Form book 11

So, dear readers, time for another look at the BBC DG 2012 Stakes formbook, using as our guide the odds from Ladbroke's, who have offered a market for the first time.

George Entwistle 5/2f (2/1jf with Paddy Power)
Mark Thompson's anointed "son", his Powerpoints on reorganising Vision to make cuts have gone down well with the Trust. 

Caroline Thomson 3/1 (2/1jf with Paddy Power)
Pretty determined that if it's going to be a woman, it'll be her. If de-mob happy Thommo starts ducking out of meetings and morning conference calls, she gets to chair...

Helen Boaden 7/2 (9/2 with Paddy Power)
Has drifted a tad in the odds since the Trust and public rebuffed cuts to BBC local radio and regional current affairs

Michael Jackson 4/1 (7/2 with Paddy Power)
Has ousted Peter Fincham as the shortest-priced outsider. UK work now includes non-executive director with STV. Candidate last time round, now described as "veteran" at 56. Thommo was 46

Ed Richards 6/1 (12/1 with Paddy Power)
A new arrival in the outsiders list, the Ofcom CEO did strategy for the BBC under John Birt, and went on to do the same for Tony Blair 

Danny Cohen 12/1 (5/1 with Paddy Power)
As well as coming up through BBC3 and BBC1, Project Jewel (reorganising Vision), was his baby, as was the pre-cursor of DQF, Putting Quality First. Thommo wrote strategy stuff for Birt, including Extending Choice.... 

Peter Fincham 14/1 (9/1 with Paddy Power)
Left the BBC after the dodgy trailer for A Year With The Queen. Hard to believe Adam Crozier has not handcuffed him financially to ITV


Tim Davie 16/1 (14/1 with Paddy Power)
Tried to close 6Music and The Asian Network, now wants to find a new word for podcast and get radio "visualised"


Jay Hunt 16/1 (14/1 with Paddy Power)
Has just nicked racing off the BBC. Could she follow the Thommo route from C4 back to Auntie ? Or will it be her boss..... 


David Abraham 20/1 (14/1 with Paddy Power)
With Jay in tow, has he done enough with C4, currently struggling to keep ahead of C5 in viewing figures ?


Further reading: a contribution to BBC staff's esteemed organ, Ariel.