Go Native wins Christmas Hurdle at Kempton Go Native kept the dreams of a £1million bonus alive after a narrow victory over Starluck in the williamhill.com Christmas Hurdle at Kempton. Having won the first leg of the WBX.COM Triple Crown at Newcastle in the Fighting Fifth, Noel Meade's Supreme Novices' Hurdle winner confirmed that form by beating Binocular yet again. Sent off the 5-2 second-favourite all the same, Davy Condon was going almost too well at the last where a fantastic leap saw him take up the running. He shot three lengths clear but just like his old stablemate Harchibald, began to pull himself up on the run-in, allowing Starluck and Timmy Murphy one last chance. The winning distance was only a short head but connections will not mind as if he can win the Champion Hurdle in March, they will be millionaires.
