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STRAIGHT TO CHELTENHAM FOR FLORIDA

It now looks likely that Florida Pearl will head straight for the Cheltenham Festival without a prep run.

The Gold Cup outsider is back in work after a minor setback and Willie Mullins is far from certain that he will be ready to run before March.

'Florida Pearl worked this week. He went okay but he isn`t quite firing the way he should be.

'At this stage, it`s 50-50 as to whether he`ll run in the Hennessy at Leopardstown on Sunday week or in the Ritz Club Chase at Ascot six days later.

'We will see how he work tomorrow and make a decision early next week.'