More money on Ray. Yesterday's
Bettingzone Market Moves:
1140: Paddy Power have reported a surge in support for Ray to win the X Factor and have slashed his odds from 5/2 to 2/1 to pip Leona to the post in the Final this Saturday.
Leona is still considered the favourite at 1/3 but all the betting this week has been for the underdog Ray.
Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for
Paddy Power, said: "This weekend we’re expecting to turn over a record €250,000 on the X Factor alone. He might be the underdog but I wouldn’t rule out Ray just yet. He’s a very likeable character and now that Ben is out of the competition, his fans might turn their support to Ray."
1850: There has been continued support for Scouser Ray Quinn to win the X-Factor on Saturday night and the baby-faced 50s throwback is now as short as 13/8 (extrabet) to win the ITV1 talent show.
The high-street bookies have been hit too, with
Ladbrokes forced into 7/4 from 2/1.
Spokesman Nick Weinberg said: "Ray has definitely got the momentum, he continues to go from strength to strength in the betting. He could conceivably go off as favourite on Saturday night."
Leona Lewis remains the 2/5 favourite with most layers.
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Could be a Will Young versus Gareth Gates type thing going on again. Gareth Gates was famously a 1/5 shot and Will Young was at least 3/1 but there wasn't much of a public gamble on Will Young as far as I recall.
If Ray wins, Simon wants a tax loss...Ray won't sell records in the long-term.