Native heads Champion 12

Go Native heads a field of 12 who will go to post for the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Noel Meade's seven-year-old is in line for a £1million bonus from betting firm WBX.com if triumphant after landing the Fighting Fifth at Newcastle and then the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton.

Nicky Henderson has three chances in the race with Punjabi going for a second successive victory and the pick of jockey Barry Geraghty.

Binocular makes the final line-up too after his third 12 months ago and also overcoming a recent fitness scare that had all but ruled him out of the contest.

Zaynar completes the trio for Henderson and he will be riden by Andrew Tinkler.

Leading fancy Solwhit will also take his chance having recovered sufficiently from a dirty scope last week with Jumbo Rio, Won In The Dark and Raise Your Heart also making the journey over from Ireland.

Paul Nicholls relies on 2009 runner-up Celestial Halo again with in-form trio Khyber Kim, Merdermit and Starluck all adding to a fascinating clash.