have been suffering from a viral infection which affected many of the horses in Chapple-Hyam's stable. The effects of the virus, and a recurring problem with lameness meant that Revoque was off the course for almost four months before reappearing in a minor stakes race at Doncaster in September. His two rivals included Bahhare, a colt who had once been favourite for the 2000 Guineas and had been ranked second to Revoque in the International Classification. Revoque raced in second before moving through easily to take the lead and winning "readily" by one and a half lengths. On his last two starts, Revoque failed to recapture his best form, running unplaced in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and the Champion Stakes. Assessment At the Cartier Racing Awards in November 1996, Revoque was named European Champion Two-Year-Old. The situation was somewhat confused, as a separate award for Champion Two-Year-Old Colt was given to Bahamian Bounty. In January 1997 the official International Classification ranked Revoque as the best two-year-old of the 1996 season. Timeform rated Revoque at 122 as a two-year-old and 124 as a three-year-old. Stud career Revoque was retired to stand at the Morristown Lattin Stud in County Kildare, Ireland at an initial fee of £7,500. In 1999 he was shuttled to the Eliza Park Stud in Australia for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season. Revoque stood at the Rathbarry Stud, in County Cork from 2004 to 2006 and was then moved to his current base at the Yorton Farm Stud in Shropshire where he stands at a fee of £1,500. Revoque has sired the winners of more than 200 races but none at the highest level. The best of his offspring has been Rebel Rebel, who finished second in the 2000 Guineas and won the Poker Handicap at Belmont Park. Pedigree References Cartier Award winners 1994 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Ireland Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Thoroughbred family 14-c