Burial has been made the clear favourite to win this year's Mercury Music Prize. The event will be held at London's Grovesnor House this evening (9th September) with a range of acts battling it out for what is commonly considered Britain's best album, with the award winner also set to scoop £20,000.

The Burial album in question is last year's Untrue, and it currently stands as the top pick with Stan James (5/4), Ladbrokes (8/13), and William Hill (4/7).

The closest contender with the bookmakers is Elbow's The Seldom Seen Kid, which clocks in at 2/1 at Stan James and 6/1 with William Hill, with Radiohead's In Rainbows poised in third position with far healthier odds of 5/1 (Stan James), 7/1 (Ladbrokes) and 6/1 (William Hill).

Other contenders for the pop bouquets include Estelle, Laura Marling and Neon Neon.

The ceremony will be broadcast on BBC 2 tonight, ad can be tracked on-line via the BBC website.

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