Timeform Horses to Follow 2012/13: Fifty for the jumps & so much more!

Paintball: Winner of the Imperial Cup at Sandown

The latest National Hunt season may officially be six months old already but it's fair to say that it is only just slipping into second gear. Put yourself firmly in the driving seat with Timeform Horses to Follow 2012/13, published Saturday 13th October.

The latest edition of Timeform's Fifty to Follow arrives in plenty of time for the season's established fixtures such as Cheltenham's Showcase and Open meetings, and Timeform's long-range fancy for the Paddy Power Gold Cup at the latter is just one of the delicacies on offer amongst its 136 glossy pages of information and insight.

'So, give me recent examples of why I should indulge?' we hear you ask. Ok then, here goes. The 2011/12 edition was a source of profit for anyone who placed the same amount on every one of our Fifty in every race they ran in throughout the campaign. Success at the highest level came courtesy of For Non Stop and the prolific pair Simonsig and Sprinter Sacre, the last two both winners at the Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals, while plenty of others on our longlist did what we expected them to do and plundered a handicap or three - Paintball (20/1 Imperial Cup hero), Bear's Affair (12/1 when making a successful return to hurdles), Amaury de Lusignan (landed a hat-trick, his first win achieved at 8/1) and Swincombe Flame (justified Lanzarote Hurdle favouritism) being four notable examples.

As well as our designated Fifty, cherry picked by members of Timeform's editorial staff after months spent dissecting race replays and examining form lines, we've also included fifteen Irish horses that we advise you should monitor closely. What's more, in an attempt to match the exploits of Conor Murphy, who scooped a cool 1m when his Nicky Henderson-based five-timer came in at the Cheltenham Festival, we bring you our ante-post recommendations for the season's major prizes - Bobs Worth (RSA Chase) and Finian's Rainbow (Champion Chase) were both put forward at 10/1 for their respective Cheltenham races in last year's publication, four and two points bigger than even Mr Murphy managed to back them at!

We mark your card as regards a selection of trainers and jockeys who we're adamant have their best days ahead of them in the Future Stars section, while an in-depth interview with the North's leading light Donald McCain is both entertaining and highly informative, the Grand National-winning trainer pointing readers in the way of some very interesting Irish point winners to watch out for in the coming months as well as assessing the prospects of more familiar names in his Cheshire yard. Add to all that a rubber-stamping of last season's best horses and musings on the forthcoming season from Timeform Chief Correspondent Jamie Lynch, served in a way only he can, and you're sure to concur that it's 8.95 well invested.

To discover the name of that Paddy Power Gold Cup pick, as well as that of a horse who "looks just the type for the race formerly known as the Greatwood at Cheltenham in November", order your copy of Timeform's Horses to Follow 2012/13 today.