Butterfly misses Navan test

LIKE-A-BUTTERFLY, Christy Roche’s big Arkle Trophy hope, will miss the Grade Two Flyingbolt ’Chase at Navan on Sunday.

“Her blood is okay, but she just didn’t scope one hundred per cent and won’t run. It’s not the end of the world and Cheltenham remains the dream.

“I’d like to give her a run in the next week or ten days, it would be nice to get more experience before Cheltenham.”

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