Punters who jumped aboard the late BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award gamble on Ryan Giggs were toasting the Man Utd veteran on Sunday night.

bet365 spokesman Steve Freeth "They say money talks, well this plunge was louder than one of Fergie's famous 'hairdryer' rants.

"Giggs may have been shocked, but he must have been the only one!"

Despite the award bet365 are 11/10 about Giggs making 24 or more Premier League starts this season and 5/6 that he scores five or more goals.

Andy Murray is bet365's early favourite to lift the trophy next year.

"Murray is only 10/3 to win Wimbledon and if he does that then he has a favourite's chance of getting his name on the trophy in 2010.

"However, there is also the small matter of a World Cup going on in South Africa next summer and the likes of Wayne Rooney, David Beckham, Steven Gerrard and skipper John
Terry have to be runners if England get anywhere near the final."


2010 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

Andy Murray                                        3/1                             
Lewis Hamilton                                     5/1
Wayne Rooney                                     6/1                                          
David Beckham                                    10/1
Jenson Button                                       10/1
David Haye                                       10/1                                                                            
Frank Lampard                                    10/1
Steven Gerrard                                     12/1
John Terry                                            20/1
Amir Khan                                           20/1