THE Revenant, bred by Al Asayl Bloodstock, won the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday. Few would have begrudged the five-year-old gelding a win at the top level, and in the race in which he finished second last year.

The Francis-Henri Graffard-trained The Revenant has been a most consistent runner, winning 10 of his 13 career starts and never out of the first three.