Date of birth: 28th May 2019
Colour: Bay
Sire: Getaway
Dam: Holly Royale
Trainer: Toby Lawes
Racing: National Hunt
Share price: SOLD OUT

We are absolutely delighted that we have bought Surrey Lord at the Goffs Doncaster Store NH Sale to go into training with Toby Lawes at his Henfold Stables (the yard where Rough Quest was trained to win the 1996 Grand National). Toby thought Surrey Lord was one of the top 5 movers at the sale and was amazed when Alan King the underbidder pulled out especially to let Toby buy the horse for £35 000 although it has cost us a crate of wine!

The sire Getaway was a duel Group 1 winner in Germany and was only beaten 1.75 lengths in the 2007 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe earning a timeform rating of 127. His is a brother to Italian Oaks-Gr.1 winner and Yorkshire Oaks-Gr.1 runner-up Guadalupe and is from the family of multiple Group 1 winners Alexander Goldrun and Goldikova. He now stands at Coolmore as one of the worlds leading NH sires, actually finishing second to Yeats in the last two years standings siring the likes of Sporting John, Verdana Blue and Getabird. 

He has a fascinating pedigree, the dam is an unraced sister to several smart ‘Saturday’ performers, the grand dam was a smart winner in France over hurdles as a 3yo at Auteuil and over fences. She is a sibling to Royale Chantou, a Group 3 winner in France as a 3yo over 1m2f on heavy ground.  

This Getaway gelding is one of the most stunning physicals I have ever seen, he is a big 16’2 with bags of scope, he is beautifully balanced and covers the ground with incredible ease. Despite being big, he is so well put together that he won’t take years to come to hand, especially with the forward pedigree that he has. I think this horse is unbelievable value, I thought he was worth double what we paid. This horse is every inch a Saturday performer, I can’t wait to see how he develops”  Toby Lawes.

Surrey Lord continues to impress with his physical attributes but mentally he will need the summer to mature, he’ll be one for the short list in the 24/25 season.