I CARE, which was up 17kgs in body weight, and ROYAL GAMBADE, which was up 28kgs in body weight since their last runs, were checked by the Club Veterinary Surgeon prior to the race and were passed fit to start.

The Stewards permitted Jockey M Wepner to replace Jockey L Sofhan on JERAM FASHION as the latter was certified unwell.

The brand number for LORD OCTAGON should read “M123” and not as printed (printing error).

Jockey WK Yan was fined RM500 for negligence under MRA Rule 152(5)(a) as he was unable to make the carded weight and rode FIRST OF MAY 1kg overweight with the permission of the Stewards as there was no other rider available at that weight.

I CARE jumped awkwardly at the start.

At the start, LUCKY BEAUTY jumped awkwardly outwards, carrying AISHITERU outwards. At the same time, PINCAY jumped awkwardly inwards, resulting in SPITFIRE, IT’SMYPASSION and KEY LANDING becoming cramped.

ROYAL GAMBADE jumped awkwardly, throwing its head up, shifted out shortly after the start and was awkward for some distance.

IMPERIAL FIRE was slow into stride.

Approaching the 500m, PINCAY switched inwards to obtain a clear run, resulting in I CARE being carried inwards and had to be steadied. App HS Gill, the rider of PINCAY, was shown the film of the incident and warned to exercise more care when shifting ground in future.

JERAM FASHION hung in in the later stages.

RANTAWAN, which raced poorly, will be required to pass a test (1000m/vet) before being entered to race again.

A post-race veterinary examination of SPITFIRE revealed that it was lame near-fore and as such will be required to pass a test (1000m/vet) before being entered to race again.

Jockey H Barnabas and Trainer KF Coetzee were questioned with regards to Jockey Barnabas’ ride on I CARE. Jockey Barnabas stated that he tried to get the horse covered in the early stages as instructed but this horse had a high head carriage, continually threw its head up and was very green. Trainer KF Coetzee stated that I CARE worked in running reins, has an extremely high head carriage and is very difficult to settle. In hindsight, he felt that he should have instructed the jockey to let the horse stride rather than to seek cover. Their explanations were noted.

NEVER GIVE UP, a course scratching as it was lame off-fore, will be required to pass a test (1000m/vet) before being entered to race again.

TIGER IN THE HUNT, which was up 15kgs in body weight since its last run, was checked by the Club Veterinary Surgeon prior to the race and was passed fit to start.

The Stewards permitted Jockey S Salee to replace Jockey L Sofhan on RAWHIDE.

KNIGHT GREG had to steady at approximately the 250m mark as a result of YI QI which rolled inwards.

Emergency acceptors ENCHANTED RIVER and ROLLING HIGH were withdrawn due to a capacity field.

The Stewards permitted Jockey Y Aify to replace Jockey L Sofhan on GOLD ZEST.

BRILLIANT GLORY, which was up 15kgs in body weight since its last run, was checked by the Club Veterinary Surgeon prior to the race and was passed fit to start.

Due to an ownership query, OYSTER BAY was withdrawn by order of the Stewards at 1pm.

ROYAL JET bolted and broke away from the course on the way to the start, dislodging Jockey H Samsir. ROYAL JET was withdrawn by order of the Stewards at 2:14pm and will be required to pass a test (to be ridden unaided to the start & starting stall) before being entered to race again.

SUMMER RED jumped awkwardly outwards at the start.

BRILLIANT GLORY and BRILLIANCE AGE were both slow into stride.

At about the 1000m, FIRE AND DESIRE steadied when racing tight on the inside of MAS DANCER which was over-racing.

Passing the 1000m, PATIENCE REWARD was cramped for galloping room in a tightly bunched field.

A post-race veterinary examination of FANTASTIC MIND revealed that the gelding returned exhibiting signs of heat stress and as such will be required to undergo a veterinary examination before being declared to race again.

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

GOLDEN COMMANDER, which was up 31kgs in body weight since its last run, was checked by the Club Veterinary Surgeon prior to the race and was passed fit to start.

JERAM ELEGANT, which proved difficult to get to the start and caused some delay, was withdrawn by order of the Stewards at 2:49pm. The mare will be required to pass a test (to be ridden unaided to the start & starting stall) before being entered to race again.

EASTERN STAR was checked by the Club Veterinary Surgeon just prior to the start and was passed fit to race.

NINETYFIVE EAGLE jumped awkwardly, threw its head up and was further inconvenienced as a result of SILVER COIN which jumped awkwardly outwards.

EASTERN STAR jumped awkwardly inwards, inconveniencing SHANGHAI SAM and OLYMPIC FLAME.

GOLDEN COMMANDER, which had difficulty negotiating the bend at about the 1000m mark, laid out and took the turn wide.

At about the 250m mark, GOLDEN COMMANDER, which was racing greenly, ducked out abruptly after receiving slight pressure from EASTERN STAR, resulting in SILVER COIN becoming cramped and having to steady. TIME TO WIN which was following, had to be steadied.

At the conclusion of an inquiry on today, Jockey R Burnett, the rider of ROYAL BEAUTY, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding under MRA Rule 44(9)(c) in that whilst riding ROYAL BEAUTY in this race, at about the 1100m, he shifted in when insufficiently clear of EASTERN ACE resulting in that horse having to be tightened for galloping room and had to be taken in onto KIKO’S DE ARMADA which also had to be checked and both horses lost considerable ground. Jockey Burnett was suspended from riding in races for a period of four race days with effect from 3 March 2008 and to expire on 15 March 2008, both days inclusive. He was advised of his right of appeal (6:25pm).

SAME BOAT, a course scratching as it had sustained a bruised near-fore fetlock, will be required to undergo a veterinary examination before being declared to race again.

The Stewards permitted Jockey M Wepner to replace Jockey L Sofhan on SECRET ATTIRE.

VENUS FLY TRAP, which proved difficult to get to the start and caused some delay, was withdrawn by order of the Stewards at 3:15pm. The gelding will be required to pass a test (to be ridden unaided to the start, starting stall) before being entered to race again.

App Lou Ho, the rider of FAIRMAN, broke his whip during running.

Jockey H Samsir, the rider of JOKER WONDER, reported that his horse was not striding out freely. A post-race veterinary examination of JOKER WONDER revealed no obvious abnormality.

A post-race veterinary examination of KIM DRAGON revealed no obvious abnormality. The gelding was impounded.

Emergency acceptors CELEBRATION, GOOD PROSPECT, SILVER EXPRESS and INDIAN CHAMP were withdrawn due to a capacity field.

MIRACLE POWER, which broke through the barrier, was caught, checked by the Club Veterinary Surgeon, was passed fit to race and was reboxed.

TRINIDAD was slow into stride.

At about the 450m, BREAK THE BANK rolled in, carrying SENOR STEVE in onto HURRICANE SILENCE.

A post-race veterinary examination of SUCCESS GIFTED revealed no obvious abnormality. The gelding was impounded.

When questioned regarding the apparent improved performance of BREAK THE BANK, Trainer KL Chong stated that he was surprised with the win as the gelding had no recent form. However, he said that he had eased up on its trackwork and as such the gelding raced fresh today. His explanation was noted and his attention was drawn to the Rules regarding “in-and-out running”.

Emergency acceptors ESTEEM and POWER OF LIFE were withdrawn due to a capacity field.

RIDE THE TIDE, which was down 18kgs in body weight since its last run, was checked by the Club Veterinary Surgeon prior to the race and was passed fit to start.

As there was no suitable rider available, the Stewards permitted App Alex Chew to replace Jockey E Aslam on SKY MISSILE as the latter was stood down by the Club Medical Officer.

EASY SPEED, which could not be boxed, was withdrawn by order of the Stewards at 4:24pm. The gelding will be required to pass a test (starting stall) before being entered to race again.

JUN MU over-raced and was difficult to settle in the back straight.

At about the 1000m, AKASHI shifted in anticipating the near bend.

Passing the 1000m, LEADING LEAGUE steadied when racing tight on the inside of SKY MISSILE.

Jockey A Kumarentheran, the rider of RIDE THE TIDE, reported that his horse was not striding out freely. A post-race veterinary examination of RIDE THE TIDE revealed no obvious abnormality.

App Alex Chew, the rider of SKY MISSILE, reported that his horse was not striding out freely. A post-race veterinary examination of SKY MISSILE revealed no obvious abnormality.

Emergency acceptor KYRON was withdrawn due to a capacity field.

The Stewards permitted Jockey M Zaidi to replace Jockey Kelvin Oh on RISING as the latter was stood down by the Club Medical Officer.

SUCCESS ALWAYS, which was up 17kgs in body weight since its last run, was checked by the Club Veterinary Surgeon prior to the race and was passed fit to start.

WHEN IN ROME hung out in the straight.

Approaching the 800m, ROULETTE PLAYER (App SC Liew) rolled in resulting in SUPERB GENIUS becoming cramped and having to steady. GIVMIASMILE, which was following, had to shift out and take evasive action, carrying SPEED CHASER wide. Shortly thereafter, ROULETTE PLAYER shifted out onto JOKER TENACITY which was steadied. App SC Liew was shown the film of the incident and warned to exercise more care when shifting ground in future.

Jockey H Samsir, the rider of JOKER TENACITY, reported that his horse was not striding out freely. A post-race veterinary examination of JOKER TENACITY revealed no obvious abnormality.

The Club Veterinary Surgeon reported that SPEED THUNDER returned having cast its near-fore plate.

When questioned regarding the apparent improved performance of WHEN IN ROME as compared to its run on 3 January 2008, Trainer KL Chong was of the opinion that this horse had ran well as it had worked well. He stated that he was unable to offer any explanation for its poor run in its previous start. His explanation was noted and his attention was drawn to the Rules regarding “in-and-out running”.

EASTERN FIGHTER, which was up 17kgs in body weight since its last run, was checked by the Club Veterinary Surgeon prior to the race and was passed fit to start.

At the conclusion of an inquiry today, App Alex Chew, the rider of HOT EGO, in the presence of his Master, Trainer KL Chong, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding under MRA Rule 44(9)(c) in that whilst riding HOT EGO in this race, he shifted in at approximately the 200m mark, resulting in varying degrees of interference to IT’S A GIFT, SUPER LAD and YAAKEEN which were racing on your inside. App Alex Chew was suspended from riding in races for a period of three race days with effect from 3 March 2008 and to expire on 9 March 2008, both days inclusive. He was advised of his right of appeal (5:40pm).

This race was abandoned due to lightning.

WITHDRAWAL OF APPEAL BY APPRENTICE JOCKEY MOHD NIZAM BIN ABDUL JABAH (APP J NIZAM) AGAINST HIS SUSPENSION OF FOUR MONTHS FOR CONTRAVENTION OF MRA RULE 44(10) IMPOSED BY THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS IN CONNECTION WITH HIS RUNNING AND HANDLING OF RACEHORSE “GOLDEN RULE” IN RACE 11 (R160), 2ND DAY, SUNDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2008, SELANGOR TURF CLUB FEBRUARY MEETING 2008

App J Nizam who lodged an appeal on 15 February 2008 against his four-month suspension for failing to ride to the satisfaction of the Stewards under MRA Rule 44(10), applied to withdraw his appeal on 17 February 2008.

After consideration, the Racing Stewards acceded to his application and his deposit was refunded. His suspension commenced on 18 February 2008 and to expire on 17 June 2008, both days inclusive.

HEARING FOR A STAY OF SENTENCE BY JOCKEY CHENG KE TEN (KT CHENG) IN RELATION TO THE ONE YEAR DISQUALIFICATION FOR CONTRAVENTION OF MRA RULE 44(8) IMPOSED BY THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS IN CONNECTION WITH HIS RUNNING AND HANDLING OF RACEHORSE “ISLAND STAR” IN RACE 3 (R101), 1ST DAY, SATURDAY, 26 JANUARY 2008, PENANG TURF CLUB JANUARY MEETING 2008

On 16 February 2008, App KT Cheng subsequently exercised his right of appeal against the Stipendiary Stewards’ decision not to grant him a stay of sentence. The appeal will be held on a date to be fixed.

RACE 5 (R201), 4TH DAY, SUNDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 2008
SELANGOR TURF CLUB FEBRUARY MEETING 2008

JUN HUO which suffered interference at about the 1000m, was eased down and did not finish the race.

PERAK TURF CLUB OFFICIAL BARRIER TEST
- TUESDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2008

AUTHENTIC HALO (X611), which bled during the above Official Barrier Test, will be barred from racing for a period of three months under MRA Rule 92(3)(a)&(b).

RACE 10 (R196), 3RD DAY, SATURDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2008
SELANGOR TURF CLUB FEBRUARY MEETING 2008

GET SQUARE, which failed its pre-race test and was withdrawn by order of the Stewards from the above race, was cleared to race on 27 February 2008.

WITHDRAWAL OF APPEAL BY JOCKEY LEONG KAR WAH (KW LEONG) AGAINST THE ONE YEAR DISQUALIFICATION FOR CONTRAVENTION OF MRA RULE 44(8) IMPOSED BY THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS IN CONNECTION WITH HIS RUNNING AND HANDLING OF RACEHORSE “VICTORY MELANG” IN RACE 2 (R100), 1ST DAY, SATURDAY, 26 JANUARY 2008, PENANG TURF CLUB JANUARY MEETING 2008

Jockey KW Leong applied to withdraw his appeal on 1 February 2008. On 27 February 2008, the Penang Turf Club Racing Stewards have decided to reverse their decision on the forfeiture of the deposit and would refund him his deposit of RM1,000.

APPEAL BY JOCKEY OH SENG HONG (SH OH) AGAINST THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’ DECISION NOT TO GRANT HIM A STAY OF SENTENCE IN RELATION TO THE ONE YEAR DISQUALIFICATION FOR CONTRAVENTION OF MRA RULE 44(8) IMPOSED BY THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS IN CONNECTION WITH HIS RUNNING AND HANDLING OF RACEHORSE “MIGHTY MIDGET” IN RACE 10 (R055), 3RD DAY, SATURDAY, 12 JANUARY 2008, PERAK TURF CLUB JANUARY MEETING 2008

On 1 March 2008, the Perak Turf Club Racing Stewards heard Jockey SH Oh’s appeal against the Stipendiary Stewards’ decision not to grant him a stay of sentence. After considering submissions from Jockey SH Oh and the Chief Stipendiary Steward, the Racing Stewards allowed the appeal and Jockey SH Oh’s deposit was refunded.

POST-RACE URINE: 9 – 10 FEBRUARY 2008
SELANGOR TURF CLUB TUNKU GOLD CUP MEETING 2008

A report dated 21 February 2008 (V08/08.1) from the Chief Analyst of Veterinary Forensic Laboratory stated that 68 coded urine and 68 sets of coded blood samples from the above-mentioned race meeting were received on 11 February 2008, for analysis under the MRA Rules and Regulations. No prohibited substances were detected except for sample coded “08222” which revealed the presence of “Flunixin and Dexamethasone”. After decoding the sample number, it was established that this sample was reported to have been taken from the horse “JOKER CHAMPION”, which collapsed after knocking its head in the pre-race holding yard before the running of Race 10 (R159), 2nd Day, Sunday, 10 February 2008, Selangor Turf Club February Meeting 2008. After being scratched by the SLTC Veterinary Department, they administered treatment which contained “Flunixin and Dexamethasone”. The Stipendiary Stewards will therefore take no further action and JOKER CHAMPION is cleared to race.

POST-RACE URINE: 16 – 17 FEBRUARY 2008
SELANGOR TURF CLUB TUNKU GOLD CUP MEETING 2008

The report dated 27 February 2008 (V08/10.1) from the Chief Analyst of Veterinary Forensic Laboratory stated that 64 coded urine and 65 sets of coded blood samples from the above-mentioned race meeting were received on 18 February 2008, for analysis under the MRA Rules and Regulations. No prohibited substances were detected.

JOCKEY URINE SAMPLES: 16 – 17 FEBRUARY 2008
SELANGOR TURF CLUB TUNKU GOLD CUP MEETING 2008

The report dated 27 February 2008 (V08/11.1) from the Chief Analyst of Veterinary Forensic Laboratory stated that 8 coded urine samples from the above-mentioned race meeting were received on 18 February 2008, for analysis under the MRA Rules and Regulations. No prohibited substances were detected.