2022 Novice Hurdle Division

[Faugheen_Machine]

I've never bought 'One Jump Ahead' before, for the purposes of Cheltenham Fest antepost, is it worth it? (there's nowhere better than this place, but always good to read more). Just had a quick look on the site and it seems to be very English centric judging by the stable interview section? Not knocking that, fully aware there is an entire season outside the festival, just curious. How many of the 'winners' come from the original book and how many come from all the 8 quid updates?!

https://www.mhpublications.co.uk/pub...one-jump-ahead

He gets decent information from Ireland so wouldn't be too concerned about that AV. It's well worth the money imo, not necessarily for Cheltenham but just to whet the appetite for the season ahead.

[Fouroverthrutwo]

I've never bought 'One Jump Ahead' before, for the purposes of Cheltenham Fest antepost, is it worth it? (there's nowhere better than this place, but always good to read more). Just had a quick look on the site and it seems to be very English centric judging by the stable interview section? Not knocking that, fully aware there is an entire season outside the festival, just curious. How many of the 'winners' come from the original book and how many come from all the 8 quid updates?!

https://www.mhpublications.co.uk/pub...one-jump-ahead

I always buy it and use it as a basis for a Cheltenham assault. It's also worth keeping the back issues and revisiting them periodically as horses can often get a decent write-up and not run that season for whatever reason. There is usually a French section, an English and Irish Pointers section and an 'Unraced Bumpers' section so for me it's worth 11 quid. I've never bought the Cheltenham previews so don't know how good they are. Like most publications / articles it should be viewed as a source of information and not a tipping service.

[Spectre]

Mark Howard’s book is easily the best of these, and well worth buying. I don’t agree with all of his assumptions on potential or his assumed future routes, but the book gives good info on very many of the horses you want to know about.

[Lobos]

I've never bought into any of these books as I've always been happy with the input from the likes of this forum and my own knowledge. Do they really add much more than we, as a group, can give ?

[Saxon Warrior]

I've never bought into any of these books as I've always been happy with the input from the likes of this forum and my own knowledge. Do they really add much more than we, as a group, can give ?

I would say that the books give people, including FJ Members, some names, information, and possible targets, and these then filter into peoples minds and onto this forum, and into the betting markets price requests.

Without them we would all lack that input, not pick up on horses plans so quickly, and it would be a darker place, for much longer.

[Lobos]

I would say that the books give people, including FJ Members, some names, information, and possible targets, and these then filter into peoples minds and onto this forum, and into the betting markets price requests.

Without them we would all lack that input, not pick up on horses plans so quickly, and it would be a darker place, for much longer.

So I and many others are the real benefactor of all this info that filters down. How lucky we are. Just takes us all to absorb it and then release our thoughts and theories and try to come up with successful end results.

[Spectre]

Exactly as Sax says, but they're also just a really good read Lobos. They come out in September so it really gets you in the mood for the season ahead when there's little worthwhile national hunt action worth bothering with.

While reading them it also puts a good baseline in your head for the right horses, plus a whole bunch of new horses from Points and France, including where they've gone and if you can read between te lines, some comments worth noting. Also as the season develops there are a whole bunch of quotes in there that you refer back to. I also use them to add my own comments to my trackers.

[Saxon Warrior]

So I and many others are the real benefactor of all this info that filters down. How lucky we are. Just takes us all to absorb it and then release our thoughts and theories and try to come up with successful end results.

Yes, we then give them our attention and research those names mentioned between us all, and come up with a diagnosis.

* Ballymore
* Supreme
* No Bet

A bit like an Antepost Racing Doctor.

Without those names and initial details coming in to us, we have no diagnosis to make.

Like a Doctor with no patients visiting with their initial medical complaint.

Thats why I read them.

[Spectre]

The one I'd like to get a review from somebody for is Jodie Standing's Point to Point Recruits.

Has anyone bought it previously, and what did you think?

[OverTheLast]

Haven’t bought it Spectre but I do follow her on twitter and recall her having quite a purple patch at one stage last season with horses from the book winning.

[robith]

Always buy Mark Howard's book, it's a very good read.

imo you can't just take one data point - you need to triangulate multiple ones, and this is a good net cast wide tool.

[Spectre]

Haven’t bought it Spectre but I do follow her on twitter and recall her having quite a purple patch at one stage last season with horses from the book winning.

Thanks OTL. I'll give it a try this year and if it's worthwhile I'll let everyone know.

[Outlaw]

Had the annual correspondence through the post so MH book can be pre ordered now, usually doesn't get sent out well into September thou so prob still a month away.

[Saxon Warrior]

Had the annual correspondence through the post so MH book can be pre ordered now, usually doesn't get sent out well into September thou so prob still a month away.

Mid-September his website says

[Outlaw]

Mid-September his website says

That be 4 weeks then Saxon