Go Native lands opener at festival

The Noel Meade trained Go Native landed the first race of the Cheltenham Festival today under Paul Carberry, winning the WilliamHill.com Supreme Novices Hurdle. Go Native was returned at 12/1 and was followed home by Medermit at 14/1 with Somersby in third at 40/1. The win equalled the Castletown trainer's feat in 2000 when Sausalito Bay won the same race at a price of 14/1.