KOLKATA|WINTER SEASON 2025-2026|16/11/2025| Incidents

1	(22)	THE ARABIAN PRINCE HANDICAP A Handicap for Horses rated 41 TO 66	2000M
			2:00 PM

Lucky Nine

Tr. B Rajender Reddy informed the Stipendiary Stewards during the parade of horses that he had instructed Jockey Hasib Alam (LUCKY NINE) to take a 6 – 7 length lead and ride his mount from the front as the mare had performed better when ridden in such manner, was noted. LUCKY NINE dropped out of contention from about the 700 metres, trailed the field and finished the race detached from the field. Tr. B Rajender Reddy was advised not to accept with his charge until it was capable of a better performance. The Veterinary Officer was requested to examine the gelding and submit his report. On examination the gelding was found to be trotting sound.

2	(25)	THE CAMBRIDGE HANDICAP (DIV-I) A Handicap for Horses rated 21 TO 46	1400M
			3:30 PM

Midnight Blue	MIDNIGHT BLUE got stuck in the back gate which was shut prematurely by one of the handlers accidentally. The gelding was unloaded and withdrawn on veterinary advice before coming under Starter’s orders.
Noorie	NOORIE brushed against the running rails passing the 400 metres of the race.
Cool Daddy	COOL DADDY was slow to begin.
Jimmy Bee	JIMMY BEE was slow to begin losing 3 – 4 lengths at the start and was denied a clear run passing the 300 metres due to the crowding of the field.
Cash N Run	As Jockey Nikhil Naidu was declared medically unfit to ride, Tr. Sabeel Shariff was permitted to substitute Jockey Md Sameer to ride his charge CASH N RUN.

3	(26)	THE CAMBRIDGE HANDICAP (DIV-II) A Handicap for Horses rated 21 TO 46	1400M
			4:00 PM

Sporting Trainer	SPORTING TRAINER was very fractious inside the stalls, in the process the stirrup iron of the Jockey broke. As there was insufficient time to replace the equipment, the gelding was permitted to
Veneno	be withdrawn before coming under Starter’s orders. VENENO was slow to begin.
Victorious Omen	Jockey Vinay Jaiswal (TOUSSAINT, drawn 2) reported that his mount jumped inwards catching him by surprise, inconveniencing VICTORIOUS OMEN (Imran Chisty, drawn 1) on his inside, was noted.
Enchanting	Jockey P Trevor (ENCHANTING) reported that his mount was sluggish out of gates, was not galloping fluently in the initial stages and tending to hang out throughout the race when placed under pressure, was noted.
Toussaint	Jockey Vinay Jaiswal (TOUSSAINT, drawn 2) reported that his mount jumped inwards catching him by surprise, inconveniencing VICTORIOUS OMEN (Imran Chisty, drawn 1) on his inside, was noted.
Zambezi	ZAMBEZI was slow to begin losing about 4 – 5 lengths at the start. Tr. Dr. Anil Kumar was advised to give his charge adequate gate practice. Further, Jockey A Ashhad Asbar (ZAMBEZI) was reprimanded for the indifferent handling of his mount after being slow off.
Cashmere Silk	Jockey Vishal N Bunde (CASHMERE SILK) reported that his mount was not responding from around the final bend and as such he eased up his mount passing the 300 metres. Tr. Sabeel Shariff was advised not to race his charges too frequently if they were not giving the desired results.