Jenson  Button is odds-on favourite with William Hill to break a three year run of three beaten hot favourites for the BBC TV Sports Personality of the Year Award.

Despite Rebecca Adlington last year; Lewis Hamilton in 2008 and Darren Clarke in 2007 all being beaten favourites, Hills make the F1 World Drivers' Champion, Button 10/11 to win the Award this year and also offer 5/2 Ryan Giggs; 4/1 Jessica Ennis; 10/1 David Haye; 20/1 Mark Cavendish and Andrew Strauss; 40/1 Beth Tweddle; 50/1 Tom Daley; 66/1 Andy Murray; 100/1 Phillips Idowu.

"The way in which the BBC project each of the contenders will have a big effect on the vote on the night" Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe told Bettingpro.

"Bookmakers have benefitted greatly for the past three years as three seemingly unbeatable favourites have been defeated. This year there has been a big gamble on Ryan Giggs from 100/1 to 5/2 - and maybe he or World Champion heptahlete Jessica Ennis could be the one to keep the curse of the favourite going."

William Hill are also offer 1-2 betting: 11/4 Button - Giggs; 4/1 Giggs - Button; 5/1 Button - Ennis; 8/1 Ennis- Button 10/1 Giggs- Ennis; 11/1 Ennis-Giggs; 14/1 Button - Haye

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