Sentence examples for last favourite from inspiring English sources

But Sharpe pointed out that the last favourite to win the Booker was Coetzee with Disgrace in 1999.

In 1791 he returned to St . Petersburg where, along with his friend A.A. Bezborodko, he made vain efforts to overthrow Catherine's newest and last favourite, Platon Zubov.

Ladbrokes has had little success in predicting the winner in previous years, with Yann Martel's Life of Pi its last favourite to take the prize, six years ago.

The exceptional beauty and graceful manner of the princess made her an immediate and lasting favourite with the British public.

The last clear favourite to win was Hedgehunter in 2005, although Don't Push It (2010) was 10/1 joint favourite and Comply Or Die (2008) was joint 7/1 favourite.

The last winning favourite was Don't Push It in 2010.

And at last, my favourite character has a name: Isis, played – magisterially – by yellow labrador actor Ellie.

A series of disastrous military attempts to subjugate the Irish culminated in a crisis of authority with her last great favourite, Robert Devereux, the proud Earl of Essex, who had undertaken to defeat rebel forces led by Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone.

Hubert Parry, who also died in 1918, was the composer of the Last Night favourite Jerusalem and teacher to Holst, Bridge and Vaughan Williams, and is the subject of further centenary celebrations.

Studying the betting might seem like a mug's game, but analysis from Ladbrokes has shown that over the last 10 years the last-minute favourite has taken the prize four times, while 91% of the time the winner has had odds of 10/1 or less when betting was suspended.

Now they're into the last eight, favourites to lift the trophy and with it, a route back into the Champions League.