They have made The Kaisers Chiefs their 3/1 favourites to claim the prestigious award, while Bloc Party are available at 4/1 and Coldplay look decent value at 8/1.

Meanwhile KT Tunstall and Anthony and the Johnsons, who we’re both claiming as this year’s honorary Irish representatives on ancestral grounds, are priced at 6/1 and 12/1 respectively.

But if you don’t fancy those guys, here is the full list of odds:
Kaiser Chiefs (Employment) - 3/1
Bloc Party (Silent Alarm) - 4/1
KT Tunstall - Eye to the Telescope - 6/1
The Magic Numbers (The Magic Numbers) - 7/1
Coldplay (X and Y) - 8/1
Hard Fi (Stars of CCTV) - 9/1
MIA (Arular) - 10/1
Maximo Park (A Certain Trigger) - 10/1
Antony and the Johnsons (I Am A Bird Now) - 12/1
Seth Lakeman (Kitty Jay) - 16/1
The Go! Team (Thunder, Lightning, Strike) - 16/1
Polar Bear (Held on the Tips of Fingers) - 20/1