Roche runners miss races due to virus

Trainer Christy Roche withdrew all his runners from yesterday’s meeting at Leopardstown as his horses appear to have been hit by a virus.

Mon, 30 Dec, 2002 - 07:52

Trainer Christy Roche withdrew all his runners from yesterday’s meeting at Leopardstown as his horses appear to have been hit by a virus.

Top hurdler Like-A-Butterfly was due to have her seasonal reappearance in the Grade One Evening Herald December Festival Hurdle but the mare was declared a non-runner.

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