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Trainer Bezan Chenoy has been fined Rs.1,000/- for using a Rubber ‘D’ Bit on his charge ACT OF WAR without declaring the same.

At the start, CLASSIC RULER (Ishwar Pardeshi) knuckled under.

ACT OF WAR (J.Fortune) has held up for a run near 250 metres.

Two objections were lodged in this race. The first objection was lodged by Jockey A.Ashhad Asbar, rider of GARARO (Placed Second), against Apprentice Prabhu Naidu (MON AMI, placed First). The reason being, right from 350 metres till the winning post, MON AMI constantly bumped and bored his horse whereby his horse continuously lost momentum and balance and in the last 25 metres App.Prabhu Naidu pulled his horse in twice thereby elbowing him due to which he could not use his whip and this had cost him a certain race, the verdict being a neck.

The second objection was lodged by Jockey Martin Dwyer, rider of EL CLASICO (Placed Third), against GARARO (A.Ashhad Asbar, Placed Second). The reason being, his horse was travelling very easy and GARARO came on to him and took his ground in the last 200 metres and gradually pushed him on to the rails whereby he was unbalanced and nearly fell off the horse and he was not able to ride out in the last 100 metres  or else he would have won the race.

The Stewards having considered the submissions made by the Jockeys concerned, in conjunction with that of the Stipendiary Stewards  and relying on their judgment, upheld the objection taken by the Second Placed horse viz. GARARO against the Winner, MON AMI. The Objection by the Third Placed horse viz. EL CLASICO against the Second Placed horse, GARARO, was not upheld as it was felt that the second placed horse  GARARO  passed on the interference caused by the original winner MON AMI. Therefore and arising out of a discussion, the original winner MON AMI was relegated to the Third Place. The Revised Order of placing is as under:-

GARARO                              -              FIRST;                                    MON AMI           -              THIRD;

EL CLASICO                         -              SECOND;                              SU O MOTO        -              FOURTH

The Stewards interviewed Apprentice Prabhu Naidu for careless and improper riding on his mount MON AMI and having heard him and viewing the video recording of the race, were not satisfied with the explanation tendered by him.

The Stewards noted that Apprentice Prabhu Naidu’s license already stands suspended in an earlier enquiry till the end of the Mumbai Meeting 2012/13 and thereafter if he applies for a license for Season 2013/14, it will be granted to him but his license will stand suspended till 15^th November, 2013.

Therefore, for the present case of careless and improper riding on MON AMI,  the Stewards decided that should he apply for an Apprentice Jockey’s license for the Season 2013/14, it will be granted to him, however, his license will stand suspended for a further period covering six race days after 15^th November, 2013 (permitted to ride work).

After the race, SOLI DEO GLORIA, CLASSIC RULER (examined on 11/02/2013) and JEN’S GLORY (examined on 11/02/2013) were found to be found.  CLASSIC RULER had a cut injury at the left fore coronet and NATIONAL PRIDE had a cut injury at the left hind cannon. ARMEL had lost its right hind plate.