ROYAL WESTERN INDIA TURF CLUB, LTD.
MUMBAI MEETING 2016/17, SPECIAL RACE DAY, SUNDAY, 19th
MARCH, 2017.
(PENETROMETER: 3.9; GOING: GOOD)
RACE DAY REPORTS
RAILS WERE
PLACED AT THE ORIGINAL POINT
RACE NO.1(228) – THE P.R.MEHTA TROPHY: (About) 2400 Metres – Runners –
3
At the request
of Trainer Adhirajsingh Jodha,
OLLY BOY was examined on 17/03/2017 and was found to be sore by the right hind
leg. As such, the horse was certified unfit to race and was withdrawn on
Veterinary grounds. The horse has to be passed fit by the Club’s V.O.
before next accepting to race.
After
the race, GERANIUM was trotted and found to be sound.
RACE NO.2(229) – THE R.M. & RUKMANI GOCULDAS
MILLION
(About) 1400 Metres – Runners –
5
On
arrival at the start, BRAHMACHARI (N. S. Parmar) was
examined by the Club’s Sr. V.O. and found to be sore by the right fore leg. As such, the gelding was certified unfit to race
and was withdrawn before coming under the Starter’s Order. The gelding has to
be passed fit by the Club’s V.O. before next accepting to race.
CELTIC
PRINCE (Neeraj Rawal) was
reluctant to be stalled. Trainer S. Waheed has been
asked to give the gelding more gate practice and show him to the satisfaction
of the Starter at morning starting trials before next accepting to race.
RACE NO.3(230) – THE FORBES BREEDERS’ JUVENILE
FILLIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP (GR.3):
(About) 1600 Metres – Runners - 6
Passing 400 metres,
ANGELS TOUCH (P. S. Chouhan) shifted out and carried
SUMMER RAYS (Suraj Narredu)
outwards. After the race, Jockey P. S. Chouhan
reported that his mount was inclined to run out in the straight. Trainer Karthik Ganapathy has been asked
to take remedial measures before next accepting to race the filly.
Passing 150 metres,
MANIFOLD (Neeraj Rawal)
shifted in under pressure and had to be steadied.
After
the race, SUMMER RAYS and ANGELS TOUCH were trotted and found to be sound.
SUMMER RAYS had an injury at the right hock.
SUMMER
RAYS (Suraj Narredu) was
placed fifth and SWIFTNESS (App. S. A. Amit) was placed
sixth by the Judge, in this race.
RACE NO.4(231) – THE RACING WORLD TROPHY: (About) 1600 Metres – Runners - 9
CELESTIAL
LIGHT (P. Trevor) was reluctant to be stalled. Trainer Imtiaz
A. Sait has been asked to give the filly more gate
practice and show her to the satisfaction of the Starter at morning starting
trials before next accepting to race.
Soon after the start, TROMBONE (A. Sandesh) veered out and had to be steadied.
Passing 1200 metres,
FURIOUS N’ FAST (App. S. A. Amit) shifted in thereby
inconveniencing AURORA AUSTRALIS (Kishore Kadam) along the rails.
FURIOUS N’ FAST (App. S. A. Amit) was observed to have maintained an erratic course in
the straight. In that, passing 400 metres, the filly
shifted out on to UNTITLED (App. Parbat Singh) and thereafter, approaching 300 metres she further shifted out and carried UNTITLED
outwards. Further, passing 200 metres, the filly
shifted in on to COMMANDPERFORMANCE (Amyn Merchant)
who in turn shifted in and inconvenienced AURORA AUSTRALIS (Kishore
Kadam). In view of the erratic behavior of FURIOUS N’
FAST, Trainer Nirad Karanjawala
has been asked to take remedial measures before next accepting to race the
filly.
After
the race, TROMBONE and FURIOUS N’ FAST were trotted and found to be sound.
RACE NO.5(232)–THE SHAPOORJI PALLONJI BREEDERS’
JUVENILE COLTS’ CHAMPIONSHIP (GR.3): (About) 1600 Metres –
Runners - 7
ROCHESTER
(Suraj Narredu) was
reluctant to be stalled. Trainer S. K. Sunderji has
been asked to give the colt more gate practice and show him to the satisfaction
of the Starter at morning starting trials before next accepting to race.
After
being stalled, Jockey J. Chinoy (PURE ZINC) reported
that the saddle on his mount had shifted behind due to the colt rearing up in
the stall. PURE ZINC was taken out and the saddle was adjusted.
At the start, TIMELESS (A. Imran Khan, dr.5) jumped outwards and went on to BIG SUR (Dashrath Singh, dr.6).
Soon after the start, ROCHESTER (Suraj Narredu) veered outwards
and was steadied.
Jockey P. Trevor (CAPRISCA) was
observed to have used the whip in excess of the prescribed limit on his mount.
This being his second offence during the current Mumbai Meeting, he has been
fined Rs.5,000/-
Jockey Suraj
Narredu (ROCHESTER) was observed to have used the
whip in excess of the prescribed limit on his mount. This being his second
offence during the current Mumbai Meeting, he has been fined Rs.5,000/-
After the race, Jockey A. Imran Khan (TIMELESS) reported that his mount was inclined
to run out throughout the race. Trainer S. K. Sunderji
has been asked to take remedial measures before next accepting to race the
gelding.
After
the race, LORD OF THE SEA and TIMELESS were trotted and found to be sound.
LORD
OF THE SEA (Neeraj Rawal)
was placed fifth and MYGRATOR (A. Sandesh) was placed
sixth by the Judge, in this race.
RACE NO.6(233) – THE J.RUSTOMJI SOPARIVALA TROPHY :(About) 1000 Metres – Runners - 11
After
being stalled, GULLFOSS (C. S. Jodha) rushed the
front gates. The horse was taken out and examined by the Club’s V.O. and found
to have a cut injury at the left nostril. The horse was certified fit to race.
At the start, ASAHI (App. Raj Pawar, dr.8) jumped inwards thereby inconveniencing SPEEDO
(App. Parbat Singh, dr.7).
Soon after the start, BARYSHNIKOV (P.
Trevor, dr.11) shifted in, due to which DAZZLING DANCER (App. Shahrukh Khan, dr.10) shied inwards on to MONEYWISE (S.
Joseph, dr.9), who in turn shifted in and made contact with ASAHI (App. Raj Pawar, dr.8). Jockey P. Trevor has been cautioned.
Passing 900 metres,
ROYAL SAPPHIRE (Dashrath Singh) shifted in thereby
tightening LOGANO (App. S. A. Amit) along the rails.
Jockey Dashrath Singh has been cautioned.
In the final stages of the race,
SPEEDO (App. Parbat Singh) shifted in and tightened ASAHI (App. Raj Pawar) along the rails. App. Parbat Singh has been
cautioned.
After the race, MONEYWISE was observed
to have broken a blood vessel and is not to race for the stipulated ban period
of four weeks. The gelding has to be passed fit by the Club’s V.O. before next
accepting to race.
RACE NO.7(234) –THE PRONTO PRONTO
PLATE:
(About) 1400 Metres – Runners – 13
At the start, KISS FROM A ROSE (Akshay Gaikwad, dr.2) jumped
outwards thereby starting a chain reaction due to which FIRENZE (Neeraj Rawal, dr.3) and WESTERN
LIGHTS (App. M. Ayyar, dr.4) shifted out thereby
tightening SECRET FLAME (Dashrath Singh, dr.5).
In the final stages of the race, KISS
FROM A ROSE (Akshay Gaikwad)
shifted in thereby inconveniencing ALLEGRIA (P. Trevor). Jockey Akshay Gaikwad has been
cautioned.
The
Sr. V.O. reported that COAT OF ARMS was examined at the stables in the morning
on 20/03/2017 and found to be sound in trot.
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The urine samples of the winner
of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th 5th
and 7th race, viz. VULCAN, CELTIC PRINCE, THEMIS, CELESTIAL LIGHT,
PURE ZINC and KISS FROM A ROSE, as also that of MANIFOLD (3rd race)
and CAPRISCA (5th race), were collected for detection of prohibited
substance.
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TOTAL NUMBER OF
RACES -
7
TOTAL NUMBER OF
RUNNERS
- 55
TOTAL STAKES
-
Rs.71,62,425/- AVG. NUMBER OF RUNNERS PER
RACE
-
7.71
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SUMMARY:
|
SUSPENSION/ FINE (S) |
R.5(232) |
Jockey P. Trevor – fined Rs.5,000/- (whip
offence); Jockey Suraj Narredu – fined Rs.5,000/- (whip offence) |
|
ACTION ON HORSE/S |
R.1(228) |
OLLY BOY
(Sore) – to be passed fit by the Club’s V.O. |
|
R.2(229) |
CELTIC
PRINCE – to be shown to the satisfaction of the Starter at morning starting
trials BRAHMACHARI
(Sore) – to be passed fit by the Club’s V.O. |
|
|
R.3(230) |
ANGELS
TOUCH (inclined to run out) – remedial measures |
|
|
R.4(231) |
CELESTIAL
LIGHT – to be shown to the satisfaction of the Starter at morning
starting trials FAST N’ FURIOUS
(maintained an erratic course) – remedial measures |
|
|
R.5(232) |
ROCHESTER
– to be shown to the satisfaction of the Starter at morning starting trials TIMELESS
(inclined to run out) – remedial measures |
|
|
R.6(233) |
MONEYWISE (Blood
Vessel) – stopped for four weeks and to be passed fit by the Club’s V.O. |
ADDITIONAL
REPORTS
:
RE :RACE NO.217 – THE JAYARAMDAS PATEL GOLD TROPHY
– RUN ON 12th MARCH, 2017:
Jockey Neeraj
Rawal (THOR OF ASGARD) was fined Rs.3,000/- for using
the whip in excess of the prescribed limit on his mount.
However, Jockey Neeraj
Rawal informed that his mount hung in during the race
and he had used the whip as a corrective measure. Having viewed the race, the
fine of Rs.3,000/- imposed on Jockey Neeraj Rawal has been rescinded and Tr. M. Narredu
has been asked to take remedial measures before next accepting to race the
gelding.
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RE : RACE NO.216 –THE DESIGN ONE STAKES – RUN ON
12th MARCH, 2017:
Trainer S. S. Shah was fined
Rs.2,000/- for an error in the starting declaration with respect to the shoes
worn by his charge XOXO, wherein the gelding was declared to have All four
Aluminum Plates but on examination was found to have both hind high heels in
addition to what was declared.
Subsequently, it came to light that
Trainer S. S. Shah had declared the correct shoeing but the same was wrongly
published in the Declarations. As such, the fine of Rs.2,000/- imposed on
Trainer S. S. Shah has been rescinded.
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RE : ENQUIRY INTO THE RUNNING
AND RIDING OF “ROCHESTER” IN RACE NO 161 - THE MID DAY TROPHY - RUN ON 12th
FEBRUARY 2017 :
Trainer S. K. Sunderji
was questioned on 16th February, 2017 in the above connection. The
video of the race was viewed and when questioned, Tr. S. K. Sunderji
said that the horse was drawn-11 and he had instructed the Jockey to take a
nice jump and sit in 4th/5th position, coming round the
turn and into the straight to improve his position and do his best. When asked
for his observation of the race, Tr. S. K. Sunderji
said that the Jockey had failed to position himself from the word go thereby he
had misjudged the race totally which cost him the race and Jockey P. Trevor
himself told him after the race that he could have won this race. When asked to
narrate what the Jockey had informed him after the race, Trainer S. K. Sunderji said that the Jockey told him that initially
Jockey Neeraj Rawal
(DAFFODIL) kept troubling him and hence he had to switch the horse on the
inside and in the straight, the horse hung in or else he would have won the
race. To a specific question, Tr. Sunderji said that
not only in the straight but in the entire race if you make one mistake, it can
cost you the race and in the race in question, from the word go, Jockey P.
Trevor was not in a striking range which put him in a difficult position
throughout the race.
The video of the race was viewed and
Trainer S. K. Sunderji pointed out that soon after
the start, there was no effort from the Jockey to get into position and thereby
he had put himself and the horse under immense pressure and the horse is bound
to hang under pressure.
On being asked about his views on the
Jockey’s riding in the straight, Trainer S. K. Sunderji
said that he was unable to understand why the Jockey had the reins in one hand
and this could be best explained by the Jockey. He added that he does not doubt
the integrity of the boy, however, he had not followed his instructions from
the word go. He said that the horse had come back sound.
Since Jockey P. Trevor was out of
station, he was questioned subsequently on 26th February, 2017 in
the presence of Trainer S. K. Sunderji. Trainer S. K.
Sunderji’s statement was read out to Jockey P.
Trevor.
The video recording of Race No.161 was
viewed and when questioned, Jockey P. Trevor said that he was instructed to sit
in 4th/5th position and to do his best. He said that on
jump out the saddle on his mount slipped back slightly hence he looked down to
check the saddle and in doing so may have lost a couple of strides. Thereafter,
Jockey Neeraj Rawal on
DAFFODIL was running erratic and pushed him out on 2 or 3 occasions, therefore,
he held back and switched to the inside. Thereafter, rounding the bend he started
niggling at the horse and coming into the straight the horse started hanging in
very badly. He said that immediately after the race he had informed the
Assistant Stipe, Mr. Kuleshwar
Singh and the trainer about the saddle slip. When asked as to why he did
not attempt to take the gap about 100 metres from the
start, Jockey P. Trevor said that the gap was insufficient for him to go
through
When asked, Trainer S. K. Sunderji confirmed that Jockey P. Trevor did mention to him
that the saddle had slipped slightly, probably 1 to 1½ inch, which according to
the Jockey had not made difference to the running of the race. He said that he
had missed mentioning this to the Stipendiary Stewards when he was questioned
earlier, however, the Jockey had not mentioned to him that he had looked down
to check the saddle.
Having heard the submissions made by
the Trainer and Jockey and having viewed the video recording of the race, it
was observed that after jump out the Jockey had looked down presumably to check
his saddle which may have cost him a few strides and in the straight the horse
hung in. However, the matter was reported to the Stewards for such action as
deemed fit.
The Stewards of the Club at their
meeting held on 19th March, 2017 interviewed Trainer S. K. Sunderji and Jockey P. Trevor and having heard the
submissions made and viewing the video recording of the race, decided that no
action was called for in this matter.
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RE : ENQUIRY INTO THE RUNNING
AND RIDING OF “BE BOLD” IN RACE NO 163 - THE DR.JAGJIT SINGH TRIBUTE
SALVER - RUN ON 12th FEBRUARY 2017 :
Trainer Faisal A. Abbas
was questioned on 16th February, 2017 in the above connection. The
video of the race was viewed and when questioned, Tr. Faisal A. Abbas said that Jockey P. Trevor had won on this horse in
its previous start and he knows the horse. He said that he had instructed the
Jockey to take a good jump and get into a good position (well up) and ride his
own race from there. When asked for his observation of the race, Trainer Faisal
A. Abbas said that the Jockey could not get into a
good position as he was hampered a bit soon after the start and the pace was
too fast. He said that after the race, Jockey P. Trevor had reported that in
the straight when the horse was getting into his strides, he received an
interference from the outside horse and if not for this interference he would
have definitely run 2nd or 3rd. Further, when he had
asked if the horse was good enough for this class, the Jockey had informed him
that the horse was definitely good and also offered to ride him next time out.
Trainer Faisal A. Abbas said that Jockey P. Trevor
had also explained to him that because of the rough passage he was unable to do
justice to his mount.
The video recording of the race was
viewed and it was pointed out to Trainer Faisal A. Abbas
that in the straight the outside horse (ADVANCE TO CONTACT) had not caused
interference to BE BOLD, but on the contrary it was Jockey P. Trevor (BE BOLD)
who had shifted out and caused interference to ADVANCE TO CONTACT.
The video recording of the horse’s
previous run i.e. Race No.129 run over 1000 metres,
was viewed and it was observed that in this race the horse was positioned well
up.
Thereafter the video of Race No.163
was viewed again and having shown Jockey P. Trevor’s efforts on BE BOLD in the
last 100 metres, Trainer Faisal A. Abbas was asked for his views, to which he replied that the
Jockey was the best person to answer this question. On again being asked for
his views, Trainer Faisal A. Abbas said that
considering that the winner had opened up a gap of 4 to 5 lengths at that
stage, at best, he would have finished 2nd or 3rd.
Since Jockey P. Trevor was out of
station, he was questioned subsequently on 26th February, 2017 in
the presence of Trainer Faisal A. Abbas. Trainer
Faisal A. Abbas’ statement was read out to Jockey P.
Trevor.
The video recording of Race No.163 was
viewed and when questioned, Jockey P. Trevor said that he was instructed to sit
in 4th/5th position and to do his best. He said that soon
after the start TRIPLE THREAT (App. M. Ayyar)
cut across him whereby he had to steady his mount and thereafter the pace
became too fast and he could not maintain his position and he kept niggling at
the horse all the way and coming into the straight, he felt that the horse was
not galloping on the inside and hence he pulled him out and that is when he
went on to the other horse on his outside and he got unbalanced and in the last
100 metres two apprentice boys came too close to him
as such he could not ride out and thereafter he did not have sufficient room.
The video recording of the horse’s
previous run i.e. Race No.129 run over 1000 metres,
was viewed and it was observed that in this race the horse was positioned well
up. Jockey P. Trevor said that in this race the horse was on the outside all
the way and he galloped better and that was the reason he had pulled his horse
out in the straight in Race No.163.
Trainer Faisal
A. Abbas pointed out that in Race No.129 the horse
won in Class-V carrying 57 kg. and subsequently in Race No.163 he ran in
Class-IV carrying 54 kg.
Having heard
the submissions made by the Trainer and Jockey and having viewed the video of
the race in question as also his previous run i.e. Race No.129, the Stipendiary
Stewards are not satisfied with the explanation tendered by Jockey P. Trevor
for the following reasons :
1.
Even conceding that the Jockey received slight interference soon after the
start, however, thereafter he could have made more efforts to sit in the mid
bunch as instructed instead of falling way back in the last bunch.
2.
Coming into the straight when the Jockey rightly pulled the horse out at the 2
furlongs, if he had started riding out vigorously at that stage, he would not
have got into the traffic problem later on.
In view of the
above, Jockey P. Trevor was reported to the Stewards for
incompetent/injudicious riding.
The Stewards of the Club at their meeting
held on 19th March, 2017 interviewed Trainer Faisal A. Abbas and Jockey P. Trevor and having heard the submissions
made and viewing the video recording of the race and in view of the submissions
made by Jockey P. Trevor, decided to give him the benefit of the doubt.
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RACE NO.164 – THE KOKU – KIKA TROPHY (DIV.II) - RUN ON 12th
FEBRUARY, 2017:
There was dual
declaration in respect of Jockey P. Trevor in the above race i.e. by Trainer Imtiaz A. Sait on RELENTLESS
PURSUIT and by Tr. Subhag Singh on ROYAL ECLAIR. On
questioning, Jockey P. Trevor informed that he had confirmed the ride to Tr. Subhag Singh. Trainer Imtiaz A. Sait was informed of the same and he declared Jockey Suraj Narredu. However, before
the first race of the day, Jockey Suraj Narredu informed that on going through the Declarations he
realized that he was declared to ride RELENTLESS PURSUIT in this race and that
he had immediately informed Trainer Imtiaz A. Sait his inability to ride this horse due to prior
commitments. As such, Trainer Imtiaz A. Sait was permitted to declare Jockey Neeraj
Rawal. After questioning all concerned, Trainer Imtiaz A. Sait has been fined
Rs.3,000/- for his lapse.
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RE : ENQUIRY INTO THE RUNNING
AND RIDING OF “SLAM DUNK” IN RACE NO 164 - THE KOKU – KIKA TROPHY (DIV.II) -
RUN ON 12th FEBRUARY 2017 :
The Stipendiary Stewards reported that
they had questioned Trainer H. J. Antia and Jockey Hanumant Singh in the above connection. The video recording
of the race was viewed and when questioned, Trainer H. J. Antia
said that this was a 1400 metres race and considering
that the horse was to travel 200 metres extra, he had
instructed the Jockey to take a jump and settle him and give him a chance. He
said that the horse has shown good form all through the season and in this race
he finished one length behind AEOLUS MAXIMUS who thereafter won on 16th
March, 2017. He said that subsequently SLAM DUNK won in Race No.223 on 16th
March, 2017 over 1200 metres where he instructed the
Jockey to take a jump and get into a good posisition
and to do his best.
Jockey Hanumant
Singh confirmed the instructions. When questioned regarding his riding efforts
in both the races, he said that in Race No.164 the horse was hanging out badly
and also he was hampered for a run on more than one occasion.
Having heard Trainer H. J. Antia and Jockey Hanumant Singh
and having viewed the video recording of Race No.164 as also the horse’s
subsequent run i.e. Race No.223, the explanation tendered by them was noted and
the enquiry has been closed.
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RE : ENQUIRY INTO THE
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF “ELSA” (BHAWANI SINGH) IN RACE NO 181 THE ACRES CLUB
TROPHY (1600 METRES) - RUN ON 23RD FEBRUARY, 2017 WHICH THE MARE WON
AS COMPARED TO HER PREVIOUS RUN IN RACE NO.152 - THE SSHAAWN’S MILLION (1600
METRES) RIDDEN BY JOCKEY SANTOSH G. – RUN ON 5TH FEBRUARY, 2017
WHERE SHE WAS UNPLACED :
The Stipendiary Stewards reported that
they had questioned Trainer Subhag Singh in the above
connection. He was asked to explain the improvement of approximately 18 ¼
lengths shown by his charge ELSA vis-à-vis the common horse SUSSEX PRIDE in a
span of 17 days. Trainer Subhag Singh said that this
filly came to him from Trainer Faisal A. Abbas and
raced under his charge from the start of the current Mumbai Meeting. He said
that prior to Race No.152, the filly ran in Race No.119 over 1600 metres and before that race he had enquired about the mare from
Jockey C. S. Jodha who has ridden her earlier and
Jockey C. S. Jodha informed him that the mare races
best from the front, she is hesitant to pass horses and does not like to come
from behind and that was the reason he ran her in Class-IV over 1600 metres in Race No.119 so that she could go out to the
front. However, in that race the mare bolted with the Jockey and he was
upset with him for not having judged the pace and because of that she blew up
in the straight. He said that in her next run i.e. Race No.152 on 5th
February, 2017 he had declared Jockey Santosh G. and
asked him to sit well up and to be cautious and not to allow the mare to bolt.
Trainer Subhag Singh felt that in that race the
Jockey was extra cautious and sat in 5th/6th position and
the mare did not enjoy racing from that position despite the Jockey’s
efforts. He said that coming into this race, he had got Jockey Bhawani Singh to work the mare and had instructed him to
jump and go to the front and try and control the pace and if NELSONS BLOOD goes
to the front, not to cut pace with him but sit 2nd and to do his
best. He said that as the horses jumped out, Jockey Bhawani
Singh found himself in the front comfortably and was able to control the pace
since it was a slow run race, due to which the mare sustained right to the end
and managed to win under pressure.
Having heard the submissions made and
viewing the video recording of the race in question as
also the previous two runs of the mare i.e. Race No.119 and Race No.152 the
Stipendiary Stewards were not satisfied with the explanation tendered by
Trainer Subhag Singh. However, keeping in mind that
there was negligible or no betting on both occasions, the Stipendiary Stewards
decided to fine him only Rs.10,000/- for the marked improvement of about 18¼
lengths shown by his charge vis-à-vis the common horse SUSSEX PRIDE, in a span
of 17 days.
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Mumbai:
20th March, 2017
