RACING:NOEL MEADE'S high-class hurdler Go Native (5 to 4 favourite) continued his recuperation with an effortless victory in the www.swordsecurity.com(QR) Race at Galway yesterday.

The nine-year-old can list a Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, a Fighting Fifth and a Christmas Hurdle on his roll of honour but he missed over two years before returning to action at Navan earlier this month.

He showed there his engine was still intact but got tired close home and finished third, however, there was never any dangers for Nina Carberry this time.

Travelling wide throughout, she cruised into the lead and despite opposition of the quality of Forpadydeplasterer and Staying Article, Go Native sprinted clear to beat Cry For The Moon by six and a half lengths.

Carberry said: “Everyone was worried about him overcoming the bounce factor, but you couldn’t ask for any better. Hopefully he’ll keep improving now. I wanted to look after him. That’s why I had him outside.

“Once I had hit the better ground coming up the hill he went quickly clear and it was like a piece of work for him.”

Meanwhile, Richard Hughes was at it again at Leicester yesterday with a 346 to 1 four-timer.

Hot on the heels of riding seven of the eight winners at Windsor two weeks ago, the champion jockey-elect gave the bookies a real fright by landing the first three races in the Midlands.

Hughes and Intrigo (5 to 1) landed the first division of the Haymarket Nursery for boss Richard Hannon, Take The Lead (11 to 4) won the Hoby Median Auction Maiden Fillies’ Stakes, also for Hannon, while Hughes teamed up with Charlie Hills to win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Stakes on Barbs Princess (11 to 2).

Galileo’s Choice will visit Flemington tomorrow ahead of his bid for the Emirates Melbourne Cup next Tuesday.

Dermot Weld’s dual-purpose performer finished seventh in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle in March but won a Listed race and a Group Three on his return to the level this summer.

That persuaded Weld to send him over to Australia and he will put the finishing touches to his preparations at Werribee this morning before familiarising himself with his big-race surroundings. Weld is the only international trainer to have won the race twice with Vintage Crop (1993) and Media Puzzle (2002).

Galileo’s Choice had an impromptu gallop on Saturday morning after dumping his rider at Werribee and running loose for a couple of circuits before being caught.