Date of birth: 25th March 2017
Colour: Bay
Sire: Milan
Dam: Roztok
Trainer: Toby Lawes
Racing: National Hunt
Share price: SOLD OUT

Surrey Quest’s sire, Milan, was a classic winner, winning the St Leger in 2001, before heading to Belmont for the Breeders Cup Turf, just getting pipped by Fantastic Light.

Surrey Quest has grown into a real strong looking gelding which was evident when he made his bumper debut at Warwick finishing a very close 2nd to stablemate Russian Ruler who was simply more forward. After his summer break he began his novice hurdling campaign with a very impressive win at Leicester, and then followed that with an even more impressive win at Doncaster. However in the step up to Graded racing he ran poorly in the Ballymore Leamington at Warwick and needed to be looked after in the EBF Novices Final at Sandown, finishing 7th. After a break in Cornwall where we ascertained a year old issue, Quest has now joined Toby Lawes in Surrey and made his seasonal appearance with a stunning win over fences at Huntingdon, and followed that up at the end of the year with a superb, battling performance to win the iconic Mandarin Trophy at Newbury. The syndicate owners are living the dream!

He finished the year in the Scottish Grand National where he agonisingly got beaten by a nasal hair. This season started with a gallant second at Cheltenham, off the pace but storming up the hill like never seen before, and then when going strongly took a wrong step and unseated Kevin Brogan in an attempt for back to back Mandarins. In February Quest ran a fine race in the Edinburgh National at Musselburgh, hating the ground and giving away loads of weight but still finishing a decent 3rd, the Scottish Grand National remain the target,