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Devil's Bit Beginners Chase (Div 2)

Thurles · 9 February 2006
  • TypeChase
  • Distance3m
  • GoingYielding
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners14

Giolla An Bhaird (IRE) (7/2F) won the Devil's Bit Beginners Chase (Div 2) at Thurles on 9 February 2006, beating Code Of Silence (IRE) by 4½ lengths under Roger Loughran for trainer Michael Fitzsimons. 14 ran on Yielding going over 3m; the winning time was 6m 34.60s (slow by 34.60s). The winner was the favourite.

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Winner Giolla An Bhaird (IRE)
SP: 7/2 favKTB Rating 105C J: Roger Loughran T: Michael Fitzsimons
Won by 4½ lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Giolla An Bhaird (IRE) 9g Roger Loughran(3) Michael Fitzsimons 11-9 109105C 6:34.60 6,910 7/2 fav
2nd Code Of Silence (IRE) 6g 4½ Denis O'Regan Thomas Gerard O'Leary 11-12 —103C 6:35.73 1,610 20/1
3rd Wolf Creek (IRE) 6g 2 P W Flood E J O'Grady 11-12 —101C 6:36.23 710 9/2
4th Jakers (IRE) 9g 1½ Adrian Lane(3) P A Fahy 11-9 10696C 6:36.60 410 9/2
5th Glacial Rambler (IRE) 7g 14 Andrew J McNamara Timothy Doyle 11-12 —83C 6:40.10 — 6/1
6th Gleninagh (IRE) 6m 25 Michael Darcy(3) Joseph Crowley 11-4 —66C 6:46.35 — 10/1
7th Sparkle Wood (IRE) 7g 20 John Cullen William Coleman O'Brien 11-12 8174C 6:51.35 — 25/1
8th Snowey Burnfort (IRE) 6g 6 Martin Ferris(5) L J Archdeacon 11-7 —69C 6:52.85 — 25/1
9th Saynothing (IRE) 9g 7 Mr S McGonagle(7) James Francis Brennan 11-5 —67C 6:54.60 — 33/1
10th Gortatlea (IRE) 6g 20 Ken Whelan John J Walsh 11-12 8374C 6:59.60 — 33/1
11th Aghawonan (IRE) 7g 30 Robbie Colgan(3) Mrs Bernadette O'Reilly 11-9 7771C 7:07.10 — 25/1
12th Majella's Boy (IRE) 10g 3½ J R Barry P T Flavin 11-12 7074C 7:07.98 — 25/1
UR Present Company (IRE) 8m — B M Cash Michael C Connell 11-7 —— — — 20/1
F Mandm (IRE) 8g — G Cotter P C O'Connor 11-12 104— — — 9/2

Winning time 6m 34.60s (slow by 34.60s)

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 14 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 2) at Thurles in 2006?
Giolla An Bhaird (IRE) won the Devil's Bit Beginners Chase (Div 2) at Thurles on 9 February 2006, ridden by Roger Loughran and trained by Michael Fitzsimons.
What was the finishing order of the 2006 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
1st Giolla An Bhaird (IRE) (7/2F), 2nd Code Of Silence (IRE) (20/1), 3rd Wolf Creek (IRE) (9/2).
What price was the winner of the 2006 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
Giolla An Bhaird (IRE) returned a starting price of 7/2F.
How many horses ran in the 2006 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
14 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 34.60s (slow by 34.60s).

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