BANGALORE WINTER MEETING 2009-2010
SECOND DAY, SATURDAY, 7TH NOVEMBER, 2009.

RACING INCIDENTS
(9 - 17)

Going : Good Penetrometer Reading : 5 Cms.

(False Rails : Average width of 2 Metres from 1300 Metres to the winning Post.)

(It rained before the first race and there was intermittent drizzle during the races)

1st Race: 9. The Sarb-Kla Plate - Div.II - (About) 1200 Metres. Horses rated 20 to 45 (12 Runners).

Jockey Himanshu, the rider of FREEDOM FIGHTER, was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting out and bumping SOUNDOFTHEWIND (Gaurav Sapra) and SPARK OF ILDERIM (Suraj Narredu) on his inside soon after the start.

Jockey S. John, the rider of HURRICANE BOLT, was fined Rs.2,000/- for coming in sharply and crowding the horses on his inside before passing the red marker post.

Jockey Suraj Narredu, the rider of SPARK OF ILDERIM, was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting in and tightening FREEDOM FIGHTER (Himanshu) on his inside passing the 1000 Metres which was checked by its rider. As a result CHELSY DANCER (P.S. Chouhan) which was travelling directly behind struck the front runner and stumbled thereby momentarily unbalancing the rider.

Jockey Himanshu, the rider of FREEDOM FIGHTER, was fined Rs.1,000/- for shifting `in' and causing interference to YES WE CAN (Md. Shafiq) on his inside passing the 300 Metres.

CHELSY DANCER (P.S. Chouhan) burst its blood vessels during the race. Trainer Mr. Neil Darashah was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again.

Jockey Vinod Shinde, the rider of MISTY MOONLIGHT placed 2nd by the Judge objected against Jockey S. John, the rider of HURRICANE BOLT, placed 1st for "near the 300 Metres the winner came on to me very suddenly and I shouted at him to correct himself. I had to check my mount and as the winner continued to whip on to his left my horse was forced to check and shift out". The Stewards held an enquiry immediately after the race and interviewed the Jockeys concerned. After deliberations, they decided to overrule the objection.

Subsequent to the objection being overrule, the Stewards decided that the deposit of Rs.2,500/- made by Jockey Vinod Shinde be forfeited for lodging a frivolous objection.

Jockey S. John, the rider of HURRICANE BOLT, was fined Rs.1,000/- for the excessive use of the whip on his mount during the race (1st infringement).
The Veterinary Officer reported that soon after the race on examination it was observed that the left fore shoe of SWARNA MUKHI (A. Ashok Kumar) had apparently splayed during the race.

Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b f HURRICANE BOLT.

2nd Race : 10. The Mount Joy Plate - (About) 1400 Metres.
Horses rated 00 to 25 (11 Runners).

Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Irfan Ghatala to withdraw ISINBAYEVA on veterinary grounds as it was found to have sustained bleeding cut injuries on left fore coronet before the race. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again.

Trainer Mr. V. Lokanath was fined Rs.500/- for making an error in the Starting Declaration in respect of his charge SOLDIER BLUE as regards Shoeing.

As Jockey S. Shiva Kumar could not arrive in time to fulfil his riding engagement in the above race, permission was granted to trainer Mr. Mohd A Abbas to substitute Jockey S. Selvaraj to ride ZAMALEK in place of the declared rider.

ZAMALEK (S. Selvaraj) planted and lost many lengths at the start. In views of its behaviour, trainer Mr. Mohd A Abbas was informed that he must not accept with it again until its behaviour improved to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in one Mock Race on a race day on the race track.

Jockey S. John, the rider of AIM TO WIN, was fined Rs.2,000/- for shifting `in' and causing interference to MOON MEMORIES (B. Prakash) on his inside which in turn passed it on to SOUTHERN STYLE (B. Sreekanth) on his inside passing the 400 Metres.

Jockey B.L. Paswan, the rider of YES I CAN, reported that his saddle shifted over the withers passing 500 Metres whereby he got unbalanced and had to dismount. After examination, trainer Mr. J.S. Pillay was fined Rs.2,000/- for faulty saddling.

3rd Race: 11. The Air Force Trophy - Div.II - (About) 1200 Metres. Horses rated 40 to 65 (10 Runners).

Trainer Mr. Samar Singh was fined Rs.500/- for making an error in the Starting Declaration in respect of his charge LITTLE SPLENDOUR as regards Claiming Allowance.

ROYAL PLAYER (Gaurav Sapra) sustained a cut injury on her left hind fetlock.

4th Race: 12. The Baba Khan Memorial Plate - (About) 1600 Metres. Horses rated 40 to 65, 4 years old and over (11 Runners).

Permission was granted to trainer Mr. G. Nityanand to withdraw PINAAKINI on veterinary grounds as it was found to be trotting short on left fore. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again.

SHISHAM (Vinod Shinde) burst its blood vessels during 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.

SUPERYACHT (Himanshu) sustained cut injury on left hock.

Surprise Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g DUCKWORTH.

5th Race: 13. The Krishnaraja Trophy - (About) 1200 Metres. Horses rated 80 and above (10 Runners).

FIREZONE (Khurshad Alam) sustained a cut injury on right elbow

6th Race : 14. The Punjab Stud Plate - (About) 1600 Metres.
Horses rated 60 to 85 (10 Runners).

Permission was granted to trainer Mr. J. Babu Rao to withdraw UNDUE on veterinary grounds as it was walking lame on right fore. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again.

As Jockey Harish was certified medically unfit to ride, permission was granted to trainer Mr. Tharun Thimmaiah to substitute Jockey D. Gnaneshwar to ride COORG HONEY in place of the declared rider.

Jockey Ryan Marshall, the rider of CIBONEY, reported that his mount gradually fell back, ran detached in the last 300 Metres and was not galloping in the straight. The horse was impounded for veterinary examination and no abnormality was reported. The horse was referred for further veterinary check.

SPARK OF REVERENCE (Suraj Narredu) sustained a deep cut injury on left hock and also right hind tendon.

Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b f GYPSY MAGIC.

7th Race: 15. The Air Force Trophy - Div.I - (About) 1200 Metres. Horses rated 40 to 65 (11 Runners).

Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Warren Singh to substitute Jockey P.S. Chouhan to ride REAL GLADIATOR in place of the declared rider.

Jockey M.J. Gautam Raj Urs, the rider of ROMANCE IN THE AIR, was fined Rs.1,000/- for coming in sharply before passing the red marker post and inconveniencing READY TO MINGLE (D.Patel) on his inside which was checked by its rider but as a result CASPIAN SEA (Md. Shafiq) running directly behind also had to be checked by its rider.

Jockey K.P.G. Appu, the rider of FROZEN FIRE, reported that his mount was not galloping fluently during the early part of the race. The horse was impounded for veterinary examination and no abnormality was reported.
Jockey S.A. De Sousa, the rider of CRUISING, was questioned regarding the handling of his mount. He stated that (a) his instructions were to keep his mount in the mid bunch and ride out in the straight; (b) he followed his riding instructions and added that unfortunately approaching the 200 Metres he could not get a clear run due to a closely packed field thereby had to ride in check; (c) later he got an opening and rode out fully but could only finish 3rd;and (d) he was not very sure whether the denial of a clear run at 200 Metres would have affected his chance of winning the race. His explanations were noted.

Routine Sample was taken for analysis from the winner b g REAL GLADIATOR.

8th Race: 16. The Cordon Bleu Plate - (About) 1400 Metres. Horses rated 20 to 45, 4 years old and over (11 Runners).

Permission was granted to trainer Mr. Warren Singh to withdraw SUNNY CONNEXION on veterinary grounds as it was found to be trotting lame on left hind due to inflammed fetlock. He was informed that he must produce a Fitness Certificate from the Club's Veterinary Officer before accepting with it again.

Jockey B. Prakash, the rider of COMPETENT SOLDIER, reported that his mount gradually started dropping back passing the 700 Metres and stopped galloping in the straight. The horse was impounded for veterinary examination but no abnormality was reported. The horse was referred for further veterinary check.

BURNING AMBITIONS (V.R. Jagadeesh) sustained gum injury.

9th Race: 17. The Sarb-Kla Plate - Div.I - (About) 1200 Metres. Horses rated 20 to 45 (12 Runners).

Jockey R. Koch, the rider of AMIABLE LADY, was fined Rs.2,000/- for coming in and causing interference to SHE'S A LADY (P.S. Chouhan) on his inside which in turn passed it on to CALYPSO STAR (A. Ashok Kumar) along the rails approaching the 1100 Metres and on his inside before passing the red marker post.

STORM CHASER (B. Sreekanth) jumped awkwardly outwards from the gates thereby inconvenienced DIFFERENT OPINION (Himanshu) on the outside.

BREATHALYSER TEST
No. of Riders Tested : 10
Results : Negative

STARTING REMARKS : Issued by the Starters separately
No. of Races : 9
No. of Runners : 98
Average runners per race : 10.8

Sd/ - T. RAMAN,
Sd/- T.S.MAHENDHER
STIPENDIARY STEWARDS
8-11-2009 PUBLISHED BY THE ORDER OF THE STEWARDS