2011-12 SEASON JUMPING PROSPECTS BOOK
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 2011
JOHN MORRIS welcomes you to Jumping Prospects
My annual stable tour takes place during August. My mission is to descend upon selected trainers with the sole intention of conducting interviews that usually resemble interrogations. I sincerely thank all the trainers, who have given me their time to answer some searching questions concerning the plans they have for horses stabled at their yards. Without their help, this publication would not be so much fun to produce. Each year I attempt to provide my readers with an insight into the horses I feel they should pay particular attention to during the coming months. It is of course important to highlight the major stables and those that don’t always feature elsewhere. Jumping Prospects has always aimed to bring into the spotlight some trainers that might otherwise slip under the radar.
Once again I have travelled thousands of road miles to meet face to face with different trainers around Britain. As you might expect nothing ever runs smoothly. However, when I look back at the end of each season to the achievements of those horses and stables featured, it never ceases to amaze me how so many good priced winners emerge from the pages of Jumping Prospects. Hopefully the success will continue during the autumn and winter jumps season.
Last year the weather badly affected many of the northern meetings from December until mid-February due to what can only be described as the most brutal of winters. Some of the southern stables featured did not escape the misery, but their misfortune was due to ill-health amongst some of the high profile yards. It would be a change to go through the winter jumps campaign without feeling frustrated by mishaps, illness or another dodgy period of winter weather interrupting the flow of events over the jumps. Let’s hope this will be the case over the coming months.
Many people often ask me the best way to handle the information found in this book. The purpose of the book is to help my readers gain an insight of the views expressed by the trainers during my discussions at their stables. Of course there is quantity, but I attempt to highlight the quality with the emphasis on those horses that might prove beneficial to follow as ‘eyecatchers’ at the conclusion of each interview. It is surprising the number of little gems I’ve uncovered over the years following my policy of including trainers, who might fall in the unfashionable category. However, in my experience, it is important to feature the major yards, but those smaller to medium stables have the knack of sending out the odd winner that might pay the crown jewels if you happen to be on at the right time.
I hope you will enjoy reading the new Jumping Prospects Book. Having access to the knowledge and information that you require to give you an edge to help you become a highly successful punter is no longer an issue. I’m confident the book will provide many winners over the coming months.
This is what makes Jumping Prospects so unique.
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Oldham Evening Chronicle Wednesday 5th October 2011
ANNUALS which stand the test of time do so for a simple reason – they are successful!
I make this rather obvious observation because this year sees the 20th
anniversary of ‘Jumping Prospects,’ author John Morris’s book which focuses
on the forthcoming National Hunt season.
As much a labour of love as a profit-making venture, Liverpudlian John’s
annual offering is a polished gem among similar, yet inferior efforts from
like-minded entrepreneurs.
Jumping Prospects never fails to provide a constant supply of winners,
many at juicy prices, and is written in a witty, yet thorough fashion which
reflects John’s vast knowledge of the jumps game.
John acknowledges the need for the book to avoid standing still, so out has
gone the traditional list of detailed trainer interviews in favour of a more
punter-friendly format based on quality rather than quantity.
This does not mean to say that John has not been out and about speaking to
the country’s top trainers.
It is simply that in doing so, he has identified those horses which he feels will provide his readers with a steady profit and these have been listed, with write-ups, in an A to Z format.
The result is a neater, more concise publication and one which will enable its users to pinpoint horses of interest much more quickly.
The trainer interviews remain at the back of the book – in a shorter form than in previous editions and likely to produce a few dark horses – so, all in all, this is a publication which will pay back its cover price of £15 many times over given considered use of its contents by its loyal readers.
KEITH McHUGH October 2011
For such a small outlay this book will probably pay for itself many times over, it is therefore no surprise to learn that his book was sold out within 6 weeks of publication last year, which says enough. Also Morris’s website will be a useful asset to punters throughout the season, At the time of this review this priceless annual has already unearthed 25 winners to date.
HAPPY BOOK BUYER
From Mr R. M Sage Ipswich (November 15th 2010)
Dear Mr Morris
In Spetember I was looking to purchase a ‘horses to follow book.’ I came across your Jumping Prospects book and decided to give it a try. I’m so pleased I did, as it is the best horses to follow book I’ve ever had and I’ve tried many in my time! I find it so easy to follow and can’t thank you enough for the winners I’ve already found. The information you put in the book is spot on! I only wish I’d found you years ago. Your publication is a credit to you. Thanks, Mr Sage Ipswich.
Just one of many happy book buyers this season!
BOOK REVIEWS 2010
RACING POST (Graeme Rodway) Sunday November 14th
GOLD DUST LURKING IN CORNERS OF SMALLER STABLES
An annual investigation into the jumping talent with some of Britain’s less heralded trainers never fails to whet the appetite.
There is nothing better than getting an up-to-date view from the stables and for that reason I’m always keen to add to my collection of horse racing books. Jumping Prospects offers something unique, in that it features the stables unlikely to be discussed elsewhere. This gives readers the inside track on some real dark’uns for the coming season.
The bigger yards are far from neglected, with the likes of Paul Nicholls and Alan King featured, this is a very good effort from the author John Morris who has made the trip to each of the stables featured and racked up thousand of miles on the road. His appraoch helps to glean plenty of information from the handlers on their plans for the coming season.
The book is clearly laid out and easy to navigate and is a useful tool for research purposes. There are some helpful hints for racing novices too, as Morris is not shy in selecting a series of eyecatchers from each yard which should be followed for the coming season. He is also happy to nominate one horse from each of the stables as a top eyecatcher, helping to narrow the sheer number of horses to follow leaving readers with an easy-to-handle 19 to follow for the season ahead.
In many ways the strength of the book is that the trainers are mainly the lesser known up-and-comers, and the horses featured will not be familiar to most readers but rather ones that are likely to come under the radar. That should ensure the eyecatchers featured will go off at bigger prices than they should and readers will be the ones to benefit from the extra value on offer.
That makes the book a must for the serious punter who is looking to find that all-important edge, and while there is a lot of information to digest, Morris does a good job of pointing readers in the right direction and has a proven track record of finding winners year-on-year.
Valuable asset for punters KEITH McHUGH
Oldham Chronicle 2nd November 2010
When a product stands the test of time, you know it must provide quality and value for money.
Jumping Prospects, the annual National Hunt racing publication masterminded by Liverpool author John Morris, is enjoying its 19th outing and that just about says everything about this excellent and informative book.
Morris, a professional punter and jumps racing guru, cuts no corners in his pursuit of winners and his unstinting efforts are reflected in the content of the latest Jumping Prospects.
The book produced over 200 winners last season, including a couple of gems at 33-1 and 25-1.
And there is no doubt that the author’s insistence on face-to-face interviews with trainers is at the root of his continued success. John informs me that that he travelled over 3,000 miles to talk to 19 trainers in the build-up to the current jumps season.
Some of these trainers were interviewed for the first time and I have little doubt that there are many winners lurking in the pages of their stable tours.
The heavy artillery among the Paul Nicholls, Alan King and Don McCain yards are among the horses featured in Jumping Prospects but, as the author admits, it’s the smaller stables which can often provide the potential for much greater profit and I took particular interest in reading the chapters on the emerging strings of Willie Amos, James Ewart, John Flint, Warren Greatex and Martin Keighley.
Morris was unable to interview Nicky Henderson this time – the master trainer was grouse shooting – but he makes up for this omission with an essay on the Lambourn handler’s most exciting young prospects.
Horses from other stables are also highlighted in a book which has most bases covered and represent excellent value at £12, including posting and packing.
Reviewed by Arthur Shone Wrexham Leader
JUMPING PROSPECTS (HORSES TO FOLLOW AND TRAINER INTERVIEWS FOR THE 2010/2011 NATIONAL HUNT SEASON)
The new 2010-2011 season over the sticks starts to get serious at this time of the year, because normally the major players of the jumping world start to emerge on the racecourses from the big yards. It is also around this time that National Hunt enthusiasts start to hunt around for specialist form books to help them in their quest against the old enemy.
One excellent publication that’s fits the bill is Jumping Prospects, as it is from the top drawer of form books, and it has proven itself to be well above average year in year out, not many books of this type can boost the sort of strike rate that the author does. The book produced of 200 winners last season, which included big priced winners at 33-1 & 25-1 plus lots of winners at a working mans price.
What makes this book unique is the entertainment value as well as the priceless information. On his visit to Lucinda Russells yard with her partner Peter Scudamore, he asked for directions to get back on the main road.He was told by Scu that his best route was over the Kincardine Bridge, which was also agreed by the ladies voice in his sat nav, however when Morris had gone a few hundred yards the ladies voice in the sat nav told him to left in 80 yards, when the author reached this point, he looked over the side at the sheer drop and thought no chance, the book is full of little gems like this. There is cracking interview with our local trainer Donald McCain, whose comments are well worth reading. One of his stable stars Peddlers Cross adorned the front cover of the book. The author has an uncanny knack of ferreting out information from guarded trainers, who normally do not divulge much to the media. Morris travels thousands of miles the length and breadth of the country interviewing trainers to get the material for his book, there are some well known horses within its pages, but there will be quite a few dark ones there as well.
For such a small outlay this book will probably pay for itself many times over, it is therefore no surprise to learn that his book was sold out within 6 weeks of publication last year, which says enough. Also Morris’s website will be a useful asset to punters throughout the season.
LATEST REVIEWS(Chris Wright is curently standing in second place in the Racing Post Tipster Competition) (he’s won this before!)
John Morris’s Jumping Prospects book can give punters an edge in finding winners
Oct 7 2010 by Chris Wright, Liverpool Daily Post
The new National Hunt season really starts to get under way over the next few weeks.
Punters attempting to discover an edge when looking for winners, could do worse than turn to John Morris’s latest book, Jumping Prospects.
The Radio Merseyside racing pundit has just brought out the 19th edition of his popular book, Jumping Prospects, and it is as entertaining and informative as any of its previous incarnations.
John is a well-known and popular character around the tracks of the North West and beyond. And he leaves no stone unturned in his pursuit of trying to find winners for the new jumps season.
Morris travels up and down the country interviewing trainers and their staff to glean as much information to arm punters with the right ammunition for the annual battle with the bookmakers.
This year the trainers featured are Willie Amos, Kim Bailey, Rebecca Curtis, James Ewart, John Flint, Warren Greatrex, Martin Keighley, Alan King, Emma Lavelle, Charlie Longsdon, Charlie Mann, Don McCain, Ferdy Murphy, Paul Nicholls, Nicky Richards, Lucinda Russell, Tim Vaughan, Evan Williams and Ian Williams.
Last year’s Jumping Prospects produced more than 200 winners throughout the season including Swansbrook (33-1), Black Apache (25-1), Tranchant (20-1), Makhzoon (18-1), Daldini (16-1), Kilmackilloge (16-1) and Monet’s Garden (12-1) among them.
This year’s will no doubt provide something similar among the 132 pages.
Jumping Prospects is a must-have for punters.
Priced at £12 (including P&P), you can purchase the book by phone on 0151 520 0080;
from Jumping Prospects, PO Box 23, Maghull L31 0EA or at www.jumpingprospects.co.uk
Over the years many racing personalities have accepted the honour of writing the Foreword. Keith McHugh, former winner of the Racing Post Press Naps Competition, told readers. ‘If you absorb the information within this book you will have a valuable weapon to fight the annual battle against the bookies.’
Each interview features a compact selection of… ‘EYECATCHERS TO FOLLOW’. Returning due to popular demand a selection of Jumping Prospects Horses to Follow!
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BOOK REVIEW By Chris Pitt Author Long Time Gone & Midlands Racing Club
JUMPING PROSPECTS
by John Morris
“Welcome to the nineteenth edition of Jumping Prospects,” the author’s introduction commences. Yes, it’s the usual beginning but, more importantly, it’s testimony to the continued success of this long-running publication, the original and best of what has become a plethora of books previewing the jumping season.
Unlike most of the others, John Morris makes a point of personally visiting each of the trainers profiled in his annual. No phone calls, no email correspondence. And that’s where the value of this book lies.
Once again he has covered over 3,000 miles, traversing the length and breadth of Britain to interview 19 trainers. This year there are eight new stables: Willie Amos, Kim Bailey, John Flint, Warren Greatrex, Martin Keighley, Charlie Longsdon, Lucinda Russell and Ian Williams. The “regulars” are there too, notably Paul Nicholls, Alan King, Ferdy Murphy, Nicky Richards and Emma Lavelle, along with the likes of Rebecca Curtis, Charlie Mann, Donald McCain, plus Welsh wizards Tim Vaughan and Evan Williams.
In addition to each trainer’s appraisal of his or her main hopes, the author provides his own comments and whittles the list down. He also gives his list of “Horses to Follow”, comprising those whose trainers do not have their own section. He’d hoped to include an interview with Nicky Henderson but the great man was away shooting grouse at the time the author was touring the Lambourn area. Therefore, John takes up the challenge of naming his own selections from Henderson’s mighty string.
He suggests in his introduction that readers should “treat the book in the first instance as a general guide to the season”, and yes, the fact is that Jumping Prospects can still be a useful tool come Cheltenham and Aintree. “The purpose of the book,” he continues, “is to help my readers gain an insight into the views expressed by the trainers during my discussions at their stables.”
This year John has invited Rod Street, chief executive of Racing Enterprises Limited, to write the foreword. And with Rod being closely involved with the Racing For Change initiative, John has taken the opportunity to list his ideas for RFC to consider.
Rod hits the nail squarely on the head when saying of Jumping Prospects that it “whets the appetite for the season ahead.” He adds: “Like longer shadows and darker evenings, the guide is an early sign of autumn and the delights of the NH year to come.” Plus of course, it’s invaluable for compiling those Ten to Follow or Bill Ebury Trophy entries. Last year’s annual produced over 200 winners, including lots at working man’s prices, and there’s no reason why it shouldn’t pinpoint similar juicy winners over the coming months.
CHRIS PITT
