Mercury Music Prize : HID Specials

Latest Mercury Odds: Backers big on Blake as betting heats up

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:20:35 +0000

...but could Metronomy spring a surprise?

Mercury Music Prize 2011: Diamond value?

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:46:02 +0000

Market leader PJ Harvey would be a worthy winner of the 2011 Mercury Music Prize but Max Liu believes we could see an upset on Tuesday night...

Mercury Music Prize 2011 Betting: Shake a wager on PJ?

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:19:28 +0000

Mercury Music Prize betting aficionado Max Liu takes an early look at this year's shortlist.

Mercury Music Prize 2010: Dramatic surge as Weller's odds slashed

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:22:41 +0000

Veteran Modfather is second favourite after late turn around in the betting...

The Betfair Contrarian: Why The XX won't win the Mercury Music Prize

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:14:03 +0000

The Contrarian can't wait to inject his wallet with cash provided by one of the most reliable sources of profit every year, a lay of the Mercury Music Prize favourite. Here's why he expects [2.88] market leader The XX to be disappointed next Tuesday...

Mercury Music Prize 2010: Can Laura land us the hat-trick?

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:40:35 +0000

The Mercury Music Prize can change artists' lives overnight, but what would a hat-trick of correct calls do for Max Liu's tipping career? After backing Speech Debelle last year, and before that Elbow, Betfair's resident pop picker offers his take on the 2010 Mercury Prize.

Mercury Music Prize Odds: Florence out front but this is an outsider's game

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:02:27 +0000

Florence and the Machine are out front in the betting for this year's Mercury Music Prize, but long shots usually end up winning this award

Mercury Music Prize 2009 Betting: Year of the outsiders?

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:43:22 +0000

The Mercury Music Prize shortlist is full of predictable surprises, says Maxwell Liu. But after tipping last year's winners, who is our man putting his money on this time around?

Mercury Music Prize 2008 Betting: In Rainbows heads the market

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:18:35 +0000

Thom Yorke and the boys are the early favourites in the volatile Mercury Music Prize market. About time too, says Max Liu.