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Devil's Bit Beginners Chase

Thurles · 24 March 2018
  • TypeChase
  • Distance2m 6f
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners9

Ballela Boy (IRE) (11/2) won the Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles on 24 March 2018, beating Cowboy Des Long (FR) by 2½ lengths under Davy Russell for trainer Gordon Elliott. 9 ran on Soft going over 2m 6f; the winning time was 6m 3.90s (slow by 37.90s). The 1/2 favourite, Turcagua (FR), fell.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 9 — The market

Winner Ballela Boy (IRE)
SP: 11/2KTB Rating 130BKTB Speed 89A J: Davy Russell T: Gordon Elliott
Won by 2½ lengthsFav: Turcagua (FR) 1/2 · fell
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Ballela Boy (IRE) 7g Davy Russell Gordon Elliott 11-12 122130B89A 6:03.90 7,392 11/2
2nd Cowboy Des Long (FR) b 6g 2½ A E Lynch James Joseph Mangan 11-12 —127B87A 6:04.52 2,292 25/1
3rd Kaiser Black (IRE) t 7g 3¾ Phillip Enright P M J Doyle 11-12 —123B84A 6:05.46 1,092 11/2
4th Hanover Street (IRE) 6g 20 Rachael Blackmore J Halley 11-12 109101B70A 6:10.46 492 20/1
5th Brave Light (IRE) 5g 4¾ Cathal Landers(7) Michael J McDonagh 11-0 —84C67C 6:11.65 192 100/1
6th The Green Lady (IRE) 7m 43 Roger Loughran P A Fahy 11-5 —89C36C 6:22.40 — 10/1
F Turcagua (FR) 8g — Paul Townend W P Mullins 11-12 ——— — — 1/2 fav
PU Irish Mustard (GB) 8g — Donal McInerney(5) P J Colville 11-7 ——— — — 66/1
F Rock On Westie (IRE) t 9g — Adam Short(5) Miss Suzy Barkley 11-7 ——— — — 66/1

Winning time 6m 3.90s (slow by 37.90s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 5m 49.11s. This race ran 14.79s (4.2% slower); the day's other races here ran 2.8% slower (N 6). Net of the day: 1.4% slower. As at 3 Oct 2026.

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 9 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 9 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 2018?
Ballela Boy (IRE) won the Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles on 24 March 2018, ridden by Davy Russell and trained by Gordon Elliott.
What was the finishing order of the 2018 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
1st Ballela Boy (IRE) (11/2), 2nd Cowboy Des Long (FR) (25/1), 3rd Kaiser Black (IRE) (11/2).
What price was the winner of the 2018 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
Ballela Boy (IRE) returned a starting price of 11/2.
How many horses ran in the 2018 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
9 horses ran in the 2018 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles.
What was the winning time of the 2018 Devil's Bit Beginners Chase at Thurles?
The winning time was 6m 3.90s (slow by 37.90s).

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