The Beijing games may only have just finished but almost before that red London bus had opened and David Beckham had kicked that ball into the crowd (much like his performance for England the previous Wednesday) Coral.co.uk had already opened some Team GB specials for the London 2012 Olympics.

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Just before we get onto what’s on offer and if the markets present any value its good to see the firm used one of their best features on the home page to thrust these bets into focus. The ticker tape style text at the top of the page guides the eye to the latest punts on offer and it was through this the Great Britain bets were found.

First up on offer is how many gold’s will Team GB claim on home soil over or under 24.5 - both options at 5/6. After such a great Olympics with the Brits claiming 19 golds, a record in recent times, it is easy to get carried away on how much better they’ll do in four years. Can these athletes, many of whom will be new to the games, handle the pressure of a home crowd expectation? With that unknown the under option is probably safest.

The next market is similar but asks how many total medals, again over or under 64.5. Well the total this time, which was beyond all expectations, was 47 so if you take the 5/6 about more being won then you have to ask yourself were the extra 17.5 medals will come from so again the under seems prudent.