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Devil's Bit Beginners Chase

Thurles · 25 March 2017
  • TypeChase
  • Distance2m 6f
  • GoingYielding To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners10

Dicosimo (FR) (6/4F) won the Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles on 25 March 2017, beating Inis Meain (USA) by 2¾ lengths under R Walsh for trainer W P Mullins. 10 ran on Yielding To Soft going over 2m 6f; the winning time was 5m 44.60s (slow by 18.60s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 10 — The market

Winner Dicosimo (FR)
SP: 6/4 favKTB Rating 133BKTB Speed 124B J: R Walsh T: W P Mullins
Won by 2¾ lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Dicosimo (FR) h 6g R Walsh W P Mullins 11-12 —133B124B 5:44.60 7,392 6/4 fav
2nd Inis Meain (USA) t 10g 2¾ Denis O'Regan Denis Gerard Hogan 11-12 120130B122B 5:45.15 2,292 16/1
3rd Art Of Payroll (GER) t 8g 10 Roger Loughran Ms Sandra Hughes 11-12 133119B115B 5:47.15 1,092 11/4
4th Macs Legend (IRE) 9g 3 A E Lynch Miss Mary Louise Hallahan 11-12 109115B112B 5:47.75 492 12/1
5th Micras (GB) 6m 42 Cillin Leonard(7) P A Fahy 10-12 —85C82C 5:56.15 192 50/1
6th Just Cause (IRE) p 7g 22 B J Cooper M F Morris 11-12 12199C67C 6:00.55 — 7/2
PU Uptake (GB) tp 9g — Conor Maxwell Dermot A McLoughlin 11-12 ——— — — 50/1
F Moores Road (IRE) 8g — M P Fogarty Michael Hourigan 11-12 ——— — — 9/1
F Mount Oliver (IRE) 7g — Katie O'Farrell(7) Miss Mary Louise Hallahan 11-5 ——— — — 100/1
PU The Canny Man (IRE) 6g — Robbie Colgan W Harney 11-12 ——— — — 66/1

Winning time 5m 44.60s (slow by 18.60s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 5m 49.11s. This race ran 4.51s (1.3% faster); the day's other races here ran 0.8% slower (N 5). Net of the day: 2.1% faster. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners Hold Onto Your Hat (stone bruise), Victory Mill (stiff)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (6 of 10 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (6 of 10 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

In-running commentary is not available from our data provider for this period.

Quick answers

Who won the Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles in 2017?
Dicosimo (FR) won the Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles on 25 March 2017, ridden by R Walsh and trained by W P Mullins.
What was the finishing order of the 2017 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
1st Dicosimo (FR) (6/4F), 2nd Inis Meain (USA) (16/1), 3rd Art Of Payroll (GER) (11/4).
What price was the winner of the 2017 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
Dicosimo (FR) returned a starting price of 6/4F.
How many horses ran in the 2017 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
10 horses ran in the 2017 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles. Non-runners: Hold Onto Your Hat (stone bruise), Victory Mill (stiff).
What was the winning time of the 2017 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
The winning time was 5m 44.60s (slow by 18.60s).

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