He was the best British two-year-old of 1948 and returned from a narrow defeat in the 2000 Guineas to become the dominant sprinter in Britain in 1949 and 1950.

Abernant's Timeform rating is the highest for a sprinter in Europe since World War II.

In the closing stages his stamina failed and he was caught and beaten a short head by Nimbus in the closest finish in the race's history.

[8] Following his defeat at Newmarket, Abernant reverted to sprint distances and went through the rest of the season unbeaten.

[10] At age four in 1950, he was beaten in the King's Stand Stakes, when he failed to concede twenty-three pounds to the three-year-old Tangle.

He won the Lubbock Sprint Stakes at Sandown Park Racecourse, to give Richards his 4000th winner.

In the years that followed his retirement, among the many accolades, The Independent newspaper wrote that Abernant "was the best sprinter ever to grace a racecourse.