Shortlisted nominees announced for 2018 UK Stud and Stable Staff Awards
The shortlisted nominees have today been announced ahead of the 2018 Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards.
A panel of 12 judges have overseen 256 applications and narrowed them down to just ten finalists in each of the six categories.
The next stage of judging will now begin with judges speaking directly to all candidates who have been shortlisted.
The judges will consider those conversations alongside the written nominations before narrowing the candidates down to just three finalists per category, and the final stage of judging will take place in London on the day of the awards ceremony on 19 February 2018.
Finalists will be interviewed face-to-face by the judges who will then decide the winners and runners-up for each category.
The results will be revealed later that evening at the awards ceremony at the Jumeirah Carlton Towers hotel in Knightsbridge by ITV Racing’s Ed Chamberlin.
Brough Scott, Chairman of the judging panel, said: “This is always a very difficult but humbling task. Year on year we are faced with countless examples of dedication and hard work, by the stud and stable staff who underpin the racing and breeding industries.
“On behalf of the judging panel, I would like to thank everyone who took the time to nominate, and send my commiserations to those who were not successful in making it to the next stage of the process.
“We now have the unenviable task of condensing our shortlist of ten down to three in each category, and I wish all those still in the running for the 2018 awards the very best of luck.“
The shortlist nominees are listed below:
David Nicholson Newcomer Award
Nominee - Nominee Yard
Alice Aucott - Charlie Longsdon
April Clarke - Andrea O'Keefe
Seb Todd - Nigel Tinkler
Adrian Stewart - Dave Loughnane
Chloe Peacock - Harraton Stud
Hannah Farrell - Dianne Sayer
Josephine Saunders - Hillwood Stud
Kim Walker - Nicholas Alexander
Luke Evans - Alan King
Hayley Ashcroft - Tom Dascombe
Leadership Award
Andrea Kelly - Tim Vaughan
Graham McCourt - Tweenhills Farm Stud
Harry Derham - Paul Nicholls
Jamie Turnbull - Lucinda Russell
Leanne Kershaw - Andrea O'Keefe
Edward Murrell - Juddmonte Farms
Sarah Denniff - Sir Michael Stoute
Sarah Goodwin - Fittocks Stud
Katie Ash - Tim Vaughan
Jessica Mclernon - Richard Fahey
Rider/Groom Award
Sophie Jarvis - Harry Fry Racing
Anneli Lewis - Charlie Longsdon
Ben Stephens - Malcolm Jefferson
Faisal Tahir - Henry Spiller
Joao Cordoso - Ralph Beckett
Luke Watson - Richard Philips
Petra Sebestikova - Luca Cumani
Sean Huggan - Richard Fahey
Shannon Baines - Mark Johnson
Brendan McGiff - Godolphin
Stud Staff Award
James Frank - Hascombe & Valiant Stud Ltd
Kate Ford - Manley Old Hall Farm
Keith Warburton - Shade Oak Stud
Tom Hughes - Hazelwood Bloodstock
Daniel James - Brookside Stud
Dean HansonFar - Westfield Farm
Natalie Folland - Oathill Farm
Noel Challinor - Northmore Stud
Sarah Taylor - Mickley Stud
Dianne Best - Cobhall Court Stud
Dedication to Racing Award
Alan Tate - Jeremy Noseda
Chris Jerdin - Oliver Sherwood
David Wells - Roger Charlton
Dean Angell - Amanda Perrett
Jamie Duff - Lucinda Russell
Patrick Lennon - Shadwell Stud
William Reddy - Eve Johnson Houghton
Kevin Hunt - Andrew Balding
Marjorie Renwick - Harriet Graham
Sharron Jewkes - Luca Cumani
Rory McDonald Community Award
Jackie & John Porter - Nicky Henderson & IJF
Adam Nish - Musselburgh Racecourse
Amie Canham - Richard Fahey
Angela French - The Racing Centre
Clifford Lines - David Letts
Michelle Douglas - BHA
Peter Williams - The British Racing School
Samantha (Sam) Trainor - Andrea O'Keeffe
Tim Adams - Dale Gibson
Katy Ferguson - Epsom Trainers Association
