BANGALORE WINTER MEETING 2008-2009 FIRST EXTRA DAY, FRIDAY, 26TH DECEMBER, 2008 RACING INCIDENTS GOING : GOOD (Race No.73 to 80) PENETROMETER READING : 4.4 Cms. (False Rails - Width of 5 Metres from 1600 Metres to 1000 Metres and 8 Metres from 1000 Metres to the winning post) 1st Race: 73. The Bangarpet Stakes - (About) 1200 Metres. 12 Runners Horses rated 00 to 25, 4, 5 & 6 years old. Jockey K.P.G. Appu, the rider of LITTLE PREMIUM, was fined Rs.1,000/- for excessive use of the whip on his mount during the race (1st infringement). Jockey C. Krishnan, the rider of AAJ TAK, was fined Rs.1,000/- for excessive use of the whip on his mount during the race (1st infringement). EVERYTHING NICE (K. Raja Rao) ran detached from the field. Train- er Mr. V. Lokanath was advised to ensure better performance of his charge in future. AAJ TAK (C. Krishnan) sustained injuries on left fore cannon and right hind cannon. KING OF GOOD TIMES (Khurshad Alam) sustained injuries on left hind fetlock and right hind fetlock. 2nd Race: 74. The Ashoka Chakra Cup - (About) 1400 Metres. 6 Runners 3-year-old Indian Horses (Foaled in 2005) (Terms). BLUSHING BEAM (D. Patel) burst its blood vessels after 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. It was observed that the right fore shoe of FIREZONE (S.A. DeSou- sa) splayed during the race. Jockey D. Patel, the rider of BLUSHING BEAM, was severely repri- manded for repeatedly checking his mount soon after the start for no apparent reason. An enquiry has been opened into the running and riding of TIME- LESS TREASURE trained by Mr. B. Prithviraj and ridden by Jockey C.D. Hayes. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g FIRE- ZONE. 3rd Race: 75. The Topmost Cup - (About) 1200 Metres. Maiden 9 Runners Indian Horses 2 years old only (Foaled in 2006) (Terms). Jockey Suraj Narredu, the rider of ALACRITY, reported that his mount was lugging `in' in the straight. Jockey C.D. Hayes, the rider of CORLEONE, reported that his mount was hanging `out' rounding the final bend since the horse had a soft mouth and was also running green thereafter. Trainer Mr. S. Padmanabhan was informed to get it checked by his Veterinarian and take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with it again. Jockey S. Babu, the rider of SMART CONTENDER, was fined Rs.5,000/- for not persevering with his mount throughout the race. DRAMATIC DANCER (B. Sreekanth) was hanging `out' throughout the race. Trainer Mr. V. Lokanath was informed to get it checked by his Veterinarian and take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with it again. He was also advised to employ more experienced riders in respect of young horses. STEP IN STYLE (Vinod Shinde) sustained a bleeding injury on left fore cannon. 4th Race: 76. The Badami Stakes-Div.II - (About) 1400 Metres. 9 Runners Horses rated 40 to 65. Jockey Shoban Babu, the rider of GOOD COMPANION, reported that his mount was hanging `in' in the straight. Trainer Mr. S. Inayathulla was informed to get it checked by his Veterinarian and take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with it again. Jockey Gaurav Sapra, the rider of BID FOR GLORY, was reprimanded for travelling wide rounding the final bend for no apparent reason. Jockey S. Chandrashekar, the rider of HIDALGO reported that after jumping out the horse did not show early speed and was galloping in snatches. Trainer Mr. Sharath Kumar was informed to get it checked by his Veterinarian and take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with it again. HIDALGO (S. Chandrashekar) brushed the false rails approaching the 1000 Metres. ONE (S. John) sustained an injury on left hock. GOOD COMPANION (Shobhan Babu) sustained an injury on left hock. MISS HONEYDEW (D. Gnaneshwar) sustained an injury on right hock. HIDALGO (S. Chandrashekar) sustained an injury on right hock. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b f HILL OF GRACE. 5th Race: 77. The Kalinadi Stakes-(About) 1400 Metres. Horses 12 Runners rated 60 to 85. MIGHTY HEART (D. Gnaneshwar) shied away approaching the 700 Metres, in the process inconvenienced ROYAL AMBER (S.A.DeSousa) who had to shift out thereby taking out REFLECTION OF GOLD (K.P.G.Appu) who was forced to travel wide rounding the bend. Trainer Mr. J.S. Dhariwal was questioned regarding the continued poor performance of his charge ACT SMART (L. Marshall) in that it finished poor last in both its starts during this meeting. The Trainer stated that (a) His horse was working well in the morning trials; (b) It had shown improvement in the track work as com- pared to its previous start; and (c) He agreed that it showed no improvement in the race and appears to have lost form totally. Explanation of the Trainer was noted for future reference. Howev- er, the Trainer was advised to desist from running his charge till he is confident of the horse performing up to its racing capability. ON A ROLL (Samuel Fargeat) was very fractious on the way to the starting gates and delayed the proceedings considerably. In view of its behaviour, trainer Mr. Babu Rao was advised that he should take all such measures required to ensure that repetition of a similar behaviour by his charge does not occur in future. ON A ROLL (Samuel Fargeat) sustained injury on right hock. 6th Race: 78. The Karnataka Police Sprint Trophy-(About) 1200 10 Runners Metres. Horses rated 80 and above. JERSEY PRIDE (C.D. Hayes) jumped awkwardly outwards and inconven- ienced STEELIUM (Shobhan Babu) on the outside. Jockey C.D. Hayes, the rider of JERSEY PRIDE, was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting `out' and causing interference to STYLISH BAY (S. Chandrashekar) which in turn passed it on to LIONHEART (S. Mallikarjun) on his outside approaching the 900 Metres. STYLISH BAY (S. Chandrashekar) sustained a cut injury on left hind outer bulb of heel. IN THE ZONE (K.P.G. Appu) sustained an injury on right hind cannon. 7th Race: 79. The Badami Stakes - Div.I - (About) 1400 Metres. 10 Runners Horses rated 40 to 65. Jockey C.D. Hayes, the rider of APPLIQUE, was reprimanded for tightening SUPER SHA (S. Ramesh) on his inside approaching the 100 Metres. FINAL DEPOSIT (C. Harish) pulled up lame on right fore due to a sprained tendon. Trainer Mr. S. Dominic was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. MUSICAL PARADISE (M. Ravi) sustained an injury on left hock. POETIC (D. Patel) sustained bleeding gum injury. Jockey C. Krishnan, the rider of SUN ZONE was reprimanded for inconveniencing POETIC (D. Patel) approaching the 300 Metres. 8th Race: 80. The Sovereign Crown Stakes - (About) 1200 Metres 12 Runners Horses rated 20 to 45, 5 and 6 years old. Jockey Shanth Kumar, the rider of SPANISH CROWN was fined Rs.1,000/- for not being able to exercise sufficient control over his mount thereby drifting badly to wide outside, in the process causing interference to BLACK SPLENDOUR (Gaurav Sapra) soon after jumping out of the starting gates. It was observed that ZAIOS (B. Sreekanth) had lost left hind shoe during the race. ZAIOS (B. Sreekanth) sustained bruises on left hock. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner dk b g ZAIOS. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Permission was granted to trainers M/s. S.S. Attaollahi & B. Shiva to deputise on behalf of Trainers M/s. Samar Singh & M.P. Mahaesh respectively who were unable to attend the races. ---------------------------------------------------------------- BREATHALYSER TEST No. of Riders tested : 10 Result : Negative ---------------------------------------------------------------- STARTING REMARKS : Issued by the Starters separately. ----------------------------------------------------------------- No. of Races : : 8 No. of Runners : : 80 Average Runners per Race : : 10 ----------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE STEWARDS Sd/- B. SHIVAPRASAD, Sd/- T.S. MAHENDHER, 30-12-2008 STIPENDIARY STEWARDS.