Chamberlin among ITV trio on shortlist for racing broadcaster of the year

ITV Racing presenters dominate the shortlist for the Horserace Writers and Photographers Association broadcaster of the year award for 2017.

The channel, in its first year as the terrestrial rights holder since 1985, supplies three of the four contenders for the award, which has been won by Nick Luck seven times.

Main presenter Ed Chamberlin is joined by Opening Show host Oli Bell and co-presenter Luke Harvey, plus Racing UK's Lydia Hislop, on the list of possible winners of the prestigious accolade, which will be presented at a ceremony at London's Royal Lancaster Hotel on December 4.

Karl Burke, who enjoyed two more Group 1 successes this season, is shortlisted for two awards, while the Two Golf Widows partnership who tasted glory with One For Arthur in the Grand National in April are nominated for owner of the year.

A small number of tickets for the ceremony are still available at £95 each from www.hwpacontacts@gmail.com.

HWPA SHORTLISTS

Broadcaster
Lydia Hislop
Oli Bell
Luke Harvey
Ed Chamberlin

Owner
Ann & Alan Potts
Two Golf Widows
Khalid Abdullah
Bill Gredley

Flat trainer
Aidan O’Brien
Karl Burke
John Gosden
Clive Cox

Flat jockey
Silvestre de Sousa
Ryan Moore
Frankie Dettori
PJ McDonald

Jumps trainer
Nicky Henderson
Jessica Harrington
Colin Tizzard
Lucinda Russell

Jump jockey
Richard Johnson
Robbie Power
Brian Hughes
Noel Fehily

International trainer
Charlie Appleby
Karl Burke
Roger Charlton
John Gosden