BANGALORE WINTER MEETING 2008-2009 TWELFTH DAY, SATURDAY, 27TH DECEMBER, 2008 RACING INCIDENTS GOING : GOOD (Race No.81 to 89) PENETROMETER READING : 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: 81. The Novice Plate-Div.II-(About) 1200 Metres. 11 Runners Maiden Indian Horses 2 years old only (Terms). YOURE CHILUBULI (Harsha N) was examined on Friday, 26th December 2008 at 6.10 pm and found to be suffering from colic. Under the circumstances it was permitted to be withdrawn. Trainer Mr. Pradeep Annaiah was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. Jockey C.D. Hayes, the rider of CAYENNE placed third by the Judge objected against both Jockey David Allan, the rider of RULE OF ATTRACTION placed first and Jockey B. Prakash, the rider of QUEEN'S COLLECTION, placed second for interference by the first placed and second placed horses in the straight thereby affecting his placing resulting in him losing the race. The Stewards held an enquiry immediately after the race and interviewed the Jockeys concerned. After deliberations, they decided to overrule both the objections. Jockey David Allan, the rider of RULE OF ATTRACTION, was fined Rs.1,000/- for not maintaining a straight course in the last 400 Metres. Jockey B. Prakash, the rider of QUEEN'S COLLECTION, was repri- manded for going in slightly on to CAYENNE (C.D. Hayes) passing the 300 Metres. ZAMALEK (S.A.DeSousa) sustained an injury on right hind fetlock. 2nd Race: 82. The Kakanakote Plate - (About) 1400 Metres. 12 Runners Horses rated 00 to 25. As Jockey C. Krishnan was certified medically unfit to ride, permission was granted to trainer Mr. B. Puttanna to substitute Jockey Vinod Shinde to ride CORUS in place of the declared rider. Trainer Mr. Mahmood Khan was fined Rs.500/- for failing to pro- duce the declared colours at the scales in respect of his charge FANTABULOUS HERO. Subsequently `all black' emergency colours were permitted to be used. Jockey B. Sreekanth, the rider of VOODOO MOON, was reprimanded for not exercising sufficient control over his mount during the final stages of the race. SENNA (K.P.G. Appu) sustained an injury on right hind pastern. MONEY MANTRA (B.L. Paswan) sustained gum injury. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b f EXCEL- LENT ABILITY. 3rd Race: 83. The Novice Plate-Div.I-(About) 1200 Metres. 11 Runners Maiden Indian Horses 2 years old only (Terms). Permission was granted to trainer Mr. B. Puttanna to substitute Jockey S. Guruprasad to ride ALIANZ in place of the declared rider. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Karan Singh to withdraw FLYING BEAUTY on veterinary grounds as the filly played up in the paddock and sustained a fall with resultant injuries on her right chest wall and right hock. Trainer Mr. Karan Singh was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Ve- terinary Officer before accepting with it again. SUPREME ARCH (Shobhan Babu)jumped awkwardly inwards and inconven- ienced SPARK OF REVERENCE (S. John) on the inside. Jockey David Allan, the rider of GYPSY MAGIC reported that his mount was running green in the straight. Trainer Mr. S. Padmanab- han was informed to take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with it again. Jockey K.P.G. Appu, the rider of MIGHTY MONARCH, was questioned as to the reason for checking his mount in the early stages of the race, he stated that (a) the trainer had instructed him to sit in third or fourth position till the final bend and to do his best in the straight; (b) the horse was too keen in the early stages of the races thereby he had to keep his mount with a view to adhering to the trainer's instructions. The trainer corrobo- rated the statement of the Jockey with regard to his riding instructions and added that he too observed that his horse was too keen in the early stages of the race. He further informed that he would change his riding instructions in future so as to allow the horse to race from a forward position. DREAM PARK (D. Gnaneshwar) sustained gum injury. 4th Race: 84. The Amathos Plate-Div.II-(About) 1400 Metres. 12 Runners Horses rated 20 to 45. ROCAMORA (Shanth Kumar) lost considerable ground at the start. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr. V. Narayana Gowda was in- formed that he must not accept with it again until its behaviour improved to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in three jump outs on the starting gate practice days over a span of three weeks before accepting with it again. Jockey R. Koch, the rider of GIFTOFACHIEVEMENT reported that his mount was hanging `in' very badly in the straight. Trainer Mr. S. Narredu was informed to get it checked by his Veterinarian and take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with it again. MUSIC FOREVER (Shobhan Babu) sustained gum injury. 5th Race: 85. The T.B.Hanumantharaj Memorial Cup-(About) 1600 9 Runners Metres. Horses rated 40 to 65. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. B. Puttanna to substitute Jockey Vinod Shinde to ride GREENS in place of the declared rider. Jockey David Allan, the rider of STAR SPEED, reported that his mount stumbled approaching the 800 Metres. Jockey Vinod Shinde, the rider of GREENS, was fined Rs.1,000/- for not exercising sufficient control over his mount thereby repeatedly changing course in the straight. Jockey Vinod Shinde, the rider of GREENS reported that he lost his whip approaching the 200 Metres. Trainer Mr. V. Lokanath was questioned regarding the poor perfor- mance of his charge MONARCHIAL (K.P.G. Appu). The trainer stated that (a) the horse was running over 1600 Metres for the first time; (b) after seeing its poor performance, he felt that the present distance may be too much; and (c) that he would switch over to shorter distances in future. The explanations of the trainer was noted for future reference. PLEASANT PRINCE (Shanth Kumar) ran detached from the field. Trainer Mr. R.V. Manohar was questioned with regard to (a) the poor performance of his charge as compared to its racing capabil- ity; (b) the deterioration of the performance of his charge as compared to its previous run during the meeting; (c) generally poor performance of his wards during this meeting. As the trainer could not attribute any specefic reason,(a) he was severely cautioned with regard to his lackadaisical and feckless approach in the running of his wards as generally most of his wards are performing listlessly during this meeting; (b) he was advised to be very careful in choosing suitable races for his wards and also with regard to the selection of riders on his wards in future. 6th Race: 86. The Amathos Plate-Div.I-(About) 1400 Metres. 10 Runners Horses rated 20 to 45. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. B. Puttanna to substitute Jockey S. Guruprasad to ride SIMPLE in place of the declared rider. TRAFALGAR SQUARE (Samuel Hitchcott) was examined at 7.05 a.m. and was found to be suffering from colic. Under the circumstances it was permitted to be withdrawn. Trainer Mr. Amit Caddy was in- formed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. SIMPLE (S. Guruprasad) planted and refused to jump out of the gates and took no practical part in the race. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr. B. Puttanna was informed that he must not accept with it again until its behaviour improved to the satis- faction of the Stipendiary Stewards in one Mock Race on a race day on the race track. Jockey K. Raja Rao, the rider of PLEASANT GLORY, was fined Rs.5,000/- for checking his mount repeatedly for no apparent reason thereby causing severe interference to FLIP YOUR DESTINY (Gaurav Sapra) on his inside and REDSHIFT (Imran Chisty) who was galloping directly behind PLEASANT GLORY approaching the 1200 Metres. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner ch g SARMAIDAR. 7th Race: 87. The Hyderabad Silver Vase - (About) 1600 Metres. 12 Runners Horses rated 80 and above. RIO BRAVO (Suraj Narredu) was examined after the race at 4.55 pm and was found to be trotting lame on right fore. Trainer Mr. Sriram Komandur was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. MOTHER'S PRIDE (S.A.DeSousa) sustained an injury on right hind fetlock. SUPER SPEED (K.P.G. Appu) sustained a bruise on right hind ten- don. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g FANSTIC QUEST. 8th Race: 88. The S.Nanjundaiah Memorial Plate-(About) 1200 12 Runners Metres. Horses rated 40 to 65, 4, 5 & 6 years old. Trainer Mr. Amit Caddy was fined Rs.500/- for making an error in the starting declaration in respect of his charge DOCK OF BAY as regards shoeing. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. S. Britto to substitute Jockey Khursheed Alam to ride AWESOME BEAUTY in place of the declared rider as Jockey C. Harish could not arrive to fulfill his riding engagement. ENFORCER (Shobhan Babu) had to be checked due to the crowding of the field in the process it stumbled approaching the 800 Metres. Jockey C. Harish, the rider of AWESOME BEAUTY was severely repri- manded for not fulfilling his riding engagement. Jockey M.D. Praveen, the rider of SMART N SPECIAL, was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting `out' and causing interference to DOCK OF BAY (Samuel Hitchcott) on his outside approaching the 250 Metres. Surprise Sample was taken for analysis from b f DOCK OF BAY. 9th Race: 89. The Royal Russian Plate - (About) 1600 Metres. 11 Runners Horses rated 20 to 45, 4, 5 & 6 years old. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. B. Puttanna to substitute Jockey S. Guruprasad to ride STAR NEWS in place of the declared rider. Trainer S. Padmanabhan was fined Rs.500/- for making an error in the starting declaration in respect of his charge DANTE'S PEAK as regards shoeing. Jockey M.D. Praveen, the rider of MEDIA MAN was severely repri- manded for dropping his hands before passing the winning post. ---------------------------------------------------------------- BREATHALYSER TEST No. of Riders tested : 10 Result : Negative ---------------------------------------------------------------- STARTING REMARKS : Issued by the Starters separately. ----------------------------------------------------------------- No. of Races : : 9 No. of Runners : : 100 Average Runners per Race : : 11.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE STEWARDS, Sd/- B. SHIVAPRASAD, Sd/- T.S. MAHENDHER, 30-12-2008 STIPENDIARY STEWARDS. ORDER OF THE STEWARDS MYSORE RACES 2008 ADDITIONAL REPORT 13th Day, Friday, 26th September 2008 109. The Mandya Plate-(About) 1200 Metres. For Horses Rated 20 to 45, 3 years old. (a) The Stewards of the Bangalore Turf Club Ltd., at their meet- ing held on 10th December 2008 considered the appeal dated 25th October 2008 filed by Jockey P.S. Chouhan against the decision of the Stewards of Mysore Race Club Ltd., in suspending his licence from 12-11-2008 to 25-2-2009 (both days inclusive) for contraven- tion of Rule No.159(b) of the BTC Rules of Racing in respect of his mount STUNNING GREY in the above race. (b) They interviewed Mr. Shehzad Abbas, Spokesman for Jockey P.S. Chouhan and Mr. Pradeep Annaiah, the trainer of the horse. After deliberations, they decided to partially modify the Order of the Stewards of Mysore Race Club Ltd., in that the Jockey's Licence granted to Jockey P.S. Chouhan shall stand withdrawn from 20-12- 2008 to 19-3-2009 (both days inclusive) for contravention of Rule 159(b) of the BTC Rules of Racing on his mount STUNNING GREY in the above race and the appeal fee of Rs.2,500/- deposited by Jockey P.S. Chouhan be forfeited. Sd/- S. NIRMAL PRASAD, SECRETARY, BY ORDER OF THE STEWARDS. BANGALORE TURF CLUB LTD. ORDER OF THE BOARD OF APPEAL MYSORE RACES 2008 THIRTEENTH DAY, FRIDAY, 26TH SEPTEMBER 2008 Race No.109: The Mandya Plate-(About) 1200 Metres. For horses rated 20 to 45, 3 years old only. The Board of Appeal at its Meeting held on Thursday, 25th Decem- ber 2008, considered appeal dated 12th December 2008 filed by Jockey P.S. Chouhan against the decision of the Stewards of the Club in suspending his licence from 20-12-2008 to 19-3-2009 (both days inclusive) for contravention of Rule 159(b) of the BTC Rules of Racing on his mount STUNNING GREY in the above race. They interviewed Trainer Mr. Pradeep Annaiah and Jockey P.S. Chouhan. After deliberations they decided to reduce the period of punishment in that his licence shall remain suspended from 26- 12-2008 to 18-2-2009 (both days inclusive) for contravention of Rule 159(b) of the BTC Rules of Racing on his mount STUNNING GREY (not permitted to ride work). The Board further decided that appeal fee of Rs.2,500/- paid by Jockey P.S. Chouhan be forfeited. Sd/- S.NIRMAL PRASAD, SECRETARY, 29-12-2008. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF APPEAL