The Hawkstone Farmers' Choir wowed the judges during their Britain's Got Talent audition, with Jeremy Clarkson himself issuing an emotional response to their moving performance.
However, ahead of this week's final show, the choir, originally founded by Mr Clarkson for his Hawkstone brewing business campaign, has been dealt an unfortunate blow.
New data has shown that the group is currently not in the frontrunner spot for glory on Saturday evening, with the choir priced as second in line to win according to betting odds.
Poet Sonny Green is heading into the final of the ITV show as bookmaker Grosvenor Sport's favourite, with odds of 6/4.
The Hawkstone Choir performing at the BGT semi-final
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Meanwhile, the choir has emerged as his closest competition, with odds of 10/3.
While the choir's odds will come as a blow ahead of their final performance, it is singer Katherine O'Malley who is the rank outsider at 1000/1.
Simon Kew, spokesperson for Grosvenor Sport, summarised the final odds ahead of the big day.
"Heading into Saturday's Britain’s Got Talent final, poet Sonny Green leads the betting at 6/4 and has firmly established himself as the act to beat," Mr Kew said.
Hawkstone Farmers' Choir wowed the judges at their BGT audition
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"His emotionally charged spoken-word performances have clearly resonated with viewers throughout the competition, and the market suggests he enters the final with significant momentum behind him.
"The Hawkstone Farmers Choir are next in the betting at 10/3 and continues to attract strong support from punters.
"The choir has become one of the standout feel-good stories of the series, with their crowd-pleasing performances and strong public backing making them a serious challenger heading into the live final.
"Drone show act Celestial and singer Matty Juniosa are both priced at 5/1 and remain firmly in contention.
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Jeremy Clarkson formed the choir as part of an ad campaign
| AMAZON"Celestial's visually ambitious performances have brought something completely different to this year’s competition, while Matty Juniosa has consistently impressed with his vocal performances and appears to have built a loyal voting base as the competition has progressed.
"Magician Rafferty Coope sits at 13/2 and is still considered to have an outside chance of causing an upset, particularly if he can deliver another memorable routine on the night.
"Fellow magician Fabian Fox is much further down the market at 50/1, while comedian Ted Hill, currently priced at 14/1."
"Dance act LMA are priced at 25/1, while Anastasiia & Salsa, the dog dancing duo who have become fan favourites, are priced at 50/1.
"Daredevil performer Liwei Yang is one of the outsiders at 100/1 despite delivering some of the competition’s most high-risk moments.
"At the foot of the betting, singer Katherine O'Malley is the clear longshot at 1000/1 and is not even currently priced to challenge for a top three finish."
BGT judge Amanda Holden has been a vocal supporter of the choir
| PAMr Clarkson has been rallying behind the choir across his social media channels in recent weeks, and even streamed their semi-final performance at the inaugural Farm Fest last weekend.
Joined by his Clarkson's Farm co-stars Kaleb Cooper and Lisa Hogan, the 66-year-old celebrated with festival-goers after learning that the choir had won the public vote.