The first race this evening at Kilbeggan was won by Noel Meade´s charge Go Native with Niall ´Slippers´ Madden in the saddle for owners The Decado Syndicate.

Go Native the 11/4fav was pushed clear after the last by Madden to win by a convincing 7 lengths on his hurdling debut.

Meade afterwards said´ ´he did it well and we´ll go for a winners race at Galway with him now´.