Stirling upset as bookies slash odds on outsiders

Goldsmith Street_5579©Tim Crocker

Source: Tim Crocker

Mikhail Riches and Grimshaw projects leap from outsiders to favourites

Enthusiastic betting has propelled Mikhail Riches’ Norwich housing project and Grimshaw’s London Bridge Station from Stirling outsiders to favourites in the final days before the ceremony.

When the shortlist was announced in July, Goldsmith Street had the longest odds at 11/1, with London Bridge just behind.

Now the tables have been comprehensively turned, with William Hill slashing the odds on both in response to the number and size of bets placed in the last few weeks.

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