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Devil's Bit Beginners Chase

Thurles · 24 February 2005
  • TypeChase
  • Distance3m
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners16

Hard Winter (IRE) (7/2) won the Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles on 24 February 2005, beating Jakers (IRE) by a length under P W Flood for trainer D T Hughes. 16 ran on Soft going over 3m; the winning time was 6m 36.60s (slow by 36.60s). The 7/4 favourite, Over The Bar (IRE), fell.

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Winner Hard Winter (IRE)
SP: 7/2KTB Rating 120C J: P W Flood T: D T Hughes
Won by a lengthFav: Over The Bar (IRE) 7/4 · fell
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Hard Winter (IRE) 8g P W Flood(3) D T Hughes 11-9 —120C 6:36.60 6,910 7/2
2nd Jakers (IRE) 8g 1 R Walsh P A Fahy 11-12 —122C 6:36.85 1,610 4/1
3rd Dunbrody Millar (IRE) hv 7g 25 J R Barry Michael Cullen 11-12 9693C 6:43.10 710 16/1
4th Seethensee (IRE) 7g 10 Mr R Flavin Mrs Marian Flavin 11-12 —89C 6:45.60 410 8/1
5th Corskeagh Thunder (IRE) 8g 11 Paul Carberry Noel Meade 11-12 —89C 6:48.35 — 12/1
6th Bonne Inagh (IRE) 8m 4 B M Cash Daniel William O'Sullivan 11-2 —79C 6:49.35 — 25/1
7th Bunts Lleep (IRE) 9g 10 Mark Walsh(3) V T O'Brien 11-9 —86C 6:51.85 — 33/1
8th Camden Lake (IRE) 10m 20 Mr J P Flavin(7) P T Flavin 10-9 —72C 6:56.85 — 25/1
9th Hidden Genius (IRE) 6g 3½ Andrew J McNamara(5) Joseph Crowley 11-7 —84C 6:57.73 — 40/1
10th Feathered Storm (IRE) 7g 9 John Cullen Michael J O'Connor 11-7 —84C 6:59.98 — 14/1
11th Astoughasoldboots (IRE) t 6m 2½ Sean McDermott(3) Thomas Cooper 10-13 —76C 7:00.60 — 50/1
12th Curragh Gem (IRE) 8g 25 Mark Grant Joseph Crowley 11-7 —84C 7:06.85 — 14/1
F Over The Bar (IRE) 9g — Davy Russell E J O'Grady 11-12 —— — — 7/4 fav
PU Celtic Showdown (IRE) hv 9g — T G M Ryan(3) D E Fitzgerald 11-4 106— — — 8/1
UR Corrib Boy (IRE) 5g — John Allen(5) Joseph Crowley 10-12 —— — — 20/1
PU Winds Supreme (IRE) t 6g — Martin Ferris(7) Seamus Neville 11-5 —— — — 50/1

Winning time 6m 36.60s (slow by 36.60s)

Non-runners Air Of Confusion, Go On Eileen, Hot Drop

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (12 of 16 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles in 2005?
Hard Winter (IRE) won the Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles on 24 February 2005, ridden by P W Flood and trained by D T Hughes.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
1st Hard Winter (IRE) (7/2), 2nd Jakers (IRE) (4/1), 3rd Dunbrody Millar (IRE) (16/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
Hard Winter (IRE) returned a starting price of 7/2.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
16 horses ran in the 2005 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles. Non-runners: Air Of Confusion, Go On Eileen, Hot Drop.
What was the winning time of the 2005 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
The winning time was 6m 36.60s (slow by 36.60s).

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