Why no On The Line this evening?

Awards.  All on the p-----i-------s--------s.

of course, thanks

HWPA award winners (also nominated)

Picture: Patrick McCann (Alan Crowhurst, Hugh Routledge, Edward Whitaker)

International Trainer: John Gosden (David O'Meara, Hugo Palmer, David Pipe)

Reporter: Graham Dench (Bill Barber, Alan Lee, Lee Mottershead)

Owner: Anthony Oppenheimer (Trevor Hemmings, The Max Partnership, Susannah Ricci)

Jockey: Frankie Dettori (Silvestre De Sousa, A P McCoy, Ryan Moore)

Trainer: John Gosden (Mark Bradstock, Richard Fahey, Willie Mullins)

Broadcaster: John Hunt (Matt Chapman, Richard Hoiles, Nick Luck)

Photographer: Dan Abraham (Alan Crowhurst, Julian Herbert, Hugh Routledge)

Writer: Alastair Down (Ian Carnaby, Donn McClean, Daragh O'Conchuir)

President's Award: American Pharoah

Arabian Award: Gill Duffield

George Ennor Trophy: Norman Gundill

you joined 2 days before me.

John Hunt - do me a favour.
Who votes for these people, John Hunt's classmates ?
I'm sure John Gosden doesnt know him,Dettori doesnt know him, nobody knows him, so who voted for him.
How did he achieve this wonderfully prestigious award ?
Possibly the other ATR /RUK presenters.

^ Who votes for these people, John Hunt's classmates ?

Not, "classmates" - Media mates.
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How did he achieve this wonderfully prestigious award ?

- see above answer
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It's a very limited 'field' - After all, there are only so many gravy boats to go around.

Just e-mailed Steve in the ATR studio to see if he voted.
Let's see if he reads it out !!