BANGALORE WINTER MEETING 2008-2009
THIRD DAY, SATURDAY, 15TH NOVEMBER, 2008
RACING INCIDENTS GOING : GOOD
(Race No.15 to 23) PENETROMETER READING : 4.6 Cms.
(False Rails - Width of 4 Metres
from 1600 Metres to the Winning
Post.)
1st Race: 15. The Ashwapriya Plate - (About) 1100 Metres.
8 Runners Maiden Indian Horses 2 years old only.
Jockey S. Babu, the rider of FAIR OPTION, was questioned regard-
ing the manner in which he rode the horse. The Jockey stated that
the horse did not show any initial speed inspite of his best
effort, thereby he could not obtain a forward position on his
mount in the race. His explanations were noted.
SERIOUS ATTITUDE (D.Gnaneshwar) jumped awkwardly outwards and
lost few lengths at the start. In view of its behaviour trainer
Mr. Neil Darashah 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.
2nd Race: 16. The Kokkarebellur Plate - (About) 1600 Metres.
9 Runners Horses rated 00 to 25.
Trainer Mr. R.V. Manohar was fined Rs.500/- for not obtaining
prior permission to take his charge RUDIMENTARY to the starting
gates in advance of the remainder of the field, as per General
Condition 20 of the Prospectus of BWM 2008-09.
FOUR SEASONS (S.A. De Sousa) was very fractious at the gates and
refused to be stalled. Under the circumstances it was permitted
to be withdrawn before coming under Starter's Orders.
KING OF GOOD TIMES (G.Y Rajesh Babu) was examined at the starting
gates and found to be trotting lame on right fore and was permit-
ted to be withdrawn before coming under Starter's Orders. Train-
er Mr. S. Britto was informed that he must produce a Fitness
Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting
with it again.
Jockey C. Harish, the rider of ROAD TO ROMANCE, was reprimanded
for dropping his hands before passing the winning post.
NON STOP CANNON (C. Krishnan) was examined after the race by the
Chief Veterinary Officer and was found to have sharp molars on
the right upper and lower jaws. Trainer Mr. B. Puttanna was
advised to get it checked by his Veterinarian and take appro-
priate corrective measures before accepting with it again.
ROYAL FILLY (S.Shiva Kumar) sustained a cut injury on right hind.
Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b f SUPER
SPEAR.
3rd Race: 17. The Master Key Plate - (About) 1200 Metres.
12 Runners Horses rated 20 to 45.
Jockey Ranjeet Singh, the rider of STAGELIGHT, reported that his
mount was hanging `in' in the straight. Trainer Mr. Mohd A Abbas
was informed to get it checked by his Veterinarian and take
appropriate corrective measures before accepting with it again.
Jockey K. Raja Rao, the rider of LEADING LADY, was fined
Rs.1,000/- for not exercising sufficient control on his mount,
thereby travelling wide throughout the race.
Trainer Mr.V. Lokanath was questioned regarding the running of
his charge LEADING LADY. The trainer stated that (a) he had
asked the Jockey to ride his charge in a forward position and do
his best in the straight; (b) the horse had a tendency to hang
`out' in the straight. Trainer was cautioned with regard to the
selection of Jockey on his charge, especially since his ward had
the tendency to hang out in the straight as stated by him.
KANDIATE (Shobhan Babu) sustained a bleeding injury on right fore
cannon.
4th Race: 18. The B.P.Shivan Memorial Plate-Div.II - (About)
12 Runners 1200 Metres. Horses rated 40 to 65, 4,5 & 6 years
old.
Jockey A. Ashok Kumar, the rider of DOUBLE EMERGE, reported that
his mount was hanging `in' badly in the last 300 Metres. Trainer
Mr. B. Puttanna was informed to get it checked by his Veterinari-
an and take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with
it again.
Jockey G.Y. Rajesh Babu, the rider of SATIN WOOD was fined
Rs.1,000/- for excessive use of the whip on his mount during the
race (1st infringement).
Jockey Gaurav Sapra, the rider of MASTER STRATEGIST, was fined
Rs.3,000/- for excessive use of the whip on his mount during the
race (2nd infringement).
5th Race: 19. The Trombay Plate-(About) 1600 Metres.
10 Runner Horses rated 20 to 45, 4, 5 & 6 years old.
After the race, it was reported that BENNYTHEBULL (R. Ravi)
pulled up lame on right fore. Trainer Mr. Faraz Arshad was
informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the
Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again.
Jockey K.P.G. Appu, the rider of NEW PASTURES, was fined
Rs.3,000/- for shifting `out' and causing interference to BUCK
PASSER JUNIOR (M.J. Gautam Raj Urs) on his outside which in turn
caused RED RUBEN (Samuel Fargeat) to stumble approaching the 50
Metres.
Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner ch f CASINO
ROYAL.
6th Race: 20. The Kanteerava Cup - (About) 1400 Metres.
12 Runners Horses rated 60 to 85.
Jockey Shobhan Babu, the rider of STONE OF DESTINY, was repri-
manded for dropping his hands before passing the winning post.
Trainer Mr. S. Ganapathy was questioned regarding the running of
his charge OWN VOICE. His explanations that (a) it was the first
time the filly was running over 1400 metres ; (b) he would run
the filly once again over the same distance to assess its ability
to perform over longer distances keeping in mind the upcoming
classic races ; (c) he would shift over to the shorter distance
in case the filly fails to perform upto the mark were noted for
future reference.
7th Race: 21.The Madras Race Club Trophy-(About) 1600 Metres.
7 Runners Horses rated 80 and above.
PERPETUITY (Suraj Narredu) sustained an injury on right hind
tendon.
Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner ch g PERPE-
TUITY.
8th Race: 22. The V. Gopal Memorial Plate - (About) 1400
12 Runners Metres. Horses rated 40 to 65.
STAR OF EXCELLENCE (C. Krishnan) 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 behaviour im-
proved to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in one
Mock Race on a race day on the race track.
Jockey S. Ramesh, the rider of FLAIR QUEEN reported that his
saddle slipped back during the race. Trainer Mr. J. Babu Rao was
fined Rs.2,000/- for faulty saddling of his charge FLAIR QUEEN.
It was reported that VALID EXPECTATION (S. John) burst its blood
vessels during the race. Trainer Mr. Arjun Mangalorkar was
informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the
Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again.
The Clerk of the Scales reported that Jockey S. Selvaraj, the
rider of LEOPARDINO `weighed in' 600 grams more than what he had
`weighed out`. He was cautioned that the repetition of a similar
incident would be viewed seriously.
Jockey Shanth Kumar, the rider POWER TO FIGHT was fined
Rs.1,000/- for riding an incompetent race.
Jockey S. John, the rider of VALID EXPECTATION (drawn 6) was
reported to the Stewards for careless riding (Rule No.161(i)) on
his mount in that soon after the start he shifted `in' sharply
before passing the red marker post and caused severe interference
to FLAIR QUEEN (S. Ramesh-drawn 5) and SUNNY COLOURS (Samuel
Fargeat-drawn 3) on his inside both of which had to be checked
resulting in interference to SUPERIOR SURPRISE (C. Harish-drawn
2) and HIDALGO (S. Chandrashekar-drawn 1) thereby they also had
to be checked by their respective riders. The Stewards held an
enquiry after the last race and interviewed Jockey S. John.
After deliberations, they decided to suspend Jockey S. John from
riding in races from 25-11-2008 to 5-12-2008 (both days inclu-
sive) for careless riding (Rule No.161(i)) on his mount VALID
EXPECTATION in the above race (permitted to ride work).
9th Race: 23. The B.P.Shivan Memorial Plate-Div.I - (About)
12 Runners 1200 Metres. Horses rated 40 to 65, 4, 5 & 6 years
old.
As the horses were galloping fiercely approaching the 1050 Me-
tres, AXIOLOGY (Suraj Narredu) along the rails slightly shifted
out and bumped SUPER SONIC (C. Krishnan) which in turn bumped
AWESOME BEAUTY (K.P.G.Appu) on his outside. Almost at the same
instant of time BEE THE STAR (S.Shiva Kumar) who was travelling
on the outside slightly shifted inwards forcing AWESOME BEAUTY
(K.P.G. Appu) to check and roll on to ASIATICUS (S.A. De Sousa)
causing him to check his mount. As the jostling occurred owing to
crowding of the field no further action was considered necessary.
AWESOME BEAUTY (K.P.G. Appu) sustained cut injury on left hock
and right hind cannon and tendon.
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Permission was granted to Trainers M/s. Neil Darashah & Arjun
Mangalorkar to deputise on behalf of trainers M/s. Warren Singh &
M.B. Mangalorkar respectively who were unable to attend the
races.
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BREATHALYSER TEST
No. of Riders tested : 10
Result : Negative
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STARTING REMARKS : Issued by the Starters separately.
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No. of Races : : 9
No. of Runners : : 94
Average Runners per Race : : 10.4
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Sd/- B. SHIVAPRASAD,
Sd/- T.S.MAHENDHER,
STIPENDIARY STEWARDS,
17-11-2008 PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE STEWARDS
ADDITIONAL REPORT
BANGALORE WINTER MEETING 2008-09
FIRST DAY, FRIDAY, 7TH NOVEMBER, 2008
4th Race: 4. The Baba Khan Memorial Plate-(About)1600 Metres.
10 Runners Horses rated 40 to 65, 4, 5 & 6 years old.
After due enquiry into the running and riding of JEDI KNIGHT,
trained by Mr. Neil Darashah and ridden by Jockey A. Velu, the
Stipendiary Stewards decided to (a) fine Jockey A. Velu
Rs.5,000/- for injudicious handling of his mount JEDI KNIGHT in
that he took an unduly long lead whereby his mount tired out
before entering the straight and finished down the field; (b)
severely caution trainer Mr. Neil Darashah to give specific
riding instructions to his Jockeys in future.
SECOND DAY, SATURDAY, 8TH NOVEMBER, 2008
5th Race: 12. The Air Force Trophy-Div.I-(About) 1200 Metres.
12 Runners Horses rated 40 to 65.
The Stipendiary Stewards reported Jockey D. Gnaneshwar, the rider
of GLORIOUS PRINCESS to the Stewards for careless riding (Rule
No.161(i)) on his mount in that he shifted `in' and caused inter-
ference to EQUIDAE (K.P.G.Appu) which in turn passed it on to
ALCMENE(Suraj Narredu) passing the 400 Metres. The Stewards held
an enquiry on 15th November 2008 and interviewed Jockey D. Gna-
neshwar. After deliberations, they decided to fine Jockey D.
Gnaneshwar a sum of Rs.5,000/- for careless riding on his mount
GLORIOUS PRINCESS.
7th Race: 14. The Air Force Trophy-Div.II-(About) 1200 Metres.
12 Runners Horses rated 40 to 65.
After due enquiry into the poor performance of IMPERIAL APPLAUSE,
explanation tendered by the trainer Mr. V. Lokanath that he was
also surprised by the poor performance of his charge was noted.
However, he was cautioned to ensure consistent performance of his
horses in future.
Sd/- B. SHIVAPRASAD,
Sd/- T.S.MAHENDHER,
STIPENDIARY STEWARDS,
17-11-2008 PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE STEWARDS