THE 16th edition of the Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide written by Paul Jones is available to order from Weatherbys Ireland.

It contains all the trends, relevant statistics and important facts for all 27 races at this year’s Cheltenham Festival.

The 192-page annual dissects every Festival race from a statistical perspective. In addition to the trends, the author has run the rule over 150 of the leading horses in the Grade 1 races and there are Cheltenham Festival punting strategy interviews with four very different types of gambler - Andy Gibson (professional), Andrew Smith (bookmaker), Richard Harris (professional trader) and Lydia Hislop (media).

This year’s foreword is by Jonjo O’Neill and other features include Festival-related articles by Donn McClean (Irish view), Alan Mosley (sires), Andy Holding (sectional times) and Matt Tombs (novices) in addition to many names from the industry offering their one single piece of generic punting advice at the Festival throughout the Guide. There is also Foxhunters’ guidance from point-to-point expert, Martin Harris.

The book is priced at €19.20 (including postage) and can be ordered from Annette on (045) 879979. British readers can order a copy from James Schofield on 01933 440077 or from Paul Jones on 07889 071213.