THE Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guidehas a proven track record of steering punters in the right direction, aided by all the necessary facts, stats and trends of the four-day Festival.

Paul Ferguson is the lead author of the 26th edition, joined by a strong lineup of guest writers in the shape of Rory Delargy, Donn McClean, Jodie Standing, Jess Stafford and Sam Turner.

In addition to extensive trends analysis of all 28 races, 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:

  • Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase - Stay Away Fay, Bust - failed to complete
  • Gold Cup - Galopin Des Champs, Banker - won his second Gold Cup

    • Spring Horses To Follow

  • Ballyburn - won Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle (and a Grade 1 at Punchestown)
  • Golden Ace - won the Dawn Run Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle at 10/1 (and at Cheltenham’s April meeting)
  • Sir Gino - won the Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle at Aintree
  • Spillane’s Tower - won Grade 1s at Fairyhouse (7-4) and Punchestown (5-2)

    • Selected Stats/Trends:

  • Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle - horses who have won a point-to-point, bumper and graded novice hurdle are 7-15 during the past 14 years - Ballyburn was the only horse to match up against this
  • Ryanair Chase - Protektorat matched up against several key trends, including ‘The past 10 winners were French-bred’
  • Triumph Hurdle - Majborough matched up against several key trends, including ‘seven of the past nine winners started their careers in France’ and ‘eight of the past 12 winners contested the Spring Juvenile Hurdle (only three were successful)’

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