448:"Torrential rain" meant that the ground had turned even softer two weeks later, when Reverence attempted to win over six furlongs for the first time in the Betfred-sponsored Sprint Cup at his local course, Haydock Park. He raced prominently in the early stages, before Darley drove him into the lead a furlong out. He was strongly challenged in the closing stages but held on to win by a neck from Quito with Amadeus Wolf third. The Lancashire crowd gave the local horse an enthusiastic reception and Alston, winning the biggest race of his twenty-five-year career, was delighted, saying "The Nunthorpe was fantastic, but this is even better."
501:. Starting a 33/1 outsider he put in a strong finish and failed by half a length to catch the filly Glamorous Spirit. The run suggested that he still had "plenty to offer". Alston indicated that he would persevere with the gelding saying that "as long as he's enjoying it and running well at this level, we'll keep going with him." He was unplaced in his two remaining starts that year however, and failed to win in two more race in 2011.
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Although he hung to the left in the closing stages he was never seriously challenged and won by two lengths from
Amadeus Wolf. The Middlebrooks praised Alston after the win for the "time and TLC" he had given to the gelding. Alston himself praised the horse saying, "he can really quicken up, but I was amazed to see him do it like that... he's a different horse on this ground."
191:(1000m), recording all but one of his wins over the distance. Most unusually for a modern thoroughbred racehorse Reverence did not appear on a racecourse until he was four years old. In a career that has lasted from May 2005 until August 2011 he ran forty-two times and won ten races. In 2006 he won two
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William Haggas, but a recurrence of his pelvic injury again prevented him from running. In October 2004 he was sent back to Tattersalls as an unraced three-year-old colt, but was withdrawn from the sale after failing to attract a buyer. The Middlebrooks decided to send him to the small yard
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Nunthorpe Stakes at York in August. With the ground now in his favour, he was strongly fancied starting 5/1 third favourite in a field of fourteen. Reverence, who "adored the ground" took the lead from the start and opened up a clear lead approaching the last furlong.
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Haydock from twelve starts. He became a difficult horse to place, being no longer fast enough to compete with the best horses in weight-for-age races, but too
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and ran on well on the soft ground to win by one and a quarter lengths from The Trader, with Les Arcs unplaced. The performance established
Reverence as one of the country's leading sprinters. His next two runs, both on firm ground, were disappointing, as he finished unplaced behind
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Reverence was of "a lovely horse... he had a lovely big eye and a great attitude."
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Reverence had little chance to build on his achievements in 2007, as training problems restricted him to just three unplaced runs. He broke a blood vessel in the
Nunthorpe Stakes which ruled him out for the remainder of the season.
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Northern-trained Champion sprinters
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530:Pedigree of Reverence (GB), chestnut gelding, 2001
377:at Doncaster in March. In being beaten less than a
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219:. Reverence ran his last race in August 2011.
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1058:"Racing: Reverence earns Alston new respect"
830:"Reverence rewards Alston's tender devotion"
1136:"Reverence bounces back to form in the mud"
1083:"Reverence set for comeback at Nottingham"
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397:in a minor stakes race on soft ground at
1293:Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom
1032:"Pay Reverence to Alston's mud-reveller"
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737:"Amy Bennett talks to Gary Middlebrook"
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283:was a successful sprinter, winning the
513:in November 2006, Reverence was named
329:Reverence made his belated debut in a
1288:Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom
519:World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings
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463:and finished second, beaten a neck.
1208:"Ouija secures horse of year title"
251:an "outstanding" miler who won the
16:British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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302:. He was sent into training with
965:"Peeress in top form for Ascot"
804:"Imperial Bailiwick Statistics"
174:Last updated on August 25, 2007
902:"Whitetobrown Handicap result"
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1092:– via The Free Library.
864:– via The Free Library.
828:McGrath, Chris (2006-08-25).
746:– via The Free Library.
1183:"OPTIONS OPEN FOR REVERENCE"
855:"Milk cart to dream machine"
758:"Mark Of Esteem Stud Record"
1030:Horse Racing (2006-09-03).
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1134:James Burns (2011-06-02).
515:European Champion Sprinter
365:2006: five-year-old season
325:2005: four-year-old season
213:European Champion Sprinter
167:European Champion Sprinter
102:Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook
94:Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook
1056:Cobb, John (2006-09-03).
989:"Nunthorpe Stakes result"
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1298:Thoroughbred family 8-c
467:2007–2011: later career
1210:. BBC News. 2006-11-15
944:"Temple Stakes result"
697:Magneto (Family: 8-c)
285:Flying Childers Stakes
227:Reverence, a chestnut
183:is a British champion
1303:Cartier Award winners
1283:2001 racehorse births
923:"April Stakes result"
511:Cartier Racing Awards
387:Golden Jubilee Stakes
217:Cartier Racing Awards
1253:"Reverence pedigree"
1162:"Flying Five result"
279:). Reverence's dam,
231:with a narrow white
1229:"2007WorldRankings"
1010:"Sprint Cup result"
857:. 27 September 2006
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431:King's Stand Stakes
410:Palace House Stakes
385:went on to win the
313:Longton, Lancashire
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488:Flying Five Stakes
311:of Eric Alston at
291:winner Helm Bank.
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149:Haydock Sprint Cup
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243:. Reverence was
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1141:Racing Post
1109:Racing Post
881:Racing Post
782:"Reverence"
662:Sparkalark
651:Hartebeest
492:The Curragh
461:Desert Lord
435:Royal Ascot
331:maiden race
296:Tattersalls
269:Epsom Derby
195:races- the
111:Eric Alston
1277:Categories
1263:2012-07-01
1257:Equineline
1238:2012-07-01
1214:2011-10-26
1193:2011-10-26
1168:2011-10-26
1147:2011-10-26
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764:2011-10-26
743:2011-10-26
721:References
605:Home Love
564:Hardiemma
505:Assessment
406:Group Race
399:Nottingham
359:Pontefract
237:Windermere
223:Background
205:Sprint Cup
133:Major wins
120:42: 10-4-3
1036:Telegraph
678:Nasrullah
616:Homespun
558:Mill Reef
478:Continent
453:Longchamp
355:Doncaster
344:Newmarket
308:Newmarket
265:Sir Percy
193:Group One
181:Reverence
128:£ 542,609
37:Grandsire
22:Reverence
1064:. London
1038:. London
836:. London
667:Syndikos
546:Darshaan
525:Pedigree
455:for the
391:July Cup
389:and the
383:Les Arcs
263:winners
255:and the
203:and the
189:furlongs
125:Earnings
85:Chestnut
41:Darshaan
708:4x4 to
684:Segula
646:Goofed
634:Lyphard
509:At the
429:in the
422:furlong
418:Sandown
273:Ameerat
261:Classic
241:Cumbria
229:gelding
215:at the
209:Haydock
107:Trainer
91:Breeder
73:Country
59:Gelding
706:inbred
673:Nashua
669:1973
630:1984
584:1989
582:Homage
577:Kelty
572:Abdos
569:Delsy
549:1981
482:Somnus
379:length
371:Listed
335:Thirsk
271:) and
233:stripe
169:(2006)
161:Awards
156:(2009)
151:(2006)
146:(2006)
141:(2006)
117:Record
81:Colour
65:Foaled
1232:(PDF)
625:1991
588:Ajdal
542:1993
540:(IRE)
339:Ripon
245:sired
99:Owner
712:and
535:Sire
480:and
201:York
27:Sire
621:Dam
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