BANGALORE WINTER MEETING 2008-09
                     FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, 21ST NOVEMBER 2008
        
        RACING INCIDENTS                 GOING : GOOD 
        (Race No.24 to 30)              PENETROMETER READING : 4.3 Cms.
                                (False Rails - Width of 5 Metres from
                                 1600 Metres to the winning post)
        
        1st Race:     24.The Chinthamani Plate - (About) 1400 Metres
        11 Runners    Horses rated 00 to 25.
        
        Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Arjun Mangalorkar to  depu-
        tise  on behalf of Trainer Mr. J.S. Dhariwal for the  first  race 
        since he could not arrive in time. However, trainer  Mr. Dhariwal 
        was cautioned not to repeat the same.  
        
        Soon  after  jumping out of the starting  gates,  HENRY'S  SECRET 
        (Samuel  Fargeat-drawn 10)jumped awkwardly inwards  and  REDSHIFT 
        (K.P.G.  Appu-drawn  8) jumped awkwardly outwards  and  inconven-
        ienced  SAYONARA (A. Ashok Kumar-drawn 9).
        
        Jockey K.Raja Rao, the rider of MEXIKAN WAVE was reprimanded  for 
        dropping  hands before passing the winning post. 
        
        Jockey  Samuel  Fargeat, the rider of HENRY'S SECRET,  was  fined 
        Rs.1,000/- for shifting `in' and causing interference to REDSHIFT 
        (K.P.G. Appu) approaching the 300 Metres.  
        
        Jockey  Samuel  Fargeat, the rider of HENRY'S SECRET,  was  fined 
        Rs.1,000/- for excessive use of the whip on his mount during  the 
        race (1st infringement).
        
        LATVIA (Suraj Narredu) sustained a cut injury on the face.   
        
        ROYAL FLYNN (Gaurav Sapra) sustained bruises on left hind cannon. 
        
        2nd Race:     25. The Beloved Prince Plate-Div.II-(About) 1200
          9 Runners   Metres. Horses rated 20 to 45, 4, 5 and 6 years old
        
        GO  GO  BOY (G. Adarsh) stumbled and fell  approaching  the  1000 
        Metres  thereby dislodging the rider. However, the rider  escaped 
        unhurt. 
        
        GO GO BOY (G. Adarsh) was examined by the Chief Veterinary Offic-
        er  after  the race and was found to have sustained  fracture  of 
        right fore. Hence it was euthanized on humanitarian ground.
        
        Jockey  P.S.Chouhan, the rider of WORD TO WORD reported that  his 
        mount  was not galloping fluently and did not show  any  interest 
        throughout the race.
        
        BROTHERS  IN ARMS (A. Velu) shifted `in' approaching the 400  Me-
        tres thereby inconveniencing MISS PUKKA (S. John) on the inside. 
        
        RAIN MAN (S. Chandrashekar) was examined after the race and found 
        to  be trotting lame on left fore.  Trainer Mr. Sharat Kumar  was 
        informed  that  he must produce a Fitness  Certificate  from  the 
        Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again.
                
        3rd Race:     26. The Longines Classic Trophy -(About) 1400 
        10 Runners      Metres.  Horses rated 80 and above.
        
        Jockey  K.P.G.  Appu, the rider of EINSTEIN,  reported  that  his 
        mount was hanging out in the straight. Trainer Mr. M. Eshwer  was 
        informed  to get it checked by his Veterinarian and  take  appro-
        priate corrective measures before accepting with it again. 
        
        Jockey  Samuel  Fargeat, the rider of FLEETING ARROW   was  fined 
        Rs.3,000/-  for shifting `in' and causing severe interference  to 
        STYLISH BAY (S. Chandrashekar) on his inside approaching the 1000 
        Metres.  
        
        Jockey  Samuel Fargeat the rider of FLEETING ARROW  was  reported 
        to  the  stewards for careless riding (Rule no.161  (i))  on  his 
        mount  in that he shifted 'in' and caused severe interference  to 
        SOBERANO (Vinod Shinde) which in turn passed it on to FANTABULOUS 
        PRINCE (Gaurav Sapra) & JERSEY PRIDE (A.Ashok Kumar)  approaching 
        the  1300 Metres. The Stewards held an enquiry on 26th  November, 
        2008 and interviewed Jockey Samuel Fargeat. After  deliberations, 
        they  decided  to suspend Jockey Samuel Fargeat  from  riding  in 
        races from 6-12-2008 to 7-12-2008 (both days inclusive) for care-
        less  riding (Rule No.161(i)) on his mount FLEETING ARROW in  the 
        above race (permitted to ride work).
        
        Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b c  FLEET-
        ING ARROW. 
        
        4th Race:     27. The Bellary Plate - (About) 1400 Metres
        11 Runners     Horses rated 20 to 45.
        
        Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Darius Byramji to  withdraw 
        ORIENTATION  (S.  Shiva Kumar) on veterinary grounds  as  it  was 
        found to be suffering from PYREXIA due to inflammed right elbow.
        Trainer  was informed that he must produce a Fitness  Certificate 
        from  the  Club's  Veterinary Officer before  accepting  with  it 
        again. 
        
        Jockey M.J. Gautam Raj Urs, the rider of TACTICAL GAME,  reported 
        that he lost his right stirrup soon after the start and  regained 
        it  within 200 Metres. He was reprimanded in the presence of  his 
        trainer and was advised to be more careful in future.
        
        Jockey  Suraj Narredu, the rider of SILKEN THOMAS, reported  that 
        he  could  not get a clear run soon after the start  due  to  the 
        crowding of the field. 
        
        COMMANCHE  WAR PAINT (M. Ravi) burst its blood vessel during  the 
        race.  Trainer Mr. S. Ganapathy 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  DESERT 
        RULE.
        
        5th Race:   28. The Gangavathi Trophy - (About) 1200 Metres.
        10 Runners    Maiden Indian Horses 2 years old only.
        
        The Clerk of the scales reported that Jockey Samuel Fargeat,  the 
        rider  of MAJESTIC STRIDES '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. 

        6th Race:     29. The P. Anthony Memorial Plate - (About) 1600 
        11 Runners     Metres. Horses rated 40 to 65.
        
        ALCHESAYE (Ryan Marshall) lost few lengths at the start. In  view 
        of  its behaviour trainer Mr. J.S. Dhariwal was informed that  he 
        must not accept with it again until its behaviour improved to the 
        satisfaction  of  the Stipendiary Stewards in two  jump  outs  on 
        starting gate practice days. 
        
        7th Race:     30. The Beloved Prince Plate-Div.I-(About) 1200
        10 Runners    Metres.Horses rated 20 to 45, 4, 5 and 6 years Old
        
        ALLEGRO (M.D.Praveen - drawn 3) jumped awkwardly outwards thereby 
        inconvenienced SHE'S A DIAMOND (C.Krishnan - drawn 4) soon  after 
        jumping out of the starting gate.
        
        As  directed  by the Stewards, the Stipendiary Stewards  held  an 
        enquiry  into the running and riding of ARABIAN MEMORIES  trained 
        by Mr. B. Prithviraj and ridden by Jockey P.S.Chouhan. 
        
        After a detailed enquiry by the Stipendiary Stewards and  submis-
        sion of a report thereon, the Stewards held an enquiry on  26-11-
        2008  and interviewed trainer Mr. B. Prithviraj and  Jockey  P.S. 
        Chouhan.   After  deliberations,  they decided to  (a)  note  the 
        explanations tendered by both for future reference; (b)  severely 
        warn trainer Mr. B. Prithviraj to be more careful with regard  to 
        the  running of his horses in future; and (c) severely  reprimand 
        Jockey P.S. Chouhan to be more careful while choosing his mounts.  
        
        Routine  Sample  was  taken  for analysis from  the  winner  b  g 
        ECUADOR.
        
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        Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Arjun Mangalorkar to  depu-
        tise  on behalf of trainer Mr. S. Padmanabhan who was  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 :                          :          7
        No. of Runners :                        :         72
        Average Runners per Race :              :         10.2          
        
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                                           Sd/- B. SHIVAPRASAD,
                                           Sd/- T.S. MAHENDHER,
                                           STIPENDIARY STEWARDS,
        28-11-2008                    PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE STEWARDS.