'I'm very hopeful - but I'm not sure how much longer I'll be doing my job'
ITV Racing's passionate frontman on his hopes and fears for the future
Ed Chamberlin smiles a lot. He is positive, upbeat and intermittently interrupts his own conversation with a laugh, even when talking about the tumour that threatened his life 11 Cheltenham Festivals ago.
This year, as for the last three years, he will be a major part of the meeting, hosting ITV's popular and critically acclaimed coverage. By the time we get to next year's festival, he might not have a job, at least not his current one.
It seems an unlikely scenario, and it hopefully is, but Norton’s Coin once won the Cheltenham Gold Cup at 100-1. Racing is a sport in which the unexpected happens.
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Published on 28 February 2020inInterviews
Last updated 16:37, 28 February 2020
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