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Racing is "sleepwalking into a crisis" warns Ed Chamberlin as TV talks stall

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Ed Chamberlin warned racing is “sleepwalking into a crisis” as the threat of losing its terrestrial coverage continues to hang menacingly over the sport.

Chamberlin left his lead football presenter role at Sky to front ITV Racing when the broadcaster took over as the sport’s network partner at the start of 2017.

On the back of buoyant audience numbers and industry recognition - including a BAFTA for its 2017 Grand National show - ITV was widely expected to secure a second term when the four-year deal expires at the end of this year.

But, with just seven months of the contract to run, talks with Jockey Club CEO Delia Bushell - formerly chief commercial officer at Sky Italia before spending three years at BT Sport’s managing director - are

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