NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Woking, United Kingdom, 10/17/2005 - David Cameron was today cut to 1-2 favourite from 4-6 by Coral to win the battle to become the next leader of the Conservative Party as punters continued to back the youngest candidate..

David Davis is the 5-2 second favourite with Coral (coral.co.uk) who make Liam Fox a 7-1 chance and Ken Clarke the 14-1 outsider.

"If money talks then David Cameron will be the next Tory Party leader", said Simon Clare, Coral Eurobet Spokesman.

The odds on the Conservative Party winning the next General Election will shorten from 2-1 to 6-4 according to Coral if David Cameron is successful. A victory for Ken Clarke would also have a similar impact on the Tories' election odds, while success for either Davis or Fox would see the odds stay the same or even lengthen.

"Success for either the popular Clarke or the youthful Cameron would have a positive effect on the Conservative's election odds, while a victory for either Davis or Fox would have nothing but a negative impact on their odds", explained Clare.

** Odds To Win Tory Leadership Contest:
1-2 David Cameron
5-2 David Davis
7-1 Liam Fox
14-1 Ken Clarke

** Betting on next General Election:
1-3 Labour Party
2-1 Conservative Party
50-1 Liberal Democrats

Notes to Editors:

Coral Eurobet, based in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar, is one of the World’s leading betting and gaming companies, providing sports betting and a wide range of gaming products, including online poker, online arcade games and online casinos, to customers in over 120 countries across the globe. In addition to its online business, Coral Eurobet operates over 1200 betting shops in the UK, a significant telephone betting business and two of Britain’s leading greyhound racing stadia.

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