Portway Press Ltd was formed in 1948 by Phil Bull, who wanted to establish a mathematical link to a horse's performance, based on the time the horse recorded. At a time when such data was virtually unheard of, Bull started publishing a racing annual, which evolved into the "Racehorses Of.." series.

Annually in March, the Timeform company puts out its book Racehorses of ...., which currently contains more than 1,100 pages and provides information and ratings on the top flat horses in United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany and Italy.

This is the year of 2 of the greatest fillies of the 20th century - Dahlia and Allez France

Other major racehorses covered:

• Roberto
• Rheingold 
• Mysterious
• Apalachee 
• Cellini
• Thatch
• Morston
• Jacinth
• Sanford Lad

The book measures 5 inch x 7 inch with green covers with a dust jacket with over 1100 pages printed on thick glossy quality paper.

This is a quality publication with a wealth of information and profusely illustrated with black and white photos. The book is in Very Good condition. Dust Jacket is in Good clean condition. Pages bright, clean and crisp.