BANGALORE WINTER MEETING 2008-09 TWENTYFIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, 21ST FEBRUARY 2009 RACING INCIDENTS (175 - 182) Going : Good Penetrometer Reading: 3.6 Cms. (False Rails: Average width of 3 Metres from 1600 Metres to the winning post.) 1st Race: 175. The Infants Plate-Div.II-(About) 1200 Metres Maiden Indian Horses 3 years old only (Terms) (10 Runners). Trainer Mr. Irfan Ghatala was fined Rs.3,000/- for coming late to the paddock resulting in his charge BOCCONCINO leaving the pad- dock very late causing delay in the start of the race. Jockey Harish, the rider of SNOW PEAKS, reported that his mount was trying to run out throughout the race. Trainer Mr. S. Dominic was informed to get it checked by his Veterinarian and take appropriate corrective measures before accepting with it again. LUSH LASHES (S. John) sustained an injury on right hind pastern. SNOW PEAKS (Harish) sustained a bleeding injury on right hind cannon. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b f SENORA ENCIMA. 2nd Race: 176. The Manipal Plate - (About) 1400 Metres. Horses rated 00 to 25, 5, 6 & 7 years old (12 Runners). ANGEL FIED (S. Shiva Kumar) planted and took no practical part in the race. In view of its behaviour trainer Mr. Mahmood Khan 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. GRACIAN (M. Madhu Babu) was observed to have lost his right stirrup iron approaching the 700 Metres. After the race the equipment was checked and was found to be otherwise well main- tained and as such no action was taken. Jockey Md.Shafiq, the rider of SAVANNAH PRIDE, was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting `out' and causing interference to MAAHI VE (A. Ashok Kumar) on his outside approaching the 550 Metres. GRACIAN (M. Madhu Babu) who was ridden without the aid of stirrup shifted `in' and inconvenienced RETRO QUEEN (D. Gnaneshwar) on his inside approaching the 350 Metres. ROYAL FILLY (A. Velu) sustained a cut injury on right fore past- ern. MISTER TROOPER (S. Chandrashekar) sustained injuries on left fore cannon and right fore fetlock. 3rd Race: 177. The Infants Plate-Div.I-(About) 1200 Metres Maiden Indian Horses 3 years old only (Terms) (10 Runners). STAR ASSEMBLY (B. Prakash - drawn 2) jumped awkwardly outwards thereby inconveniencing SONG OF PASSION (K. Raja Rao - drawn 3). Jockey Shobhan Babu, the rider of PLEASURE BITE, reported that his mount ran green throughout the race. 4th Race: 178. The Sivaganga Plate - (About) 1400 Metres. Horses rated 20 to 45 (10 Runners). Trainer Mr. Irfan Ghatala was fined Rs.500/- for making an error in the scratching form in respect of his charge LEOPARDINO. Trainer Mr. M.B. Mangalorkar was fined Rs.500/- for not obtaining prior permission to take his charge CHELSY DANCER to the start- ing gates in advance of the remainder of the field, as per General Condition 20 of the Prospectus of BWM 2008-09. Trainer Mr. J.S. Dhariwal was fined Rs.2,000/- for not obtaining the consent of the Jockey for riding his charge TERN ME ON. Trainer Mr. S.S. Attaollahi was fined Rs.2,000/- for changing the Jockey after obtaining Saleem Golam's consent to ride his charge CLOUSEAU. ATLANTUS (K. Raja Rao) stumbled soon after the start. Jockey K. Raja Rao, the rider of ATLANTUS, was reprimanded for travelling wide throughout the race. Jockey S. Chandrashekar, the rider of ATTATURK, pulled up his mount approaching the 900 Metres since he felt the horse was not striding out normally and was galloping in snatches. The horse was impounded for veterinary examination and kept under observa- tion. After the last race it was examined (endoscopy) which revealed presence of Mucopus in the upper part of the trachea. The gelding was kept in the Equine Hospital for further observa- tion and on 22-2-2009 it was examined and found to be having soreness in both hind quarters. Trainer Sharat Kumar was in- formed 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 LOCK AND LOAD. 5th Race: 179. The Governor's Trophy - (About) 1600 Metres. For 3-year-old Indian Horses (Foaled in 2006)(Terms)(7 Runners). Trainer Mr. Amit Caddy was fined Rs.500/- for not declaring weight in respect of his charge SOUTHERN GLADIATOR. RED RENEGADE (David Allan) was extremely fractious inside the stall and was withdrawn before coming under Starter's order. SOUTHERN GLADIATOR (Gaurav Sapra) was inconvenienced by CAPTIVAT- ING (C.D. Hayes) soon after the start. Jockey C.D. Hayes, the rider of CAPTIVATING, was reprimanded for repeatedly looking back during the final stages of the race. 6th Race: 180. The S. Rangarajan Memorial Trophy -(About) 1200 Metres. Horses rated 80 and above. (9 Runners) Trainer Mr. Irfan Ghatala was fined Rs.500/- for failing to pro- duce the declared colours at the scales in respect of his charge SLAVIC. Subsequently `all black' emergency colours was permitted to be used. SLAVIC (M.D. Praveen) pulled up lame on left fore after the race. Trainer Mr. Irfan Ghatala was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again. 7th Race: 181. The Bhagamandala Plate - (About) 1400 Metres. Horses rated 40 to 65 (9 Runners). Trainer Mr. J. Babu Rao was fined Rs.500/- for making an error in the starting declaration in respect of his charge FLAIR QUEEN. Permission was granted to trainer Mr. S.S. Attaollahi (deputis- ing for Trainer Mr. Arjun Mangalorkar) who was unable to fulfill his engagement in the race as he had to leave to take a flight to Kolkatta. Jockey Afsar Khan, the rider of HIDALGO, was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting `out' and bumping TOUCH OF MAGIC (Md. Shafiq) on his outside soon after the start. Jockey Suraj Narredu, the rider ROYAL AMBER, was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting `out' and bumping SUNNY'S SYMPHONY (D. Gnaneshwar) on his outside. HIDALGO (Afsar Khan) who was travelling directly behind ROYAL AMBER also had to be restrained at this stage. Jockey S. John, the rider of CONCEPTUAL, was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting `in' and causing interference to EDMONDO (S.A.De Sousa) on his inside approaching the 300 Metres. The Stipendiary Stewards reported Jockey S. John, the rider of CONCEPTUAL to the Stewards for careless riding (Rule No.161(i) in that he shifted `in' sharply after jumping `out' causing severe interference to ROYAL AMBER (Suraj Narredu) and FLAIR QUEEN (S. Shiva Kumar) on his inside before passing the red marker post. 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 3-3-2009 to 14-3-2009 (both days inclusive) for careless riding (Rule No.161(i) on his mount CONCEPTUAL in the above race (permitted to ride work). EDMONDO (S.A.De Sousa) sustained an injury on right hind fetlock. FLAIR QUEEN (S. Shiva Kumar) sustained injuries on right hock and left hind cannon. Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner ch f CON- CEPTUAL. 8th Race: 182. The Alchemy Plate - (About) 1200 Metres. Horses rated 20 to 45 (12 Runners). VAYUPUTRA (Saleem Golam - drawn 10) jumped awkwardly outwards and inconvenienced MUSIC FOREVER (Harish - drawn 11). RAIN MAN (S. Chandrashekar - drawn 3) jumped awkwardly inwards and inconvenienced ACT OF BEAUTY (Shobhan Babu - drawn 2) which in turn passed it on to BRAVE AND BOLD (M.D. Praveen - drawn 1) on his inside soon after the start. SCRAMJET (S.A. De Sousa) sustained a cut injury on right hock. ACT OF DUTY (Shobhan Babu) sustained gum injury. Jockey Madhu Babu, the rider of NEARCO MASTER, who was travelling very close to the rails restrained his mount thereby inconven- iencing FAST MACHINE (Khursheed Alam) who had to be checked resulting in S. Shiva Kumar, the rider of SHEER GOLD checking his mount approaching the 800 Metres. ---------------------------------------------------------------- BREATHALYSER TEST No. of Riders Tested : 10 Results : Negative ---------------------------------------------------------------- STARTING REMARKS : Issued by the Starters separately ---------------------------------------------------------------- No. of Races : 8 No. of Runners : 79 Average runners per race : 9.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE STEWARDS Sd/- B. Shivaprasad, Sd/- T.S. Mahendher, 26-2-2009. Stipendiary Stewards.