Gary Moore pins his hopes on Orzare

Gary Moore says it's win or bust at Cheltenham with his unbeaten hurdler Orzare.

With the Festival eight days away, Horsham trainer Moore has whittled his team down to six horses, with Orzare his main hope.

Since his arrival from France in November, the four-year-old has won three juvenile novice hurdles, the last of which by 19 lengths.

Moore said: "He's very small and already rated on a mark of 134, so he won't be easy to place next season and I think this season will be the one for him. I've been thrilled with him and he'd be the main hope."

Orzare is 10-1 with Sky Bet for the Grade 3 Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle on Wednesday week but he also holds an entry in the JCB Triumph Hurdle two days later, for which he is a best-priced 40-1.

Moore said: "If he gets 11st 4lb or less than that, he'll run in the Fred Winter. If not, he'll go for the Triumph Hurdle. He's got a realistic chance.

"He's never come across to me as being a Triumph Hurdler and may not have beaten a lot but be he can do no more than he's been asked to do.

"What I love about him is he shows tremendous heart."

With a dry week forecast, Cheltenham expected to start watering this afternoon in a bid to maintain good to soft ground.