Belord

And, in the divisions of the Mc-Carthy Insurance Group Maiden Hurdle, Eoghan O'Grady's THE BOOK THIEF and Limerick faller BELORD, representing Edward O'Grady, appeal.

CHELTENHAM PREDICTIONS (Day One): 2pm Amaretto Rose 2.35pm My Way de Solzen 3.15pm (Smurfit-Kappa Champion Hurdle) 1 BRAVE INCA 2 Hardy Eustace 3 Detroit City 4pm NewAIco 4.40pm SpotThedifference 5.20pm Belord (e/w)

cheltenham: 2.00 Amaretto Rose, 2.35 Buena Vista, 3.15 Detroit City (nap), 4.00 New Alco, 4.40 Heads Onthe Ground, 5.20 Belord.

The closing Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (5.20) can go to O'Grady's Belord.

TUESDAY: Belord is worth backing in the Fred Winter.

The rest of the Thurles card looks tricky, although the Michael O'Brien-trained AGAMARD, successful on the all-weather at Dundalk and runner-up to Baltiman at Cork recently, is preferred to higher-rated BELORD in the Moycarkey Maiden Hurdle.

In the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle the last two winners have been 40-1 and 20-1 and Irish raider Belord is worth an each-way interest.

Winner of a flat maiden at Fairyhouse, this filly faded after making a mistake at the second last flight to finish third behind Add Wings and Belord in a similar maiden hurdle over this course and distance last month.