Perak Meeting – 12 June 2022

STEWARDS’ REPORT – PERAK JUNE MEETING 2022

DAY 2, SUNDAY – 12th JUNE 2022 

STATE OF TRACK:  RACES 1 to 5 – SOFT

RACES 6 to 8 – YIELDING                                                                                     

Panel of Stewards:

Mr. David McGillivray- Chief Stipendiary Steward

Mr. Chin Tong Leong– Racing Steward (Chairman)

Dato John Lim Ewe Chuan – Racing Steward          

Mr. Lee Seng He – Senior Stipendiary Steward

Mr. Devaraj A/L S Arujunen – Stipendiary Steward

Mr. Jarry Chong Kok Heng – Stipendiary Steward 

RACE 1 (R708)           CLASS 4(A) – 1200m (lc)        BLACK LANCER HANDICAP

JOJU, CHAR KWAY TEOW and QIJI ACHEEVA, all are course scratching.  JOJU had sustained bilateral conjunctivitis.   Both CHAR KWAY TEOW and QIJI ACHEEVA had sustained a bruised off fore sole.  Each will be required to pass a veterinary examination before being declared to race again.

RS DIAGO (Y Aify) brushed the inside gate and was slow into stride.

MAGIC SEVENTY TWO (App R Nuqman) jumped awkwardly inwards.

At approximately the 900M-mark, DISCRETELY RED (S Saddam) was crowded when racing tight on the inside of D’GREAT JOURNEY (AM Aizat).   Jockey AM Aizat, the rider of D’GREAT JOURNEY was shown the video of this incident and was warned to exercise more care in future.

OCEAN LAW (M Yusri) was obliged to race wide throughout.

At approximately the 600M-mark, App SN Shiva, the rider of EXDREAM attempted to correct his saddle which had slipped sideways slightly and in so doing, his right foot slipped out of his stirrup iron and he was unable to re-gain it.   At approximately the 100M-mark, App SN Shiva removed his left foot from his stirrup iron and completed the race without the use of both irons.

Jockey Y Aify, the rider of RS DIAGO was fined RM1,000/- under MRA Rule 41(6)(c)(i) for hitting his mount forward of its shoulder.

Placing

Horse

number

Horse

Rider

Time

Distance [length(s)]

1st

1

EXDREAM

App SN Shiva

1:13.0

 

2nd

10

RS DIAGO

Y Aify

 

Sh

3rd

6

D’GREAT JOURNEY

AM Aizat

 

2 ¼

4th

4

DISCRETELY RED

S Saddam

 

Ns

RACE 2 (R709)        CLASS 4 (B) – 1200m (lc)      BALA SHARK HANDICAP 

VALENCIA which was up 40kgs in body weight since its last run, was checked by the Club Veterinary Surgeon prior to the race and was passed fit to start.

VALENCIA (J Chuah) broke through the barrier and in the process, damaged the gate.   As such, all horses from barrier number 6 were shifted outwards accordingly.   In this incident, VALENCIA had sustained a cut on its mouth and was withdrawn by order of the Panel of Stewards at 2.54pm.  VALENCIA will be required to pass a veterinary examination before being declared to race again.

TILSWORTH JACOBI (App A Najib) which reared up and was fractious, got cast in its barrier and as such, was withdrawn by order of the Panel of Stewards at 2.55pm. 

DIAMOND RUSH (S Saddam) which stood and was slow to begin, losing several lengths, will be required to pass one starting stall test before being declared to race again.

BACK TO THE FUTURE (Y Aify) and IAMBUTTER (AK Lim) were slow into stride.

Jockey L De Souza, the rider of AMAZING ECLIPSE reported that his mount was not striding out freely.  A post-race veterinary examination of AMAZING ECLIPSE revealed no obvious abnormality.

A post-race veterinary examination of ONE FORCE (How Yang) revealed that the gelding had returned lame off fore and as such, will be required to pass a test (1000M/vet) before being declared to race again.

An Inquiry will be held into the running and handling of GENERAL NIX (S Rosmizan) at a date to be fixed.

Placing

Horse

number

Horse

Rider

Time

Distance [length(s)]

1st

5

ALLIANCE CAPTAIN

HS Gill

1:13.9

 

2nd

1

AFALONHRO

App WW Cheah

 

½

3rd

4

BIG BUS

App R Nuqman

 

½

4th

7

BACK TO THE FUTURE

Y Aify

 

1 ½

RACE 3 (R710)        CLASS 4 (B) – 1200m (lc)     BAGRID CATFISH HANDICAP  

Acting on a report from the Veterinary Surgeon that XIONG FONG (AK Lim) was lame near fore, the Panel of Stewards ordered its withdrawal at 3.16pm.   XIONG FONG will be required to pass a test (1000M/vet) before being declared to race again.

FLAGSHIP (AM Aizat) was inconvenienced at the start when FANTASTIC ECLIPSE (R Rueven) jumped awkwardly inwards and SACRED GALAXY (KP Lim) jumped awkwardly outwards.

BLOOD ROYAL (App WW Cheah) and PREMIUM RUSH (C Goon) were slow into stride.

BLOOD ROYAL and PREMIUM RUSH were both obliged to race wide on the turn and thereafter, BLOOD ROYAL was hanging in, in the straight.

Jockeys C Goon and R Rueven, the riders of PREMIUM RUSH and FANTASTIC ECLIPSE respectively, both reported that their mounts were not striding out freely.   Post-race veterinary examinations of PREMIUM RUSH revealed that the gelding had returned lame off fore and FANTASTIC ECLIPSE revealed no obvious abnormality.  PREMIUM RUSH will be required to pass a test (1000M/vet) before being declared to race again.

A post-race veterinary examination of FLAGSHIP revealed no obvious abnormality.

Placing

Horse

number

Horse

Rider

Time

Distance [length(s)]

1st

6

SOUTHERN DRAGON

SU Lim

1:13.8

 

2nd

3

STAR GENIUS

S Saddam

 

2 ¼

3rd

7

MAESTRO

How Yang

 

2

4th

1

BLOOD ROYAL

App WW Cheah

 

1 ¼

RACE 4 (R711)         CLASS 4 (A) -1000m (lc)      NILE TALAPIA HANDICAP

NOVA VOCAL (App R Nuqman) and HARVEYWALLBANGER (L De Souza) brushed on jumping.

HIJAUAN VALDOR (R Rueven) over-raced in the early stages.

Shortly before the winning post, HIJAUAN VALDOR was inconvenienced slightly when NOVA VOCAL rolled out.   App R Nuqman, the rider of NOVA VOCAL was shown the video of this incident and was warned to keep his mount on a straight course in future.

Jockey R Rueven, the rider of HIJAUAN VALDOR, the 3rd place-getter requested to view the video after the race with a view to lodge an objection.   After having reviewed the video, he was satisfied that the incident did not affect the result and the ‘All Clear’ was given.

Jockey S Saddam, the rider of SILENT BOSS reported that his mount was not striding out freely.  A post-race veterinary examination of SILENT BOSS revealed no obvious abnormality.

A post-race veterinary examination of MYO (App WW Cheah) revealed that the gelding had returned broken-winded and as such, will be required to pass a test (1000M/vet) before being declared to race again.

Placing

Horse

number

Horse

Rider

Time

Distance [length(s)]

1st

3

NOVA VOCAL

App R Nuqman

0:59.4

 

2nd

4

TRINITY GRACE

SU Lim

 

Nk

3rd

1

HIJAUAN VALDOR

R Rueven

 

½

4th

6

HARVEYWALLBANGER

L De Souza

 

½

RACE 5 (R712)     ENRICH STAKES A (SW) – 1400m (sc)   JAVA BARB STAKES          

NOVA STRIKE, THUNDER DRAGON, DANCING RAIN and HELIOSPHERE are all course scratching.  NOVA STRIKE had sustained a bruised off fore sole and   THUNDER DRAGON had a bruised back.  DANCING RAIN had sustained a bruised near fore cannon and HELIOSPHERE had sustained a stone bruised near fore sole.  Each will be required to pass a veterinary examination before being declared to race again.

NOT USUAL PRINCE which was up 19kgs in body weight respectively since its last run, was checked by the Club Veterinary Surgeon prior to the race and was passed fit to start.

Rounding the turn at the 800M-mark, AHTIMS KLIS (AK Lim) was crowded when racing tight on the inside of LONELY BOY (S Rosmizan).

Approaching the 200M-mark, CHINA CAPTAIN (Y Aify) shifted out against the whip, carrying YOU ROKK (S Saddam) outwards onto NOT USUAL PRINCE (M Yusri).

The Club Veterinary Surgeon reported that CHINA CAPTAIN returned having cast its near fore plate.

When questioned with regards to his ride on ANDADO, Jockey R Rueven was warned that he must ensure that he rides all his mounts in such a manner so as to leave no room for query in future.

The state of track was upgraded to ‘Yielding’ after this race.

Placing

Horse

number

Horse

Rider

Time

Distance [length(s)]

1st

2

LONELY BOY

S Rosmizan

1:23.8

 

2nd

1

DISTINCTIVE DARCI

App WW Cheah

 

1 ¼

3rd

9

CHINA CAPTAIN

Y Aify

 

1

3rd

3

AHTIMS KLIS

AK Lim

 

Sh

RACE 6 (R713)         CLASS 5 (A) – 1400m (sc)  FOURFINGER THREADFIN HANDICAP

App SN Shiva, the rider of SUPREME JUSTICE was fined RM500/- under MRA Rule 41(6)(c)(i) for hitting his mount forward of its shoulder.

Jockey WK Yan, the rider of DETERMINE TO WIN reported that his mount was not striding out freely.  A post-race veterinary examination of DETERMINE TO WIN revealed no obvious abnormality.

Jockey HS Gill, the rider of THE JEWELLER reported that his mount could not handle the going today.

A post-race veterinary examination of ONE FOR ALL (S Saddam) revealed that the gelding had returned lame near fore and as such, will be required to pass a test (1000M/vet) before being declared to race again.

The Club Veterinary Surgeon reported that HAVANA (L De Souza) returned having cast its off hind plate.

At the conclusion of an inquiry today, Jockey M Yusri, the rider of SONNY BILL pleaded guilty to a charge under MRA Rule 44(10) for failing to ride to the satisfaction of the Stewards, in that he failed to make sufficient effort to ride to the instructions which were to keep his horse in touch with the field in the event that it was slowly away from the start to approximately the 400M-mark. 

In assessing the penalty, the Panel of Stewards took into consideration Jockey M Yusri’s guilty plea, riding record and mitigating factors.  Jockey M Yusri was suspended from riding in races for a period of three (3) months, effective Monday, 13th June 2022 and to expire on Monday, 12th September 2022, both dates inclusive.   He was informed of his right of appeal (7.05pm).

Placing

Horse

number

Horse

Rider

Time

Distance [length(s)]

1st

4

SUPER BB

AK Lim

1:25.8

 

2nd

6

SUPREME JUSTICE

App SN Shiva

 

¾

3rd

1

HAVANA

L De Souza

 

Nk

4th

5

MODRIC

S Rosmizan

 

1 ¼

RACE 7 (R714)    CLASS 5(A) -1400m (sc)   NORTHERN RED SNAPPER HANDICAP

BLACK MAMBA which was down 16kgs in body weight respectively since its last run, was checked by the Club Veterinary Surgeon prior to the race and was passed fit to start.

Acting on a report from the Veterinary Surgeon that BLACK MAMBA (App R Nuqman) was lame near fore, the Panel of Stewards ordered its withdrawal at 5.20pm.   BLACK MAMBA will be required to pass a test (1000M/vet) before being declared to race again.

At approximately the 1000M-mark, KEEN DRAGON (R Rueven) was crowded and had to check, as a result of PURPLE RAIN LADY (S Rosmizan) which shifted in.   At a subsequent inquiry, Jockey S Rosmizan pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding under MRA Rule 44(9)(a)(ii) in that whilst riding PURPLE RAIN LADY, shifted in at approximately the 900M-mark, resulting in interference to KEEN DRAGON.   In assessing the penalty, the Panel of Stewards took into consideration Jockey S Rosmizan’s guilty plea, riding record and mitigating factors.  Jockey S Rosmizan was suspended from riding in races for a period of two (2) race days, effective Monday, 13th June 2022 and to expire on 2nd July 2022, both dates inclusive.   He was informed of his right of appeal (5.50pm).

At approximately the 400M-mark, CHIEF CLERK (CK Tan) had to be steadied off the heels of PURPLE RAIN LADY, which rolled outwards.

Jockey R Rueven, the rider of KEEN DRAGON reported that his mount was not striding out freely.  A post-race veterinary examination of KEEN DRAGON revealed no obvious abnormality.

A post-race veterinary examination of LION CONQUEROR (S Saddam) revealed no obvious abnormality.

When questioned with regards to the disappointing performance of LION CONQUEROR which raced poorly today, as compared with its race on 28th May 2022 at PRTC, Trainer Evert van Breukelen was unable to offer any explanations.   Acting in terms of MRA Rule 117(3), LION CONQUEROR was suspended from racing for a period of one (1) month due to its inconsistent performance. Thereafter, the gelding will be required to pass a test (1000M/vet) before being declared to race again.

Placing

Horse

number

Horse

Rider

Time

Distance [length(s)]

1st

1

BARBARIAN

AK Lim

1:25.7

 

2nd

6

PURPLE RAIN LADY

S Rosmizan

 

½

3rd

3

RULE THE WORLD

HS Gill

 

Sh

4th

4

D’GREAT DUCHESS

L De Souza

 

½

RACE 8 (R715)   CLASS 5 (B) – 1400m (sc)    HORSEFACE LOACH HANDICAP 

SNAGGLE PUSS (App WW Cheah) was slow into stride. 

At approximately the 300M-mark, STORM TO WIN (AK Lim) had to be steadied when MR CONNERY (L De Souza) rolled in. 

Placing

Horse

number

Horse

Rider

Time

Distance [length(s)]

1st

5

LUCK HAPPY

R Rueven

1:26.2

 

2nd

6

MR CONNERY

L De Souza

 

Nk

3rd

9

MR ROCKWELL

Y Aify

 

Sh

4th

2

SHYLOCK

M Yusri

 

Nk

 Change of Rider(s):

Race

Horse

Rider

Replaced By

Reason

4

NOVA VOCAL

App M Ekdihar

App R Nuqman

medical

7

BLACK MAMBA

App M Ekdihar

App R Nuqman

medical

 

NON-ACCEPTORS  –  TEST IMPOSED

Race

Horse(s)

Finding/Reason  

Test(s)

Remark(s)

4

GOD HELPS ME

Bruised near fore tendon

Vet examination

 

4

WAHASH

Bruised both fore tendon

Vet examination

 

4

SHOWCASE THE GOLD

Swelling near fore fetlock

Vet examination

 

4

MISS MICHELLE

Sore back

Vet examination

 

6

DROUGHT

Sore off fore fetlock

Vet examination

 

6

SING ROULETTER

Bruised near fore sole

Vet examination

 

7

AUTUMN BLITZ

Bruised off fore fetlock

Vet examination

 

 

PRTC – 12th JUNE 2022

SUMMARY – STEWARDS’ EMBARGO

Race

Horse(s)

Test(s)

Remark(s)

1

JOJU, CHAR KWAY TEOW & QIJI ACHEEVA

Vet examination each

 

2

DIAMOND RUSH

One starting stall test

 

2

VALENCIA

Vet examination

 

2

ONE FORCE

1000M & vet exam

 

3

XIONG FONG & PREMIUM RUSH

1000M & vet exam each

 

4

MYO

1000M & vet exam

 

5

NOVA STRIKE, THUNDER DRAGON, DANCING RAIN & HELIOSPHERE

Vet examination each

 

6

ONE FOR ALL

1000M & vet exam

 

7

BLACK MAMBA

1000M & vet exam

 

7  

LION CONQUEROR

1000M & vet exam

[1 mth embargo]

 SUMMARY

Fine(s)

Name of Licensee

Horse name

Date of Fine imposed

Fine amount (RM)

MRA Rule/Regulation

R1

Jockey Y Aify

RS DIAGO

12/6/2022

RM1,000/-

41(6)(c)(i)

R6

App SN Shiva

SUPREME JUSTICE

12/6/2022

RM500/-

41(6)(c)(i)

Suspension(s)

 

R6

Jockey M Yusri (SONNY BILL) – suspended from riding in races for a period of three (3) months for failing to ride to the satisfaction of the Stewards under MRA Rule 44(10).

 

R7

Jockey S Rosmizan (PURPLE RAIN LADY) – suspended from riding in races for two (2) race days for careless riding under MRA Rule 44(9)(a)(ii).

Follow-up(s)

R2

Jockey S Rosmizan (GENERAL NIX)