odds on the second royal baby being called sam have been slashed, following the success of sam waley cohen at aintree, the duchess' close friend  prince george's brother or sister could be called sam   after the jockey that helped the duke and duchess of cambridge rekindle their romance bookmakers have slashed odds on the name sam   which could be used for samuel or samantha   being chosen for the name of the second royal baby it follows the success of part time jockey and the duchess of cambridge's close friend sam waley cohen at aintree this weekend the 33 year old amateur jockey was once dubbed 'the royal matchmaker' after he helped the couple rekindle their romance during their brief split in 2007 the duke and duchess of cambridge have publicly insisted that even they do not know what sex their second child will be ladbrokes confirmed they received a recent flurry of bets following mr waley cohen's high profile win on radjhani express on friday in aintree's crabbies topham chase   prompting their odds to tumble from 66/1 to 20/1 david williams of ladbrokes said: 'with sam waley cohen's close links to the royals it seems punters are putting two and two together and coming up with sam as their answer for the baby's name' simon clare, from bookmakers coral, confirmed they too have had no choice but reduce their odds on 'sam' in recent days because of the popularity of the name he explained: 'we have slashed his odds from 66/1 to 40/1  'given how close the duchess of cambridge is to sam waley cohen we are also seeing money for sam or samuel at 150/1 and samantha at 200/1 to be their second baby's name' scroll down for video  the new prince or princess will be fourth in line to the throne but, unlike prince george, he or she is not expected to rule as sovereign the baby will be the queen's fifth great grandchild alice is still the favourite at 3/1 followed closely by elizabeth and charlotte at 5/1 and 6/1 respectively, according to ladbrokes on sunday afternoon at the moment odds have been slashed for female names, because of widespread speculation that the duchess of cambridge will give birth to a sister for prince george the duchess of cambridge is expected to give birth later this month, with a rumoured due date of april 25  mr waley cohen, pictured in 2014, rode to success at aintree on friday and in the grand national  mr waley cohen, who has been a close confidante of the duchess of cambridge for years, rode oscar time to 15th place in yesterday's grand national in 2011 he was invited to the couple's westminster abbey wedding and in 2012 mr waley cohen  whose relatives include shell oil founder, the 3rd viscount bearsted   made the duchess guest of honour at his nuptials to party organiser bella ballin mr waley cohen, a part time jump jockey and healthcare businessman, won the cheltenham gold cup in 2010 on 'long run' the royal baby is expected to arrive later this month there is speculation the cambridges' second born might arrive on the queen's birthday on april 21 or even the duke and duchess' fourth wedding anniversary on april 29 other reports suggest the due date could be april 25 the duchess of cambridge is to return to the lindo wing at st mary's hospital in london to give birth as she did with prince george (pictured) that date would tally with the fact that the duchess' final public engagements before she gives birth were carried out on march 27 in south london, suggesting late april is more likely than mid april the duchess' second pregnancy was announced on september 8 when she was thought to be just six weeks pregnant she has been staying at the couple's new country home in norfolk, anmer hall but she is expected to return to london soon as she intends to give birth at the lindo wing of st mary's hospital, where a natural birth costs up to £10,000 her team will be led by guy thorpe beeston, surgeon gynaecologist to the royal household waley cohen is a celebrity ambassador for the bone cancer research trust (bcrt) and was famously pictured with the duchess of cambridge at the roller disco he organised to raise money for a ward in memory of his brother
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