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Devil's Bit Beginners Chase (Div 1)

Thurles · 9 February 2006
  • TypeChase
  • Distance3m
  • GoingYielding
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners15

Augherskea (IRE) (3/2F) won the Devil's Bit Beginners Chase (Div 1) at Thurles on 9 February 2006, beating Twiststickorbuy (IRE) by 6 lengths under Paul Carberry for trainer Noel Meade. 15 ran on Yielding going over 3m; the winning time was 6m 31.80s (slow by 31.80s). The winner was the favourite.

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Winner Augherskea (IRE)
SP: 3/2 favKTB Rating 108C J: Paul Carberry T: Noel Meade
Won by 6 lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Augherskea (IRE) 7g Paul Carberry Noel Meade 11-12 —108C 6:31.80 6,910 3/2 fav
2nd Twiststickorbuy (IRE) 5g 6 A J Donoghue(3) James Cousins 11-0 —90C 6:33.30 1,610 10/1
3rd Another Biffo (IRE) 8g 2½ Denis O'Regan Ms Caroline Hutchinson 11-12 10099C 6:33.93 710 6/1
4th Cupids Flyer (IRE) 7g 1½ Ken Whelan John J Walsh 11-12 —97C 6:34.30 410 25/1
5th Trulli (IRE) b 8g 11 B M Cash John J Walsh 11-12 —85C 6:37.05 — 33/1
6th Glenbane Lady (IRE) 8m 4 P W Flood Joseph Crowley 11-7 —75C 6:38.05 — 10/1
7th Seomra Hocht (IRE) 9g nk John Cullen William Coleman O'Brien 11-12 —80C 6:38.11 — 20/1
8th Supreme Pearl (GB) 7g 3½ Mr R J Kiely(7) W P Mullins 11-5 —69C 6:38.99 — 16/1
9th Kerryhead Sunshine (IRE) 6m 30 Andrew J McNamara Michael Hourigan 11-7 —70C 6:46.49 — 20/1
10th Euro'swell (IRE) 9g hd Brian O'Connell(7) Ms Aine Ni Chonaill 11-5 7768C 6:46.60 — 50/1
11th On The Jazz (GB) 7g 20 John Allen K F O'Brien 11-12 —75C 6:51.55 — 33/1
12th Be With Me Now (IRE) 6g 1 Conor O'Dwyer Ms Margaret Mullins 11-12 9875C 6:51.80 — 7/1
13th Yankee Lucy (IRE) 7m 13 G Cotter T Cahill 11-7 10570C 6:55.05 — 16/1
F Braun Star (IRE) 7g — Davy Condon Thomas Gerard O'Leary 11-12 109— — — 8/1
F Aimee's Choice (IRE) 7m — Robbie Moran(3) R P O'Keeffe 11-4 —— — — 10/1

Winning time 6m 31.80s (slow by 31.80s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (13 of 15 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 (Div 1) at Thurles in 2006?
Augherskea (IRE) won the Devil's Bit Beginners Chase (Div 1) at Thurles on 9 February 2006, ridden by Paul Carberry and trained by Noel Meade.
What was the finishing order of the 2006 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
1st Augherskea (IRE) (3/2F), 2nd Twiststickorbuy (IRE) (10/1), 3rd Another Biffo (IRE) (6/1).
What price was the winner of the 2006 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
Augherskea (IRE) returned a starting price of 3/2F.
How many horses ran in the 2006 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
15 horses ran in the 2006 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles.
What was the winning time of the 2006 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
The winning time was 6m 31.80s (slow by 31.80s).

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