Peculiar results from a simple looking query.

Iâve stumbled upon a peculiar result when querying Oracle which I have not experienced with other DBMS. Consider this example:
create table atable(field varchar(20))
insert into atable values ('This is a test')
select field from atable where cast(field as varchar(2))='Th'
Other DBMS return the single row:
This is a test
Oracle 9.2.10, however generates this result:
Th
Is this a widely known issue with Oracle? Can I change Oracleâs behaviour by tweaking configuration or applying a patch? Is this a bug?

The example I posted was obviously contrived â and I agree â yes I could replace the CAST with SUBSTR. In the real context using CAST just seems an obvious choice - and if I can avoid having to manually modify the queries which already use CAST successfully on other DBMS â then that appeals to my laziness. :-)
Iâm finding it tough filing a TAR (what does that stand for?) with Metalink â the website seems to only want users who have a "Support Identifier" - I was not running the SQL on my own serverâ¦ Any advice â or must I find someone with an existing account to ask on my behalf?
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I already lost my whole day, probably I will lost the weekend, too.
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