Books on paddock watching

Very unlikely, they like too keep for themselves.

Watching Racehorses by Australian Geoffrey Hutson was one I bought a few years ago, it's still available online from High Stakes Bookshop. Whether it's an aid to punting is up to the individual but I found it a decent read, unlike many betting related books which I find a chore to complete and mostly useless.

Horses Talk: It Pays to Listen : The Paddock and Post Parade by Trillis Parker
It may be out of print.  USA racing only.  My guess is there are more hurting horses racing in the USA.

I have a VHS tape"Conformation  Evaluation" by Dr Dewitt Owen which covers everything, although you might not have the time at the races to assess horses.

http://www.abebooks.com/book-search/author/trillis-parker/
Shipping cost might double the cost to you.

I. the process of learning
II. conformation
III. signposts to fitness and form
IV. medications
V. off-track surfaces
VI. the two year olds
VII. the unusual and tidbits
VIII. before the races
IX. the paddock
X. the walking ring
XI. the post parade
XII. putting it all together
XIII. watching the races
XIV. the business of racing
XV. race books
XVI. powerful paddock plays
XVII. more horses talk

btw the DeWitt Owen VHS covers conformation only, and is probably aimed at horse buyers.

Books on paddock watching will tell you very little unless you paddock watch regularly IMO

It's like operating a machine at work, you've got to work on it day-in-day-out to be able to tell whether it's on a good day or a bad day.  A book won't tell you these things, you need to gain the experience.

A-tenner-a-book will be more worthwile going to a Point-to-Point and watching donkeys walk round the paddock and then go to Royal Ascot and do the same.  You WILL tell the difference.

But other than that, unless you paddock watch constantly then a book will tell you no more than the betting market will.