The latest Gallop Poll on the General Election result for May 7th places the riders in the Big Election Stakes at Sandown Park neck and neck.
However a Scottish wind could give the Labour horse Military Band a slight boost that will make him the winner.
Bookies are pleased with the predictions as they value uncertainty but Big Business is deeply concerned. They have placed an enormous bet on Cameroon, the Tory thoroughbred.
In this two horse race conditions could be vital. Military Band is likely to do better in good conditions but Cameroon favours the rain.
With the stakes so high our Racing ace Joshua Wellfed is sitting on the fence. 'My prediction is that it will be very close' he said in a statement unlikely to arouse much interest.
Fears of a disaster were encouraged when a cinema decided to play 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' the day after the Big Race. Cameroon supporters felt this was a worrying prediction.
