Winner to be crowned in glittering ceremony on Monday

Matt Howe: the 2015 Betting Shop Manager of the YearCredit: Edward Whitaker

After six months of competition we have reached the climax of the 2016 Racing Post/SIS Betting Shop Manager of the Year.

On Monday 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 and myself of the Racing Post, former BHA director Morag Gray, Richard Hayler of the Independent Betting Adjudication Service and Tanya Stevenson of Channel 4 Racing, 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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Andrew PenningtonEditorial production journalist

Published on 20 November 2016inNews

Last updated 16:51, 21 November 2016

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