Mel Brittain has been the king of the big priced winners this year. Following Cool Music's win at Redcar at 100/1 he followed up two weeks later when 50/1 chance Harmonic Lady won at the same track. The distinctive Mel Brittain colours pictured.

Tony Carroll tasted big race success on Derby Day at Epsom when Caspian Prince battled on gamely to win the Class two Heritage Handicap in a thrilling finish.

The 29th of May was a special day for Rod Millman . His stable had three winners; two at Bath and Master Carpenter at Sandown in the listed Heron Stakes. John Gosden continued his excellent season by winning the Oaks with Taghrooda, who was bred by another of our valued customers Shadwell Stud.  He also trained the third home in the Derby with Romsdal staying on well at the finish

Sire De Grugy trained by Gary Moore capped a great season, shortly after being named as Racehorse of the year, by storming home in The Qneen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham festival in March.

Has made a great start to the flat campaign, with 16 turf winners from 63 runners. Kingman was narrowly touched off in a thrilling f'rnish to the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. Western Hymn impressively won the Bet365 Classic trial at Sandown in April and looks a live Derby contender.

Won Burghley for a fourth time after the disqualification of last year's original winner Jock Paget.

Dear Sir As a professional haylage producer, I am increasingly frustrated by the misconceptions surrounding haylage, even from professional horsemen and women. The comments “haylage is too rich” or “it makes my horse fizzy” are frequently heard.

Problems arise because some producers make haylage a lot earlier in the year than hay, which is generally made later due to weather conditions. As a direct result of this the grass used is young and higher in protein and energy. If you made hay with the same grass this hay would also be deemed “rich”.

A professional producer will send samples of grass for analysis to ensure energy and protein levels are within an acceptable range for the job required.

As a major supplier for the racing industry I can tell you that despite common perceptions, race horse trainers are not looking for very high protein forage. Indeed the Metropolitan Police (150 horses) are also haylage users, who for obvious reasons do not want “fizzy” horses!

In summation, not all haylage is “rich”; it is totally dependant on the maturity of the grass when cut. The best way to avoid problems is to buy from a reputable producer who provides analytical back up.

I think some of the misconceptions hark back to the days when “haylage” was actually left over silage, made for high-producing dairy or beef cattle and sold to local horse owners, (silage being very high in protein).

Richard Brooks EuroBale Ltd

Eurobale is pleased to launch its new product packaging revolution for the coming harvest, the “Multipack”. The packaging system consists of exactly the same grasses and mixes as our

• GOLD
• SILVER
• RYE

but packed in a new and very convenient format.

Multipack consists of 10 “conventional” size bales, which are packed and held together and then wrapped as a whole.

When a pack is opened, the customer has all the convenience of dealing with a small bale product, with a small flake size, but the knowledge, delivery and analytical back-up that EuroBale is well known for.