Tony McCoy odds on to gallop to BBC Sports Personality
William Hill have installed 2010 Grand National winning multiple champion jumps jockey Tony McCoy as 8/11 odds-on favourite to win this year's BBC TV Sports Personality of the Year following the release of the list of official contenders.
Hills make golfer Graeme McDowell 9/2 second favourite, and also offer 8/1 Lee Westwood; 9/1 Phil Taylor; 16/1 Jess Ennis and Amy Williams; 20/1 Tom Daley; 40/1 Graeme Swann; 50/1 Mark Cavendish and David Haye.
'Tony McCoy and Phil Taylor are serial world champions, either of whom would be a worthy winner of the award but McCoy's high profile Grand National victory earlier in the year - the one major event missing from his cv may well swing the voting in his favour' said Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe,'But it could well be a photo finish and we think either of the golfers may closely pursue Tony all the way to the winning post.'
