Clare Rose blooms again for Smullen

PAT SMULLEN gave in-form Clare Rose a delightful drive to take the Kielys’ Electrical Stores Handicap at Killarney last night, where the ground turned towards the soft side following incessant rain.

He held her up at the back of the field for much of the trip, before bringing the five-year-old with a smooth challenge in the straight.

Clare Rose hit the front inside the furlong pole and answered every call in the closing stages to beat Mr Jayjay by a length.