BEST Racehorses of 2024, the fifth edition of the Irish-authored series that has been filling the gap left by the demise of Timeform’s much-loved Racehorses annuals, went straight in at number one in the Essays & Sports Journalism category on Amazon when it launched last month.

Since then, it has topped several rankings on that company’s sites, including the Horse Racing category, with past reviews, in the press and online, hailing the books as “the new racing bible”, “an utterly comprehensive, one-stop resource for devotees of the Flat game”, “Flat racing’s finest publication” and “an incredibly valuable addition to the libraries of racing and breeding buffs”.