Punters rush to back royal baby boy

Punters are now putting their money on a future King according to Coral bookmaker, who has witnessed a rush of bets in the last 24 hours on Kate and William having a boy. Initially the mass support was in favour of a girl, but as Kate’s due date fast approaches, punters appear to have changed their minds on the sex of the baby. Coral still make a girl the 1-2 favourite, but have chopped the odds on a boy into 6-4 from 15-8 following the support.

“Speculation over the sex of the royal baby has been rife over the last couple of months and as the due date approaches, opinions are changing. A few months ago Kate hinted at a girl and punters queued up to back a female heir, but since a spokesperson for the royal family announced that they don’t know the sex, it’s become a level playing field and plenty of punters have taken a U-turn, backing the birth of a future King”, commented Coral’s Nicola McGeady.

ENDS

**GENDER OF FIRST CHILD
8-13 Female, 11-8 Male

**NAME OF FIRST CHILD
3-1 Alexandra, 5-1 Charlotte, 6-1 (from 12-1) George, 7-1 Diana, Elizabeth, Victoria, 16-1 Alice, Mary, 20-1 Frances, 25-1 Anne/Ann, Grace, Sophia, 28-1 Louis, Phillip, 33-1 bar.

**DATE OF FIRST BORN CHILD
24-1 3 July, 23-1 4 July, 22-1 5 July, 21-1 6 July, 20-1 7 July, 19-1 8 July, 18-1 9 July, 17-1 10 July, 16-1 11 July, 15-1 12 July, 14-1 13 July, 12-1 14 July, 10-1 15 July, 9-1 16 July, 9-1 17 July, 10-1 18 July, 12-1 19 July, 14-1 20 July, 16-1 21 July, 18-1 22 July, 20-1 23 July, 22-1 24 July, 25-1 25 July, 25-1 26 July, 28-1 27 July, 33-1 28 July, 40-1 29 July, 50-1 30 July, 66-1 31 July, 16-1 Any day in August

**WEIGHT OF FIRST BABY
9-4 7lb to 7lb 15oz, 7-2 6lb to 6lb 15oz, 7-2 8lb to 8lb 15oz, 7-1 5lb to 5lb 15oz, 8-1 9lb to 9lb 15oz, 10-1 4lb 15oz or less, 14-1 10lb or more

**HAIR COLOUR OF FIRST CHILD
13-8 Brown, 5-2 Blonde, 7-2 Black, 4-1 Red/Ginger

Further Information Contact:
Nicola McGeady 07917683784
Nicola.mcgeady@galacoral.com
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