ROYAL WESTERN INDIA TURF CLUB, LTD.
PUNE MEETING 2023, SPECIAL RACE DAY, SUNDAY, 5TH, SEPTEMBER, 2023.

(POSTPONED FROM SATURDAY, 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2023)

(PENETROMETER: 4.3 (LONGCHAMP METHOD); GOING: GOOD)

RACE DAY REPORTS

RAILS WERE PLACED 5 METRES WIDE FROM 2400 TO 2200 METRES, RAILS WERE PLACED AT ITS ORIGINAL POSITION FROM 2200 METRES TO 1000 METRES, 2 METRES WIDE AT 800 METRES, 3 METRES WIDE AT 600 METRES THEREAFTER 6 METRES WIDE UPTO THE WINNING POST. RAILS WERE PLACED 7 METRES WIDE IN THE CHUTE.

On a request from Trainer S. S. Attaollahi, permission was granted to Trainer P. Shroff to saddle his charge BELLATOR in the 6^th race, at his own (Trainer S. S. Attaollahi’s) risk and responsibility.

RACE NO.1(58) – THE SANA PLATE: (ABOUT) 2400 METRES – RUNNERS - 7

In the final stages of the race, AMBER KNIGHT (N. S. Parmar) was observed to be held up for room.

After the race, Jockey P. Trevor (JERUSALEM) reported that his mount hung-in in the straight, despite his efforts. Trainer M. Narredu has been asked to take remedial measures, before next accepting to race.

RACE NO.2(59) – THE AMJAD KHAN TROPHY: (ABOUT) 1200 METRES – RUNNERS - 8

Approaching the 600 metres, SONIC BOOM (S. A. Amit) shifted out thereby tightening and inconveniencing ETOILE (Dashrath Singh). Jockey S. A. Amit has been cautioned.

ATOMIC ANGEL (S. G. Prasad) was observed to have been erratic throughout the race. Trainer Karthik Ganapathy has been asked to take remedial measures, before next accepting to race.

The Equine Hospital reported that ETOILE was found to have sore – right eye.

RACE NO.3(60) – THE SEPTEMBER HANDICAP: (ABOUT) 1600 METRES – RUNNERS - 6

At the request of Trainer Nosher Cama, AXLROD was examined by the Club’s Sr. V.O. at 07.30 p.m. on 31/08/2023 at the stables and was found to have colic, as such, the gelding was certified unfit to race and was permitted to be withdrawn on Veterinary grounds and has to be passed fit by Club’s V.O., before next accepting to race.

On the arrival at the start, at the request of Jockey P. Trevor, THE GODFATHER was examined by the Club’s Sr. V. O. who certified him fit to race.

Passing the 300 metres, CHENEVIX TRENCH (Neeraj Rawal) was held up for room, thereafter in the final stages of the race CHENEVIX TRENCH shifted out under urgings and went across KOENIG (K. Nazil) causing the latter to be checked. After questioning, Jockey Neeraj Rawal has been fined Rs.3,000/-.

At the behest of the Stipendiary Stewards THE GODFATHER was examined by the Club’s Sr. V.O. at the Equine Hospital and was diagnosed to have EIPH (Gr.III). The colt is not permitted to race for the stipulated ban period of four weeks and has to be passed fit by Club’s V.O., before next accepting to race.

After the race, THE GODFATHER was observed to have lost its left fore shoe.

RACE NO.4(61) – THE MOOSA M. HOOSEIN TROPHY: (ABOUT) 1200 METRES –RUNNERS- 14

MAJESTIC WARRIOR (App. Mustakim Alam, dr.7) jumped inwards and went onto NOLAN (Vivek G., dr.6) who was inclined outwards due to the incident NOLAN shifted in and made contact with INISHMORE (C. S. Jodha, dr.5).

After the race, GENEROSITY was found to be sore by left fore. The filly has to be passed fit by Club’s V.O., before next accepting to race.

After the race, MAJESTIC WARRIOR was found to have gum injury, BELLAGIO was trotted and found to be sound and FIERY RED was observed to have lost its right fore shoe.

After the race, NOLAN was trotted at the stables on 06/09/2023 and found to be sound.

RACE NO.5(62) – THE IDAR GOLD TROPHY (GRADE 3): (ABOUT) 2400 METRES – RUNNERS - 6

At the request of Trainer S. S. Attaollahi, PISSARRO was examined by the Club’s Sr. V.O. at 07.00 p.m. on 04/09/2023 at the stables and was found to have colic, as such, the gelding was certified unfit to race and was permitted to be withdrawn on Veterinary grounds and has to be passed fit by Club’s V.O., before next accepting to race.

On entering the straight, KING’S RANSOM (P. S. Chouhan) was held up for room until passing the 250 metres.

After the race, SOUZA was trotted and found to be sound.

RACE NO.6(63) – THE CHANDRAYAAN-3 LANDING ON THE MOON TROPHY: (ABOUT) 1600 METRES – RUNNERS - 9

TAIMUR (Bhawani Singh, dr.1) jumped out slowly losing about a length at the start.

Approaching the 350 metres, CHOPIN (Neeraj Rawal) leaned inwards thereby inconveniencing SUCCESSOR (P. Trevor). Jockey Neeraj Rawal has been cautioned.

After the race, FLYING VISIT was examined at the stables and found to be sore by right fore. The gelding has to be passed fit by Club’s V.O., before next accepting to race.

After the race, TAIMUR, ASHWA YUDHVIR and PRIDE’S ANGEL were trotted and found to be sound.

The Equine Hospital reported that ASHWA YUDHVIR was found to have sore right eye with mild ulcer.

RACE NO.7(64) – THE SPEARHEAD PLATE: (ABOUT) 1600 METRES – RUNNERS - 8

GALLOPING GLORY (Bhawani Singh, dr.8) was reluctant to stall thereafter planted taking no practical part in the race. Trainer Vinesh has been asked to give his charge more gate practice and show the mare in a mock race to the satisfaction of the Starter, before next accepting to race.

COME BACK PLEASE (App. N. Bhosale, dr.4) and ESFIR (App. Haridas Gore, dr.2) jumped out slowly losing about 4 lengths each at the start.

Passing 500 metres, MYRCELLA (T. S. Jodha) shifted out thereby tightening and inconveniencing SPECULATOR (S. Zervan). Jockey T. S. Jodha has been severely reprimanded.

After the race, COME BACK PLEASE was trotted and found to be sound.

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The urine samples of the winner of the 2^nd & 6^th race, viz. DEMOCRACY & CHOPIN, were collected for detection of prohibited substance.

The urine and blood samples of the DYF (Winner – 5^th race) & DANGEROUS (2^nd place – 5^th race), were collected for detection of prohibited substance.

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TOTAL NUMBER OF RACES - 7	TOTAL NUMBER OF RUNNERS – 58
TOTAL STAKES - Rs.64,50,000/-	AVE. NUMBER OF RUNNERS PER RACE – 8.28

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SUMMARY:

SUSPENSION/ FINE (S)	R.3(60)	Joc. Neeraj Rawal (CHENEVIX TRENCH) – fined Rs.3,000/-
ACTION ON HORSE/S	R.1(58)	JERUSALEM – Remedial Measures
	R.2(59)	ATOMIC ANGEL – Remedial Measures
	R.3(60)	AXLROD & THE GODFATHER – to be passed fit by Club’s V.O.
	R.4(61)	GENEROSITY - to be passed fit by Club’s V.O.
	R.5(62)	PISSARRO - to be passed fit by Club’s V.O.
	R.6(63)	FLYING VISIT - to be passed fit by Club’s V.O.
	R.7(64)	GALLOPING GLORY – to be shown in a mock race to the satisfaction of the Starter
PACIFIERS USED	R.2(59)	SORRENTO SECRET

ADDITIONAL REPORTS:

RE: ENQUIRY INTO THE RUNNING AND RIDING OF “AHEAD OF MY TIME” (DRAWN 2) RUN IN RACE NO. 28 – THE YOHAN Z. POONAWALLA TURF CLUB TROPHY (GR.3) (DIST. 1400 MTRS.) ON 13^TH AUGUST 2023 :

In connection with the captioned subject matter the Stewards of the Club at their meeting held on Saturday, 26^th August 2023, having considered the submissions made by Jockey Akshay Kumar and Trainer Dallas Todywalla and having viewed the video recording of Race No.28, the Stewards were not satisfied with the explanation tendered by Jockey Akshay Kumar especially keeping in mind his caliber of riding and therefore decided to fine him a sum of Rs.20,000/- for incompetent riding, the reason being that his account of the events indicated that his mount began to hang out from the 1200 metres mark onward. Despite this, the Stewards found that he did not take adequate corrective measures to address this issue. Additionally, it was observed that upon entering the straight, he continued to tap his mount from the right even though his mount was already hanging out thereby losing valuable ground and when he changed his whip hand, the horse has responded well and ran on to finish third.

Further, Trainer Dallas Todywalla has been asked to take remedial measures, before next accepting to race.

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RE: ENQUIRY INTO THE RIDING OF “CHAMPAGNE SMILE” (DRAWN 4) IN RACE NO. 44 – THE ASTRAL FLARE PLATE (DIV. I) (DIST. 1000 MTRS.) RUN ON 15^TH AUGUST 2023 :

In connection with the captioned subject matter the Stewards of the Club at their meeting held on Saturday, 26^th August 2023, having considered the submissions made by Jockey S. Saqlain and Trainer Dallas Todywalla and having viewed the video of Race No.44 and the filly’s previous starts and keeping in mind all the circumstances, the Stewards decided to give Jockey S. Saqlain the grave benefit of doubt for unsatisfactory riding and severely reprimand him to be careful in the future.

Further, he was also cautioned that in future, if he was found guilty of any similar incident, stern action would be initiated against him.

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RE: ENQUIRY INTO THE RIDING OF “QUEENS PRIDE” (DRAWN 9) IN RACE NO. 32 – THE STARRY BROOK PLATE (DIST. 1000 MTRS.) RUN ON 14TH AUGUST 2023 :

In connection with the captioned subject matter the Stewards of the Club at their meeting held on Saturday, 26^th August 2023, having considered the submissions made by Jockey Gagandeep Maan and his Spokesperson Mr. Adhirajsingh Jodha as also Trainer Altaf Hussain and having viewed the video of Race No.32 as also her previous run in Race No. 6, the Stewards were not satisfied with the explanation tendered by Jockey Gagandeep Maan and held him guilty of unsatisfactory riding on his mount QUEENS PRIDE in Race No.32, in that, before the race, he was warned by the part-owner and Trainer that there was a drift in odds and therefore they had specifically instructed him to sit in the 2nd / 3rd position which he failed to do so thereby placing his mount at a disadvantage. It was also noted that the filly had never behaved in a similar manner (jumped awkwardly) at the start in the past.

Accordingly, the Stewards decided to suspend his Jockey’s license for a period covering 12 race days i.e. w.e.f. 16th September 2023 till the end of Pune Meeting 2023 thus covering 9 days and the balance period of three race days during the Mumbai Meeting 2023/24, the dates of which will be intimated to him in due course (permitted to ride work/mock race).

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SAMPLES - RESULTS:

The urine samples of the following horses have been reported NEGATIVE for the presence of Anabolic Steroids and Sex Hormones:

Compulsory:

02/08/2023 - JAMAICA, OROMELO, ABNEGATOR, BANKSY

07/08/2023 - PINK JASMINE, PLACE VENDOME, BELLATOR, THE SOVEREIGN ORB

Random:

01/08/2023 - ADONIS, OCEAN OF GOD, ATTAINED, DADDY’S BLESSING,

STREET SENSE, BRAHMOS, SIM SIM, MALAKHI, CLAP YOUR HANDS,

IRISH GOLD, TOSCANA, KINZHAL

The urine samples of the following runners have been reported NEGATIVE for the presence of prohibited substance/s:-

Race Day:

05/08/2023 - COME BACK PLEASE, DAULAT MAI, DANGEROUS, DYF,

HALL OF GRACE, KEY TO THE MINT

Pune: 6th September 2023.