Betting Shop Manager of the Year 2017 reaches its climax

Andrew Pennington previews the final at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel

Toast of the industry: one of these eight finalists will be crowned Betting Shop Manager of the Year in London on MondayCredit: Hugh Routledge

After seven months of competition we have reached the climax of the 2017 Racing Post/SIS Betting Shop Manager of the Year.

Today at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel, one of the eight finalists will be crowned overall champion.

The judging panel, chaired by Brough Scott and including Nigel Boardman and Helen Scott of SIS, Jim Cremin, BHA chief executive Nick Rust, Richard Hayler of the Independent Betting Adjudication Service, Tanya Stevenson and myself, concluded its deliberations last night after the eight managers, along with a member of their staff, were grilled for one last time.

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Published on 19 November 2017inSeries

Last updated 18:16, 24 November 2017

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