CONGRATULATIONS to Micheál Orlandi for his innovative golden ticket promotion for Galileo Chrome, who stands under his Compas Stallions banner at his Starfield Stud in Mullingar.

You will recall that Micheál, inspired by Willie Wonka, sent specially branded Galileo Chrome chocolate bars to breeders all over Ireland and England. Five of those bars contained a golden ticket which entitled the recipient to a free nomination.

Micheál reports that four of the five tickets have been claimed. One ticket remains out there – could you be racing’s Charlie Bucket? Did you put away the bar you received for a rainy day? Go check it right now.

The winners so far: Phil and Orla Hore, Mount Eaton Stud, Co Wexford, Laura Clifford-Ward, Byerley Stud, UK, Stuart Ross, Willow Wood Farm, UK and William Fox, Castletownroche, Co Cork.

Breeders

Micheál continued: “The promotion was received incredibly well. We utilised Weatherbys’ service whereby they posted a Chrome bar to every National Hunt breeder. A huge number of people also got in touch via social media asking to take part in the competition.

“In total we posted out just over 1,500 Chrome bars. It was fun and we are delighted with the amount of people who got involved and engaged with Compas Stallions. We are due to do the draw for the sixth winning ticket next week so stay tuned.”