UK's Whitbread tops FTSE 100 on Q1 revenue growth
** Shares of Whitbread Plc WTB.L rise as much as 4.7% to 3,040p, stock top pct gainer on FTSE 100 index .FTSE
** British hotel group reiterates its annual forecast after the owner of Premier Inn posted a 1% rise in Q1 revenue to 739 mln pounds ($937.5 mln)
**Co, which also owns restaurant and pub chains such as Beefeater and Bar+Block Steakhouse, says advance booking numbers were positive as it heads into the peak summer trading season
** WTB, however, posts a 2% dip in Q1 room revenue in the UK as weekend bookings were slightly lower
** Derren Nathan, head of equity research at Hargreaves Lansdown says in a note that the dip in UK accommodation sales "isn't hugely concerning" as Whitbread is up against some very strong comparatives and continues to outperform the market
** Stock at session high as of 0743 GMT, trimming YTD losses to ~17%
($1 = 0.7883 pounds)
Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru
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