Final 48 revealed for 2019 Betting Shop Manager of the Year award

The field for this year's Racing Post/SIS Betting Shop Manager of the Year competition has been reduced to 48.

The managers through to the latest stage had their test papers marked before a judging panel made a final decision.

The 48 contenders will be subjected to a mystery-shopper visit after which the top three candidates from each of the eight regions in Britain and Ireland will be selected.

They will then be invited to a day at the races at Doncaster on October 25 to meet the judges before the eight regional champions are decided.

The winner will be crowned at an awards lunch at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on November 11 and will be invited to several key racing and betting occasions during their year as champion.

Last year's Betting Shop Manager of the Year finalists. There are 48 left in this year's competitionCredit: Hugh Routledge

Lorraine Archibald, who won last year's competition, recently went to Singapore as part of her prize, and she said of her trip: "It was a memorable experience. The hotel we stayed at was amazing and everyone we met could not have been kinder.

"Kranji racecourse is completely different to any racecourse in Britain and Ireland, but it was fascinating finding out more about how racing and betting works in Singapore."

THE FINAL 48

Anglia and south-east

Amanda Acres, Redhill, William Hill
Lauren Brook, Brighton, Ladbrokes
Harry Etherington, Hoddesdon, Herts, Jenningsbet
Valerie Hammonds, Milton Keynes, Coral
Dean Munnings, Norwich, Jenningsbet
Ruth Penson, Southsea, Betfred

Greater London

Lisa Daley, Dagenham, Coral
Matt Davies, Mayfair, Star Sports
Robert Kivanc, Bromley, Coral
Adina Nita, Holloway, Betfred
Agnieszka Nowak, Camden, Jenningsbet
Paul Regan, Loughton, William Hill

Ireland

Katherine Haveron, Belfast, Ladbrokes
Martin Galvin, Tralee, Ladbrokes
Gemma Masterson, Mullingar, BoyleSports
Gerald Nolan, Wexford, Paddy Power
Stephen McKenna, Aughnacloy, Toals Bookmakers
Victoria Orr, Belfast, William Hill

Midlands and Wales

Sarah Anzani, Bromgrove, Ladbrokes
Adam Bray, Birmingham, Ladbrokes
Teresa Beman, Bilston, Coral
Sandra Gilmartin, Coventry, Paddy Power
Peter Harrison, Wisbech, William Hill
Darren James, Sutton Coldfield, Coral

North and north-east

Gemma Ashcroft, Ashington, Coral
Bridget Buckley, Sheffield, William Hill
Becky Drake, Barnsley, Ladbrokes
Arshad Hussain, Bradford, Coral
Eleanor Keen, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Paddy Power
Steve Reynolds, South Shields, Betfred

North-west

Gemma McClurry, Whitehaven, Coral
James Magee, Morecambe, William Hill
Carole Ogram, Birkenhead, Ladbrokes
Debbie Pepper, Morecambe, Betfred
Ian Platt, Leigh, Betfred
Sharon Towers, Blackpool, William Hill

Scotland

Colin Anderson, Prestwick, William Hill
Joyce Breen, Renfrew, Coral
Robert Donnelly, Motherwell, Paddy Power
Eddie McDonald, Glasgow, William Hill
Karen Normand, Glasgow, Betfred
Tyroshan Panagoda, Perth, Ladbrokes

South-west and Channel Islands

Jayne Everett, Plymouth, Betfred
Joe Ferguson, Bicester, Ladbrokes
Jason Hamblin, Reading, Coral
Ben Heaslip, Gloucester, William Hill
Mark Orzechowski, Taunton, Betfred
Jackie Wilkinson, Swindon, Paddy Power

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