Gold faces 10 in Paris First Gold bids to put his Sandown lapse behind him by scoring a second win in the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris (3m 5f) at Auteuil on Sunday.Jockey Thierry Doumen parted company with the King George VI Chase and Martell Cup winner when the pair were hot favourites for the Tote Gold Trophy Chase at Sandown last month.The crack French chaser is reported to be in fine fettle by connections and is clearly the one to beat.Stablemate Djeddah will be ridden by Irish champion elect Ruby Walsh.A field of 11 will go to post with Kotkijet, who has won his last five races, seemingly the main danger.
