Florida Pearl’s Festival bid in doubt

FLORIDA PEARL is unlikely to make a sixth visit to the Cheltenham Festival after it was revealed that the 11-year-old scoped badly after being pulled up in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Tue, 11 Feb, 2003 - 00:00
Steven Till

Speaking yesterday, trainer Willie Mullins admitted his charge was “just okay”.

“He has lost a lot of weight and he scoped bad after the race,” he said.

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