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Rebecca Dixon keeps us up to date with her news, thoughts and reviews. Please scroll down to read the remainder of the review and other links.

Happy New Year to our website clients and new visitors! I hope that you enjoyed the Festive period.

Although it is early January I feel like 2012 has been around for a while already. As soon as the first of January arrives my thoughts are immediately how close the Festival is!

In December it seems a long way off yet in January the reality of less than ten weeks kicks in.

Marten and I are pleased to report that the sales for our Cheltenham services are up compared to last year with a high number of clients who normally only buy the book trying our Cheltenham Package for the first time.

I appreciate that our Cheltenham Package feels like quite an investment at £50 (or £40 if you took advantage of our offer if you ordered before 31 December) but there is an awful lot of work that goes into this service. On top of the daily emails in the run up to the meeting there are also four additional publications, updates, throughout Cheltenham week itself.

If you go away for Cheltenham and don’t have your computer to download the information you can contact me (rebecca@martenjulian.com) and I can email it to you so it can be accessed on your iphone/Smartphone etc. I can also arrange for it to be faxed to a hotel if required.

As normal I am busy reading up on new technology and the best way we can use it for Marten to keep on top of the volume of news as well as how we can best utilise it for our clients.

I had a client contact me recently who was reading Marten’s Dark Horses Annual on his Kindle. I am currently looking into the option of making our Cheltenham Bulletin Book available in this format. I am unsure on what percentage of our clients own a Kindle but I know there are a few with ipads and since Kindle technology can be downloaded onto other devices I think this could be a good way to move forward.

I was given a Kindle for Christmas and wasn’t sure how it would fit into my life but I find it is great to keep on me for the rare occasion when I get a few spare minutes. I would not normally buy a daily newspaper, apart from the Racing Post, but The Times is only £9.99 for a month and is so easy to read. I suspect that The Racing Post will be available at some point in the future which will be brilliant!

Anyway I better get back to my work but I wish you the very best for 2012.

Dark Horse Publications run a weekly publication called The Preview.

It features:

The Selective Approach
Marten Julian’s in-depth analysis of the best investment opportunities for the weekend, based on the horse’s chance rather than the quality of race or class of venue. This will begin with an appraisal of his past nominations, most notably the losers, based on the principle that the horses were selected because he felt confident they had the ability to win. The same will apply to any winners, in the belief that they may be able to win again. He will also provide news of forthcoming qualifiers.

The Sleeper Section
Marten highlights mainly unexposed horses which he has reason to believe have been laid out to win and ensures continuity by updating the comments on a weekly basis.

The Look Ahead
Marten's latest news and information on recent Premier List runners from his Dark Horses Jumps Guide, together with his thoughts on forthcoming qualifiers.

We also have Ian Carnaby who has a special interest in the all-weather and handicap sprints.

From time to time we will include guest contributors including Peter Naughton and David Duggan.

Online Credit Subscriptions:
Remember: you do not have to take consecutive weeks!

5 credits: £30
10 credits: £55
20 credits: £95

1 edition of the Weekly Preview = 1 credit

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Marten Julian, 69 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria. LA9 4ED Tel: 08448 11 22 96 - Fax: 08448 11 22 97 - email: info@martenjulian.com