Clara proves too strong in stamina test Clara Mc Cloud belied a lack of market confidence to take the Clonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle for Gordon Elliott and Barry Geraghty. The six-year-old mare was patiently ridden in this three-mile stamina test to strike the front at the final flight, and the uneasy 4/1 favourite soon asserted to score by three lengths. Tulsa Jack stayed on to edge out Make A Track from the runner-up spot. Geraghty said, “She’s a good mare and won well. Gordon has minded her and gave her a break before Cheltenham and she stepped up on her previous form. She had 27 days before coming here and has benefitted from it. "She is as sweet as a nut and was fresh and well today and was able to cope with the ground which is loose but heavy." (TW & AM)
