Have Sportsmen Got Strictly Sewn Up?

Mark Ramprakash is the very well backed 2/5 favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing and bookies William Hill will be hoping that World Cup winner Matt Dawson (7/4) will spring a shock and save them a big payout after accepting six four figure bets on the cricketer in the last 48 hours.

William Hill are now convinced that Sportsmen have got the show sewn up after Darren Gough won in 2005 and with two men making the final in 2006 - the bookies now offer 7/4 that the next series will be won by a Sportsman, 2/1 by a female celebrity, 11/4 a Sportswomen and 7/2 a male celebrity.

"We think that viewers of Strictly Come Dancing are more impressed by sports people as they have no stage or dance training, which makes it all the more impressive that they can perform such intricate moves," said William Hill's spokesman Rupert Adams.

Who will take part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2007?

12/1 Victoria Beckham, 16/1 Shane Warne, 18/1 Will Carling, 20/1 Billy Piper, 20/1 Kelly Holmes, 25/1 Eddie The Eagle, 25/1 Gazza, 33/1 Michael Fish, 33/1 Wendy Richards, 50/1 Matt Lucas, 100/1 Peter Kay 100/1 Alex Ferguson or Jose Mourinho...others on request.