WEATHERBYS has just published the 25th edition of its market-leading Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide.

Building on the success of the 2023 edition, the Guide will once again be produced in both print and digital formats with every fact, stat and trend covered to help punters make the most informed bets across all four days of the Festival.

Lead author Paul Ferguson is joined by a strong lineup of guest authors in the shape of Graham Clark, Rory Delargy, Donn McClean, Jodie Standing and Jess Stafford.

In addition to extensive trends analysis of all 28 races, with positive and negative trends boxes for quick and easy referencing, the Guide also includes a detailed analysis of the Irish Challenge, ‘Banker or Bust’ analysis of the big Festival favourites, a bonus ‘Aintree Festival Betting Guide’ section with race-by-race analysis of all the big races at the Grand National meeting, plus an exclusive ‘Spring Horses To Follow’ section.

Last year’s Guide unearthed gems such as:

Banker or Bust, by Rory Delargy:

  • Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Facile Vega (Bust) - beaten favourite
  • Stayers’ Hurdle Teahupoo (Bust) - beaten favourite
  • Dawn Run Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle Luccia (Bust) - beaten favourite (unplaced)

    • Daily Tips, by Sam Turner:

  • Three selections on day one included Marine Nationale (won Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at 9/2) and El Fabiolo (won Arkle at 11/10)
  • Three selections on day two included The Real Whacker (won Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase at 8/1)

    • Spring Horses To Follow

  • Impaire Et Passe - won Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle at 5/2 (and followed-up at Punchestown)
  • Lossiemouth - won Triumph Hurdle at 11/8 (and followed-up at Punchestown)

    • Selected Stats/Trends:

  • Arkle Trophy - Horses rated 160+ are 7-14 since 2012 (El Fabiolo was the sole 160-rated novice in the race, won at 11/10)
  • Champion Bumper - Horses rated 132+ are 6-15 during the past 14 years (A Dream To Share was the sole 132+ rated runner in the race, won at 7/2)
  • Ryanair Chase - seven winners between 2008 and 2016 had been beaten in the King George (Envoi Allen qualified, won at 13/2)
  • Triumph Hurdle - seven of the past 11 winners contested the Spring Juvenile Hurdle (Lossiemouth beat Gala Marceau, the 1-2 from the Spring Juvenile Hurdle)

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    The print edition is priced at €19.95 and the digital edition at €15.95. Enjoy 25% off the print and digital edition by using discount code IF24CF at the checkout