Roche finds reason for Butterfly’s poor run

CHRISTY ROCHE believes he has found a reason for Like-A-Butterfly’s poor performance at Leopardstown last Sunday.

The imposing mare lagged well behind in the race won by Mariah Rollins, and was well out of contention when pulled up after the second last by Conor O’Dwyer.

Roche and his team were initially mystified by the disappointing show as she scoped cleanly when tested after the race.