Queen's Jubilee makes great Reading for Berkshire town
Nearly 70% of all bets placed on William Hill's ‘Diamond Jubilee City Status' market, have been for Reading, which has been backed in from an original 6/1 last October all the way in to 10/11. Recently, however, Perth has seen bets of up to £100 (12/1 into 8/1 second favourite) while Dudley has seen 60% of all bets taken in the last two weeks (20/1 into 14/1), suggesting that the decision may be anything but a foregone conclusion.
"Nearly all of the early bets in this market were for Reading and as things stand it is still the most popular selection, but as the final decision nears, a few more names are entering the frame," said Hill's spokesman Joe Crilly.
Diamond Jubilee City Status Odds: 10/11 Reading; 8/1 Perth; 10/1 Middlesbrough; 14/1 Doncaster; 14/1 Bournemouth; 14/1 Dudley; 14/1 Medway; 16/1 Milton Keynes; 16/1 Luton; 16/1 Gateshead; 18/1 Chelmsford; 18/1 Bolton; 20/1 Colchester; 25/1 Wrexham; 25/1 Southend; 25/1 Croydon; 25/1 Stockport; 25/1 Tower Hamlets; 25/1 Coleraine; 25/1 Dorchester; 33/1 St Asaph; 33/1 St Austell; 50/1 Corby; 50/1 Craigavon; 50/1 Goole
