The Revenant is the second foal of Hazel Lavery (Excellent Art), a Group winner in England who signed off her career by winning the Gr.3 St Simon Stakes, beating the future Gr.1 Champion Stakes winner Noble Mission (Galileo). She is a half-sister to Leo Gali (Galileo), winner of the Listed Premio Terme di Merano and runner-up in the Gr.3 St Leger Italiano and the Gr.3 Give Thanks Stakes.

Second dam Reprise (Darshaan).

Third dam Rapid Repeat (Exactly Sharp) is related to Artema (Common Grounds), winner of the Gr.3 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes and later a sire, and to the stakes winner Hello Soso (Alzao), who was also third in the Grade 2 Diana Handicap.

Hazel Lavery's unraced 2-year-old filly by Oasis Dream is named La Viette, and her 2020 foal is a filly by Saxon Warrior.