Ireland's top bookmakers Paddy Power and Ladbrokes have differed on the odds for the Choice Music Prize winner.

Paddy Power put pop trio The Script in pole position to take the prize on March 4th, but Ladbrokes have installed folk singer Lisa Hannigan and electro-wizard Jape as joint favourites.

A spokesman for Ladbrokes said: "The Choice Music Prize is always difficult to predict but we're fans of Lisa Hannigan and Jape so we've put them out front. Our competitors have installed the Script as favourites so either they're not in 'tune' or they know something we don't! We have them at 9-2 based on their high profile but a mainstream pop act has yet to win this award."

The odds for both companies are as follows:

Paddy Power

The Script
3 - 1
Jape
4 - 1
Lisa Hannigan
9 - 2
Fight Like Apes
5 - 1
R.S.A.G.
6 - 1
Mick Flannery
8 - 1
David Holmes
9 - 1
Halfset
10 - 1
Messiah J & The Expert
12 - 1
Oppenheimer
12 - 1

Ladbrokes

Lisa Hannigan 7 - 2
Jape 7 - 2
The Script 9 - 2
Fight Like Apes 5 - 1
R.S.A.G 6 - 1
Mick Flannery 8 - 1
Halfset 8-1
David Holmes 8 - 1
Messiah J & The Expert 14 - 1
Oppenheimer 14 - 1