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SILVER ARROW (S.Zervan) was restless in the stall and also lost a length at the start. Trainer P.Shroff 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.

An objection was lodged by Jockey Colm O’Donoghue,  rider of  SCENIC WARRIOR (Placed Second) against SILVER ARROW (S.Zervan,  Placed First). The reason being, that coming into the straight he made his move from the wide outside as he felt that the ground was much better on the outside and his horse was making ground. At that stage, SILVER ARROW (S.Zervan) was hanging out and the Jockey had his whip in the left hand but he switched his whip to the right hand and in doing so, he shifted out and took his ground and his horse lost momentum and Jockey S.Zervan continued to use the whip with the right hand due to which he had to switch erratically four horses to the inside and got beat by one length and this had cost him a certain race.

After considering the submissions made by the Jockeys concerned, in conjunction with that of the Stipendiary Stewards and relying on their judgment, the Stewards decided to over-rule the objection.

The Stewards at their meeting held on 03/02/2013 interviewed Jockey Colm O’Donoghue for improper behavior before the Stewards at the time of the hearing of the above Objection; however, keeping in mind that he had apologized for the same, the Stewards took a lenient view and only cautioned him to be more careful in the future.

At the start, BRIGHT LADY (Paul Mulrennan, dr. 1) jumped awkwardly outwards. YELLOWZONE (J.Fortune, dr. 4) jumped awkwardly inwards and carried SOUTHERN SKY (B .reekanth, dr.3) inwards who was steadied. CYCLOPES (C.S.Jodha, d.9) jumped awkwardly inwards and went on to SCENIC WARRIOR (Colm O’Donoghue, dr.8).

In the final stages, SCENIC WARRIOR (Colm O’Donoghue) shifted in and jostled with KALLU MAMA (P.S.Chouhan). Jockey Colm O’Donoghue has been fined Rs.3,000/- for failing to exercise proper control over his mount.

ZORAAVAR (A.Sandesh) hung out in the straight and caused a chain reaction, wherein BRIGHT LADY (Paul Mulrennan), SILVER ARROW (S.Zervan), YELLOWZONE (J.Fortune), KALLU MAMA (P.S.Chouhan) and SCENIC WARRIOR (Colm O’Donoghue) were forced outwards. Again, near 200 metres, ZORAAVAR hung out and caused SOUTHERN SKY (B.Sreekanth) to shift out, due to which BRIGHT LADY shifted out causing SILVER ARROW to travel wide. Trainer Dallas Todywalla has been asked to show ZORAAVAR to the satisfaction of Stipendiary Stewards in a Mock race, before next accepting to race.

Jockey S.Zervan (SILVER ARROW) has been fined cautioned for improper use of the whip wherein he continued with the use of the whip with his right hand as his mount shifted ground outwards thereby aggravating the outward movement of his mount.

Jockey R Hughes (GEROME) has been fined Rs.1000/- for using his whip in excess of the prescribed limit on his mount.

After the race, SCENIC WARRIOR was observed to have an abrasion at both the hind fetlocks.

CYCLOPS (C.S.Jodha) was placed fifth and ZORAAVAR (A.Sandesh) was placed sixth by the Judge, in this race.