MUMBAI|WINTER SEASON 2007-2008|30/03/2008| Incidents

2	(278)	THE ARCHIMEDES PLATE A Handicap for Horses rated 0 TO 26	1200M

Classic Spirit	After the race, CLASSIC SPIRIT was found to have a wolf tooth on both the sides of her mouth.
Raging Chenb	At the behest of the Stipendiary Stewards, a Stewards’ Enquiry was held in this race. The reason being that approaching the 800 meters RAGING CHENB (P.S.Chouhan) shifted in causing a chain reaction wherein ENCOURAGEMENT (T.S.Jodha) who was on the inside of RAGING CHENB (P.S.Chouhan) was forced to shift in as result VICEROY (L.Prashant) shifted in and hampered the running of CLASSIC SPIRIT (Dashrath Singh) and in the process VICEROY was tightened and was squeezed out. RAGING CHENB (P.S.Chouhan) continued to shift in, forcing ENCOURAGEMENT (T.S.Jodha) to shift in and take the running of CLASSIC SPIRIT (Dashrath Singh) who clipped the hind heels of ENCOURAGEMENT (T.S.Jodha) and stumbled, dislodging its Rider. Jockey P.S.Chouhan was reported to the Stewards for Careless Riding on his mount. The Stewards interviewed Jockey PS Chouhan and not being satisfied with the explanation tendered by him, held him guilty of Careless Riding and decided to suspend his Jockey’s License w.e.f. 14th April 2008 to 20th April 2008 (both days inclusive). (Permitted to ride work/ Mock race).
Adjustment (O)	Due to the fall of Jockey Dashrath Singh near 800 meters, ADJUSTMENT (S.P.Ranjane) and TRY YOUR LUCK (J.Pradeep) were checked by their respective Riders.
Try Your Luck	TRY YOUR LUCK (J.Pradeep) was slow in the strides, losing about a length at the start. Jockey J.Pradeep (TRY YOUR LUCK) has been reprimanded for failing to persevere with his mount till past the Post.

3	(279)	THE AZIZ H. AHMEDBHOY TROPHY A Handicap for Horses rated 60 TO 86	1600M

Desert Dust	In the process of being stalled, DESERT DUST (Shailesh Shinde) reared up and dislodged the Rider who was hurt. As such, DESERT DUST was withdrawn before coming under the Starter’s Orders.
Alvida	After the race, ALVIDA was observed to go short by the right fore leg. The gelding has to be passed fit by the Club’s V.O. before next accepting to race.

4	(280)	THE ZURBARAN PLATE - DIV-I A Handicap for Horses rated 40 TO 66 - (5 YEARS OLD & UPWARD)	1000M

Firefoot

Near 900 meters, FIREFOOT (C.Rajendra) shifted in and forced SURAJ (Riyaz Shaikh) to shift in and cause interference to RED DAWN (Malcolm Kharadi). Jockey C.Rajendra has been fined Rs.3000/ for failing to exercise proper control over his mount. Jockey C Rajendra (FIREFOOT) has been cautioned for easing up his mount before passing the Winning Post. After the race, FIREFOOT was found to have a wolf tooth on both the sides of her mouth.

Cosmic Flower

Jockey Nadeem Alam (COSMIC FLOWER) has been fined Rs.1000/ for using his whip in excess of the prescribed limit on his mount.

5	(281)	THE RUSTOMJI BYRAMJI TROPHY A Handicap for Horses rated 20 TO 46	1000M

Maverick(O)	MAVERICK (J.Pradeep dr.9) jumped out awkwardly towards the inside and jostled with MARMARIS (P.S.Chouhan dr.7) who itself jumped out awkwardly towards the outside, whereby Jockey J.Pradeep lost his balance and was dislodged. Since the incident was accidental, no action has been initiated against any jockey. In view of this behavior of MAVERICK, Trainer Hosidar Daji has been asked to take remedial measures and to show the filly in a mock race to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards before next accepting to race.
Xiamen	XIAMEN (Aadesh Kumar) was inclined to lug out in the straight. Trainer Sanjay Kolse has been asked to take remedial measures before next accepting to race the filly.
Monarchos(O)	At the start, MONARCHOS (Daniel M. Grant) lost its footing and stumbled thereby losing ground. After the race, MONARCHOS was observed to have broken a blood vessel and is not to race for the stipulated period of 4 weeks. The gelding has to be passed fit by the Club’s V.O. before next accepting to race.

6	(282)	THE ZURBARAN PLATE - DIV-II A Handicap for Horses rated 40 TO 66 - (5 YEARS OLD & UPWARD)	1000M

Tearaway	Trainer Faisal A. Abbas was questioned regarding the comparative performance of TEARAWAY in this race which the gelding won as compared to his earlier run in Race no 268 in a gap of 7 days. The Trainer stated that in the previous race the horse carried top weight and the going being slightly heavier along the inner rails the horse was tired towards the end. He said that although the horse had finished 6th in that race he was only 4 lengths from the winner. This time, the horse carried 7.5 kgs. less, albeit in a higher class, however, being a light frame horse, it suited him better this day. He said that he had taken a chance to race him in a short span since it was a restricted race for horses 5yearsold and over and there were not too many such races left. He said that he had not fancied the horse and he was at longer odds. The matter wa been reported to the Stewards.The Stewards interviewed Trainer Faisal A Abbas and having heard him decided to accept the explanation tendered by him. However, this being his second case of a similar nature within a week, his attention was once again drawn to the Calendar Notification “Re : Comparative Performance of Horses winning within a short span of time” and he was warned to be more careful in the future.
Intimacy	INTIMACY (Neeraj Rawal, dr.6) jumped out awkwardly towards the inside and then continued to shift in and jostled with PURE FOR SURE (App. Akash Agarwal, dr.5) and was forced the latter to shift in and jostle with HONEYDAY (T.S.Jodha) who in turn jostled with CRESPO (P.Belose) turning the latter sideways due to the impact. Jockey Neeraj Rawal was reported to the Stewards for Careless Riding. The Stewards interviewed Jockey Neeraj Rawal and not being satisfied with the explanation tendered by him, held him guilty of Careless Riding and decided to suspend his Jockey’s License w.e.f. 14th April 2008 to 19th April 2008 (both days inclusive). (Permitted to ride work/ Mock race).
Tantrik	After the race, TANTRIK was observed to have lost its left fore plate.

10	(286)	THE A.F.S. TALYARKHAN TROPHY - DIV-I TERMS - 3 year old maidens only	1200M

Bold Act (O)	At the request of Tr.Robert D’Mellow, BOLD ACTwas examined by the Club’s Sr.V.O. at 1015 hours on the race day (30/03/08) and found to have a painful swelling of the left fore tendon. As such, the gelding was certified unfit to race and hence withdrawn on veterinary grounds.
Dancing Dynamite	Jockey Amyn Merchant (DANCING DYNAMITE) has been cautioned for easing up his mount before the winning post.
Icebreaker	After the race, ICEBREAKER was observed to have an abrasion on the right hind pastern.
Highland Magic	In the final stages of the race, HIGHLAND MAGIC (Neeraj Rawal) shifted in under use of the whip and took the running of GOLDEN SYMBOL (B.Prakash) who had to be checked. Jockey Neeraj Rawal has been fined Rs.3000/ for failing to exercise proper control over his mount.
Itspiritofracing	Jockey J. Chinoy (YAAN) reported that his mount was inclined to lug out in the straight. Trainer Asad Siddiqui has been asked to take remedial measures before next accepting to race the gelding.

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