Go Native at Punchestown

Noel Meade's Go Native could be set to face Hurricane Fly in Sunday's Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown having returned from almost two years off the track with a win on the flat at Galway last month for Nina Carberry. Meade demonstrated his skill as a trainer with lots of pateince by getting the nine-year-old back to the track after a long lay-off. Go Native showed a smart turn of foot to win that flat race at Galway last month after returning to action three week searlier at Navan. Go Native could be one of just seven runners for the big race with 2011 Champion Hurdle winner Hurricane Fly from the Willie Mullins yard also in the mix. Mullins also has Zaidpour and Blackstairmountain entered. The line up will be completed by Dermot Weld's Unaccompanied, Eddie Harty's Captain Cee Bee and Edward O'Grady's Staying Article. POSSIBLE ODDS 4/7 Hurricane Fly, 4/1 Go Native, 6/1 Unaccompanied, 10/1 Zaidpour, 14/1 Captain Cee Bee, 20/1 Staying Article 20/1 Blackstairmountain.