Florida Pearl heads the market for the 140,000 euro James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase at Down Royal on Saturday, writes Alan Magee.
The Willie Mullins-trained gelding, who enjoyed a fruitful campaign last season including victory in the King George VI Chase at Kempton, is 5/4 favourite with Cashmans.
`We eased out Florida Pearl from an initial quote of 11/10 following fairly solid support for Foxchapel King,` said the Cork-firm`s spokesman Joe Burke.
Foxchapel King, winner of the three miles event last year, is 11/4 (from 3`s) together with former Gold Cup winner See More Business.
There are eight entries in total, with Give Over, The Bunny Boiler, More Than A Stroll, Cregg House and Rockholm Boy completing the line-up.
Alan Magee
