Bob Champion MBE
Grand National winning ex jump Jockey
Clare Balding
TV Presenter & Sports Journalist BBC
Mick Fitzgerald
Retired Irish National Hunt jockey
Paul Nicholls
Champion National Hunt Trainer
Charles Barnett
CEO of Ascot
Sam Waley Cohen
Amateur jockey of the 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup
Claude Duval
Racing Correspondent
The Sun
Simon Bazalgette
Group Chief Executive
The Jockey Club
Hon. Harry Herbert
Chairman
Highclere Thoroughbred Racing
This years sports podge lunch will be held on Friday
at the Institute of Directors.By Invitation only!
I loved my first Sports Podge. Relaxed, refreshing and reassuring to know that people in sport are the most fun to be with,
it was the perfect antidote to a long night of watching election results. I had a wonderful time, drank far too much and realised I had when
I suggested a floating stadium to a stadium designer. He was very sweet not to dismiss it out of hand. Clare Balding
TV Presenter & Sports Journalist
BBC Sport
Thank you for the invite to the Sportspodge event, it was very enjoyable. It was a real pleasure to meet people with such a variety of
perspectives on sport, in a relaxed atmosphere, over an excellent lunch in an impressive venue. Thank you also for your support to
Commonwealth Games England it is very much appreciatedDame Kelly Holmes, MBE
President
Commonwealth Games England
The Sports Podge lunch is a fantastic event providing a great opportunity to mix business with pleasure! One of the best sports networking
dinners that always lives up to expectations.Richard Bevan
Chief Executive
League Managers Association
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