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PROFESSIONAl racing analyst Andy Gibson runs a popular ‘Cheltenham Trail’ service which helps racing fans and media commentators to identify potential winners through the winter months, culminating in the Festival.
He sends his subscribers email updates - almost hourly at times - and it is these emails which form the basis for his new book, Life On The Trail, which covers all Gibson’s research from last November all the way to Gold Cup day.
It also includes contributions from 25 subscribers to his service, including TV pundits, our own columnist Tony Keenan, market traders, a solicitor, a few independent bookmakers plus a Grand National-winning jockey.
The book runs to just under 200 pages and is priced at £16.50.
“I began writing this book foolishly believing that my involvement might be the main thrust of this work,” he says. “As the many contributions flowed into my inbox I began to realise that the real colour, character, vibrancy and warmth were to be found in the life stories within those contributions.” In his foreword, Tony Keenan describes Gibson as “a quiet voice of reason” in a world full of noise and attention seekers.
The book starts last November with Gibson sizing up some races at the Cheltenham meeting. We immediately get an insight into Andy’s methodology and way of thinking. It’s not all winners by any means - Gibson faithfully reproduces every one of his messages here, even those that went horribly wrong.
Those who love picking out Cheltenham contenders and following the Festival trail by betting on the big races every weekend will get the most out of this book.
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