Tea Rose gains a valuable bracket under Whelan After finishing fourth over a mile at both Galway and Bellewstown, Tea Rose (3/1) came good on her third start of the season in the WTW Willis Fillies Maiden at Naas to complete a treble for Aidan O'Brien Having tracked the leaders, the daughter of Frankel and top sprinter Marsha made headway in the centre of the track to lead entering the final furlong and was driven out to beat Therewillbeglory (9/4 fav) by a length and a quarter. Jockey Ronan Whelan said: “Dropping to seven and on this track was just like a bit of work for her really. I was able to tuck in, she relaxed and then hit top gear.  “She had excuses for her last couple of runs as they were on quite undulating tracks, and she had a perfect set-up today with the slower ground and an uphill finish. She was hardened from those runs and it all clicked today.”  Additional reporting by Alan Magee
