6.20 p.m. reported that it was found to be trotting lame on right fore due to sprained suspensory. Trainer Mr. Arjun Mangalorkar was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. Surprise Sample was taken for analysis from dk b g EXPRESS IT. 8th Race: 140. The Vidhana Soudha Cup-Div.II-(About) 1400 Metres. Horses rated 40 to 65, 5,6 & 7 years old (10 Runners). As the strap of the left stirrup iron snapped soon after the start, Jockey B.L. Paswan, the rider of MAC, could not offer sufficient assistance to his mount throughout the race. Jockey Afsar Khan, the rider of SHOWHORSE was reprimanded for not maintaining a straight course in the last 200 Metres. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b m ARABIAN MEMORIES. ---------------------------------------------------------------- BREATHALYSER TEST No. of riders tested : 10 Results : Negative ---------------------------------------------------------------- STARTING REMARKS : Issued by the Starters separately ---------------------------------------------------------------- No. of Races : 8 No. of Runners : 73 Average runners per race : 9.1 ------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE STEWARDS Sd/- B. Shivaprasad, Sd/- T.S. Mahendher, 1-2-2009. Stipendiary Stewards.