The bookies have cocked up, and they don't know what to do, other than panicingly slash the odds on all other HMs, whilst they put together a new strategy
Originally Posted by Nine Bob Note: “The bookies have cocked up, and they don't know what to do, other than panicingly slash the odds on all other HMs, whilst they put together a new strategy ”
I don't think the bookies have cocked up. They will have taken plenty of money on Maxwell, hence his short odds. The disappearance of one of the favourites means they have to dramatically shorten the odds of the other HMs to avoid leaving themselves exposed.