There are few things more dangerous for punters than lead-up races to Group 1s, but trainer Bob Butt can allay those fears around his two winning chances in the $50,000 Garrard Mares’ Champs at Addington tonight.
The sprint is Addington’s first major race of the new season yet is still a lead-up to the Group 1 Breeders Stakes in two weeks, a race with significantly more value for a mare’s future breeding career.
While many of tonight’s favourites, like the Butt pair of Manhattan (pictured) and Callies Delight and last-start Queen Of Hearts winner Allamericanlover, would usually be expected to improve for the big event in two weeks, Butt is taking a different attitude.
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