Simon Cowell has denied that Susan Boyle is a dead cert to win this years Britain’s Got Talent saying it isn’t the one horse race people think it is.

Speaking on GMTV, Cowell said: “There are some acts that you haven’t seen yet, it’s not quite the one horse race you are going to think this is.”

When asked if he would represent Ms Boyle if she won, he said: “It’s difficult to say at this stage because I think we’ve got to treat it as it is, which is a competition.