Close Envoy, a son of Lope de Vega
Shares Available - 50%
25% share available @ £18,750 upfront and £775 per month from 1st June 2025
15% share available @ £11,250 upfront and £480 per month from 1st June 2025
10% share available @ £7,500 upfront and £325 per month from 1st June 2025
5% share available @ £3,750 upfront and £170 per month from 1st June 2025
2.5% share available @ £1,875 upfront and £92.50 per month from 1st June 2025
Race entries
"The nicest foal of that season's crop"
Earning a Timeform rating of 79p for his debut run, when, according to his trainer “he was far from fully tuned up” this son of the Group 2 Lowther Stakes winner LIVING IN THE PAST and the sire Lope De Vega, he looks set for a potentially stellar career at distances up to a mile. As we learn more about him, we can hone in on his precise requirements, be they - 6f or 8f, be they - top of the ground, or easy ground. Rest assured, he’s held in some regard by Karl Burke, who really didn’t wish to sell the horse. However, Clipper is steadily decreasing their involvement in racing, and this stunning colt was sent to the sales.
Karl recommended we buy him and is happy to purchase a share in the horse himself, such is his belief. We’d actually bid 62,000 gns in the auction; however, when he was led out unsold at 65,000 gns, we managed to procure a private sale afterwards for precisely that figure, ie 65,000 gns.
We’re delighted to have him on board - the stud manager at Branton Court Stud, where he was bred by Clipper Logistics, describes him as “the nicest foal of that season’s crop”.
A fabulous looker, with a fabulous page, we hope he takes his owners on a fabulous journey.