No decision on First Gold’s target

CONNECTIONS of First Gold have yet to decide whether the 2000 King George VI Chase winner will have his next start in this year’s renewal of the Kempton showpiece or go to Leopardstown for the Ericsson two days later.

Although now rising 11, First Gold looked as good as ever last season when landing a big-race double at Aintree and Punchestown.

“We haven’t decided which way he will go yet but he’ll run at one of them. It just depends how the ground goes,” said Frank Berry, racing manager to owner JP McManus, yesterday.