Florida Pearl has emerged as a possible challenger to See More Business in the Pertemps King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.
Willie Mullins is thinking of running the eight-year-old in the Christmas spectacular after dismissing his poor run at Down Royal last weekend as a 'one-off'.
'He`s grand. He just had an off-day I`d say,' reported the County Carlow trainer this afternoon.
Florida Pearl found no extra from the third-last fence when a distant fourth of five to Looks Like Trouble in the James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase.
Florida Pearl, runner-up to See More Business in the Tote Gold Cup at Cheltenham last March, is likely to be given the chance to redeem his
reputation in the John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown on December 10th.
'Yes that`s part of the plan. We`re going have to have a good look at that race and probably aim towards it and then the King George.'
Mullins also expressed his sympathy for the connections of Looks LikeTrouble in the wake of the horse`s tendon injury following his Down Royal success.
Said the County Carlow trainer: 'It`s very disappointing especially to a horse that put in such a wonderful display of bold jumping and
front-running.
'But it`s there for any of us to happen to, any day of the week.'
