If the bookmakers’ predictions are accurate, the outcome of the latest series of The Apprentice is a foregone conclusion.

MyBettingSites.co.uk says 28-year-old Karishma Vijay has a 75 per cent chance of being crowned The Apprentice champion.

Her odds of 1/3 compare with outsider Pascha Myhill’s odds of 3/1, meaning the bookies think she has only a 25 per cent chance of winning.

Both candidates are vying to win Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment and mentorship.