Florida Pearl Unlikely To Go To Cheltenham Florida Pearl is unlikely to make a sixth visit to the Cheltenham Festival after it was revealed that the 11-year-old had a respiratory tract infection.Willie Mullins` charged scoped badly after being pulled up before the last fence in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown yesterday.Speaking today, Mullins admitted his charge was just okay. `He has lost a lot of weight and he scoped bad after the race,` he said. It offers a good excuse for his poor performance but he had worked and scoped clean earlier in the week. Immediate plans are on hold for the Florida Son gelding but the trainer is taking an optimistic view about the chances of his being seen on the track again this season.`We`ll see what treatment we can use when we talk to the vets,` he said. `But short term plans are on hold and I doubt he will be going to Cheltenham. But hopefully we can prepare him in time for Aintree or Punchestown.`
