Race Results 20 August 2023

STATE OF TRACK:  SOFT

Panel of  Stipendiary Stewards:

Mr David McGillivray (Chief Stipendiary Steward – Chairman)

Mr Lee Seng He (Senior Stipendiary Steward)

Mr Devaraj a/l S Arujunen  (Stipendiary Steward)

Change of Rider(s):

RACE 1 (MRA 0895) CLASS 5 (B) – 1600M

As there was no suitable rider available, the Stewards permitted App A Azizi to replace Jockey      J Daniel as the rider of MYSTICAL STAR when the latter encountered flight delay.

MYSTICAL STAR was slow into stride.

The Club Veterinary Surgeon reported that LEEDSTHEWAY (K Eirwan) returned having cast its off fore plate.

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

At the conclusion of an Inquiry, Jockey R Rueven, the rider of MERRY BELL, was found guilty of a charge under MRA Rule 44(10) for failing to ride to the satisfaction of the Stewards. The particulars of the charge were that after having a good jump and taking the lead, he unnecessarily sat against his mount from approximately the 1400M-mark to the 1200M-mark, thereby making insufficient effort to ride MERRY BELL to the instruction given by the Trainer.

When deciding on penalty, the Stewards took into account the facts of this case, Jockey R Rueven’s points of mitigation and his record.  Jockey R Rueven was suspended from riding in races for a period of three (3) months with effect from Monday, 21^st August 2023 and to expire on Monday, 20^th November 2023, both days inclusive.   In addition, he was fined a sum of RM10,000/- (Malaysian Ringgit Ten Thousand).  He was advised of his Right of Appeal (6.09 pm).

SUNNY STAR (R  Rueven) was checked by the Club Veterinary Surgeon behind the barriers and was passed fit to race.

BIG MONKEY (App R Nuqman) jumped awkwardly.

JET BLACK (App A Azizi) had a tendency to lay inwards in the straight,

BIG MONKEY shifted in from the whip over the last 200M. 

The Club Veterinary Surgeon reported that EKRAAR PHOENIX (J Daniel) returned having cast its off fore plate.

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

TK STAR, a course scratching as it was knocked near fore fetlock, will be required to pass a veterinary examination before being declared to race again.

HELLO MONDAY which was down 19kgs in body weight since its last run, was checked by the Club Veterinary Surgeon prior to the race and was passed fit to start

Jockey J Daniel was fined RM500/- for negligence under MRA Rule 152(5)(a) as read with MRA Rule 107(10) for failing to make the carded weight on POWER EXPRESS.  As there was no suitable rider available, the Stewards permitted the withdrawal of POWER EXPRESS at 4.03pm.

PARISBAS (K Eirwan) and SUNTZU (App SN Shiva) were both slow into stride.

SUNTZU commenced to hang out from the top of the straight and finished the race wide.

PARISBAS shifted away from the whip in the later stages.

The Club Veterinary Surgeon reported that LADY ASTA (R Rueven) returned with speedy cut on its left hock.

BIG BUS (K Eirwan) jumped awkwardly.

BIG BUS raced wide at the turn and entered the home straight wide. 

Jockey R Rueven, the rider of SECKILL, reported that his mount was not striding out freely and was making abnormal respiratory noise. A post-race veterinary examination of                         SECKILL revealed no obvious abnormality.