Darley praises new sprint king

Kevin Darley hailed Reverence today after what he described as a “tremendous feat” in securing a Group One double at Haydock.

Sun, 03 Sep, 2006 - 14:24

Kevin Darley hailed Reverence today after what he described as a “tremendous feat” in securing a Group One double at Haydock.

The five-year-old powered through very testing conditions to lift the Betfred Sprint Cup at the Merseyside venue, just nine days after taking the Nunthorpe Stakes at York.

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