“It was five races ago when he thought ‘we’ve finally got our Button back'”
It was back in March 2018 when Bull Run Button put herself on the map as one of the most exciting young bitches in training when leading home Oaks winner Wuheida and All England Cup winner in the *Racing Post Juvenile clocking a calculated 28.56 for Sheffield’s 500 metres.
In the 16 months that followed, Barrie Draper’s black has had a stop-start career few watching the Gain Greyhound Nutrition Three Steps To Victory could doubt that the real Bull Run Button was back in business following a clinical two and a half length victory.
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Button is owned by the BAT Syndicate which comprises Rob Frith, Pete Moult, Graham Bacon and trainer Barrie Draper and Rose Draper believes that the return of Button to her best is down to their patience.
She said: “She has had plenty of little niggles, nothing serious, but we haven’t been able to get the best out of her since the Henlow Oaks. She came into season and never really got going again.
“She finally started to show a bit in the Derby but it was that Sheffield 28.67 race in June that she showed her old form. The owners have been so patient. There has been rush to race her, and we are now seeing the benefit.”
So what’s next?
“She had good winning form over 630 at Monmore but went lame – we are not quite sure at what stage in the race that it happened – but she looked to stay that okay. I thought she also saw out the trip last night pretty well considering the runner-up has solid 660 form.
“I think we will probably be off to Monmore for the Stayers Classic but we would also have options over the slightly shorter trips, like Romford’s 575.”
*Only two hounds have won the Juvenile and ‘Three Steps’, Button and her sire, Ballymac Eske (2014), also trained by Barrie. In fact, the Rotherham kennel had previously supplied another winner of the event, Farloe Hack (2004).
