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Courtesy of Fores Gallery
Sire
Line
Matchem
Sire
Comus
Dam
Rosette
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Reveller b c 1815 (Comus - Rosette,
by Beningbrough). Sire Line
Matchem.
Family 19. Bred by Mr Shard he was sold as a
yearling to Henry Peirse, who also bred the St Leger winner Ebor (b c
1814 Orville). After the death of
Mr Peirse in 1823 his stud
at Bedale was sold by Mr Tattersall. Reveller was repurchased by Mr
Shard for 1080 guineas.
Reveller's dam Rosette (br f 1803 Beningbrough)
was also bred by Mr Peirse and won seven races before she
entered the stud. Reveller, described as a "thick-necked horse, with very
square hips and short ribs" was said to be "a fine goer, and always
ran with his head down".
He ran for six years with much success. In the stud, his best runners
included the Ascot Gold Cup winner Lucetta (br f 1826), July Stakes
winner The Mummer (ch c 1827), One Thousand Guineas winner Galantine (b
f 1828), St James's Palace Stakes winner and Derby 2nd Ascot (b c 1832)
and Ryegate Gold Cup winner Olympic (ch c 1831).
| Reveller |
Comus |
Sorcerer |
Trumpator |
| Young Giantess |
| Houghton Lass |
Sir Peter Teazle |
| Alexina |
| Rosette |
Beningbrough |
King Fergus |
| Herod Mare |
| Rosamond |
Tandem |
| Tuberose |
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| Race Record |
In 1818 he
won a 100gs each Produce Stakes at York,
beating Sir M M Sykes's Camillus colt, the Duke of
Leeds's Monitor (ch c 1815 Mowbray), Lord
Fitzwilliam's Belianis (bl c 1815 Amadis), Mr
Gascoigne's Althaea (ch f 1815
Sorcerer) and
1 other. Won the Great St Leger at Doncaster, beating stablemate
Mr Peirse's Ranter
(b c 1815 Comus),
Mr O Powlett's The Marshall (gr c 1815
Comus) and 18
others. At the same meeting walked over for the
100gs each Gascoigne Stakes. |
In 1819 he
won a 100gs each Produce Sweepstakes at York,
beating Sir M M Sykes's Cambyses (b c 1815
Camillus) and Lord Fitzwilliam's Belianis. The next
day he won the Great Subscription Purse at York,
beating Mr Duncombe's Mozart (ch c 1815 Governor),
Mr Houldsworth's Eleanor (b f 1815
Governor) and Mr Watt's Bigottini [ex-Beggar Girl]
(b f 1815 Thunderbolt). Won a 100gs each Produce
Sweepstakes at Doncaster, beating Mr Jones's Fanny
(br f 1815 Poulton) and Sir M Sykes's Cambyses. At
the same meeting won the 10gs each Doncaster Stakes,
beating The Marshall and Mr Duncombe's Governor
colt. |
In 1820 he
claimed the Great Subscription Purse at York,
beating Mr Clifton's Advance (b c 1815 Cardinal
York) but lost the
second Great Subscription, to the Hon T Orde
Powlett's Juggler (b c 1815
Comus), at York. |
In 1821 he defeated Mr Riddell's highly regarded Dr Syntax
(br c 1811 Paynator) for the Gold Cup at Lancaster,
then lost a sweep of 270gs and the Cup at Preston to
Dr Syntax, beating Sir J H Maxwell's Fair Helen
(gr f 1817 Viscount). At York he again won the Great
Subscription, beating Lord Fitzwilliam's Palmerin (b
c 1816 Amadis), Mr O Powlett's Juggler and Lord
Scarborough's The Black Prince (bl c 1816
Walton). At Doncaster he lost the
10gs each Doncaster
Stakes to Mr Lambton's Borodino (br c 1817
Smolensko) before moving on to Lincoln where he won
the Gold Cup, beating Mr Reed's The Marshall. |
In 1822 he
won the Gold Cups at both Lancaster and Preston at the
expense of Dr Syntax; in the latter Mr Powlett's
St Leger winner Jack Spigot (br c 1818 Ardrossan)
finished 3rd. |
In 1823 he walked over for the
100gs Gold Cup at Preston
before his retirement from the turf. |
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| Notable Reveller
Mares |
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| 1. |
Miss Annette (b f 1830),
dam of Poule d'Essai winner Annetta (ch f 1839
Ibrahim), Prix de Diane and Poule d'Essai winner
Bounty (b f 1849 Inheritor), Prix du Jockey Club winner
Celebrity (ch c 1851 Gladiator) and Prix de Diane winner Dame
d'Honneur (ch f 1853 The Baron).
Miss Annette was also the 2nd dam of Poule d'Essai des Poulains
winner Baronello (ch c 1861 The Baron) and Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner Gustave (br
c 1857 Lanercost). Family
19-a. |
| 2. |
Harmony (b f 1826), 2nd dam
of Two Thousand Guineas and Goodwood Cup winner The
Promised Land (b c 1856 Jericho) and his brother, Criterion
Stakes winner, The Happy Land (br c 1855 Jericho). Harmony was
also 3rd dam of Ebor Handicap winner Paganini (b c 1865 King of
Kent) and ancestress of Derby winner
Orby (ch c 1804
Orme).
Family 26. |
| 3. |
Datura (ch f 1829), dam of
Queen's Vase winner Gardenia (ch f 1845 Beiram).
Family 26. |
| 4. |
Europa (br f 1829), dam of
July Stakes winner Bulwark (ch c 1836 Defence) and 2nd dam of
Mehl-Mulhens-Rennen winner Crown Prince (b c 1855 Sheet Anchor).
Family 2-a. |
| 5. |
Reveller Mare (ch f 1834),
dam of The Emperor (ch c 1841 Defence) who won the Ascot Gold
Cup in 1844 and 1845, and 2nd dam of Woodcote Stakes winner
Woodcote (ch c 1851 Cotherstone).
Family 5. |
| 6. |
Zarah (b f 1835), dam of
the good French stallion Fitz Gladiator (ch c 1850
Gladiator).
Family 32. |
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