KOLKATA|Winter Season 2011-2012|24/12/2011| Incidents

1	(91)	THE GRAND MADAME HANDICAP A Handicap for Horses rated 20 TO 45	2000M

Star Success

STAR SUCCESS (Imran Khan) and SILVER GUEST (C Alford) drifted ‘outwards’ under pressure in the concluding stages of the race.

Mama Morembo

At the conclusion of an enquiry that was opened immediately after the race into the running and riding of b f MAMA MOREMBO, ridden by Jockey N S Parmar and trained by Mr. P Shroff, Tr. Shyam S Habbu, deputizing for Tr. P Shroff, when queried as to the riding instructions to the jockey N S Parmar stated that he was advised by Tr. P Shroff to instruct the jockey to lead the field soon after the start and to do his best thereafter (the same was intimated to the Stipendiary Stewards by Tr. P Shroff through email prior to the running of the race). He opined that he was disappointed with the filly’s performance and could give no explanation. The Stipendiary Stewards impounded the filly for clinical analysis and advised Tr Shyam S Habbu to keep the filly under observation and report ailment, if any.

2	(92)	THE SANS PAREIL HANDICAP A Handicap for Horses rated 40 TO 65	1200M

Kinshasa	KINSHASA, a declared starter in the above race, was examined by the Veterinary Officer on the morning of Saturday, 24th December, 2011 and found to be lame on right fore. Under the circumstances the gelding was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. D M David was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.
Whistling Strait	WHISTLING STRAIT (App Ajoy Roy) was fractious while being stalled thereby delaying the start of the race.

3	(93)	THE STATELY DON PLATE TERMS - 2 year old maidens only	1400M

Abubble	Passing the distance post ABUBBLE (C Alford) and STUPID CUPID (Shailesh Shinde) under pressure drifted ‘outwards’
Impressive Win	IMPRESSIVE WIN (Vinay Jaiswal) was fractious while being stalled thereby delaying the start of the race.
Promissory Note	PROMISSORY NOTE (A M Tograllu) which was slow to begin trailed the field home. In view of its performance Tr. Javed Khan was informed not to accept with his charge until capable of a better performance and was shown to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in a barrier trial during the hours of morning track work.

4	(94)	THE ALASKAN HANDICAP (DIV-I) A Handicap for Horses rated 20 TO 45	1100M

Airleas	AIRLEAS (Neeraj Rawal) and KINGSTON (App Arman Khan) were fractious while being stalled.
Devilitto	DEVILITTO (A M Tograllu) was denied a clear run between the 600 and 400 metres due to the crowding of the field.
Sabbath	Jockey Carlos Henrique failed to arrive in time to fulfill his riding engagement due to a delay in his flight schedule, hence Tr. Bath was permitted to substitute Jockey Aadesh Kumar to ride his charge SABBATH. SABBATH (Aadesh Kumar), FASCINATING (M Maseyk) and DEVILITTO (A M Tograllu) were slow to begin.
Victory Road	VICTORY ROAD (Afzal Khan) planted and took no practical part in the race. In view of its behavior Tr. Shafiq Khan was informed not to accept with his charge until shown to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in a mock race. The Starting Stall Certificate of VICTORY ROAD has been revoked to the Starter.

5	(95)	THE DASHO LHENDUP DORJI MEMORIAL TROPHY A Handicap for Horses rated 60 TO 85	1200M

Superior Quest	Some distance after the start SUPERIOR QUEST (B Gurang) which was racing fiercely inconvenienced POLES APART (C Alford) and FIORUCCI (M Maseyk) travelling on the far side when shifted ‘outwards’ by its rider to avoid clipping the heels of the front runners.
Rob N Rob	ROB N ROB (App Shezad Khan) was fractious while being stalled. ROB N ROB (App Shezad Khan) ran detached from the field. On examination the Veterinary Officer reported that the gelding returned lame with a cut injury on right hind. Tr. H S Bath was informed not to accept with his charge until passed fit by the Veterinary Officer.

6	(96)	THE CALCUTTA OAKS (GR.3) TERMS - 3 YEARS OLD ONLY (F)	2400M

Pedigree Nick	Passing the distance post PEDIGREE NICK (P Trevor) was momentarily inconvenienced when TWO IN ONE (Shailesh Shinde) shifted ‘inwards’ under pressure. Jockey Shailesh Shinde was reprimanded for not maintaining a straight course.
Secrecy	SECRECY (C Alford) and TWO IN ONE (Shailesh Shinde) were fractious while being stalled.

7	(97)	THE GEN A S VAIDYA MEMORIAL TROPHY A Handicap for Horses rated 40 TO 65	1400M

Avon Creek

AVON CREEK (I Khan) arrived late to the start thereby delaying the start of the race. Further the gelding drifted to the outer portion of the race track during the final 400 metres of the race. Tr. Mr. D M David was advised to take appropriate corrective measures on both counts before accepting with his charge again.

8	(98)	THE ARMY CUP TERMS - 4 YEARS OLD & UPWARD	1400M

El Tropico	EL TROPICO (N S Parmar) was slow to begin losing approximately two lengths at the start.
Born To Fly	For declaring wrong weight in respect of his charge BORN TO FLY, Tr. D R Byramji was fined a sum of Rs. 500/ Passing the distance post BORN TO FLY (Neeraj Rawal) was inconvenienced when EL TROPICO (N S Parmar) shifted ‘inwards’
Samarkhand	Approaching the 1000 metres SAMARKHAND (A M Tograllu) was carried ‘outwards’ by CARIBBEAN QUEEN (P Trevor).
Silver Fox	As Jockey C Alford was declared medically unfit to ride, Tr. Vijay Singh was permitted to substitute Jockey B Mahesh to ride his charge SILVER FOX.

9	(99)	THE ALASKAN HANDICAP (DIV-II) A Handicap for Horses rated 20 TO 45	1100M

Raffles (O)	RAFFLES (App Ajoy Roy) which was very fractious in its stall, stumbled as the start was effected and dislodged its rider. In view of its behaviour Tr. Vijay Singh was advised to give his charge adequate gate practice before accepting with it again.
Lake Sunrise	Jockey Aadesh Kumar, the rider of LAKE SUNRISE, reported that his mount was inclined to run ‘out’ through out the race.
Cherish The Moment-o	CHERISH THE MOMENT (Sk Israil) drifted to the outer portion of the race track during the final stages of the race.
Benjamin	BENJAMIN (Salim Khan) and PEPPERMINT (Gajender Singh) were slow to begin.