Toy breeds are very fashionable at the moment, with celebrities such as Paris Hilton unable to leave the house without them, but I am not so sure that the professional judges will take this into account when the winner is announced.

We thought that these unfortunate revelations would put punters off but much to our surprise we have seen decent money for Shayne all day including a 300 bet placed at 10 am. It only goes to prove that whatever your background if you have the X factor you can go on and be successful.

England have already exceeded all expectations in India and we feel that England have a real chance of winning the World Cup for the first time in the competitions thirty year history.

Pre-tournament Scotland were our 50/1 outsiders, so to say this is a shock is an understatement.

We have had inquiries all week but they reached a crescendo this morning - the odds suggest the happy couple are a certainty to get married.

India have won three in a row and we are not entirely surprised that punters have piled on India despite the fact that they are odds-on.