Phillip Schofield tipped to replace Bradley Walsh on The Chase after ITV launch spin-off show
PHILLIP Schofield has been tipped to replace Bradley Walsh on The Chase after ITV launched a spin-off show.
On Monday, the channel revealed it was launching the new spin-off on the ITV Hub, but without Bradley.
The 60-year-old has hosted The Chase on ITV since it began in 2009, but The Chase EXTRA will see each of the Chasers host their own episode, drumming up a series of 10 questions for the contestant to tackle.
The announcement has lead some bookmakers to predict 2021 will be Bradley's last year on the main show, despite him giving no indication that for him 'The Chase is over'.
Since the spin-off show was announced, Paddy Power has slashed its odds of Bradley leaving The Chase to 10/11.
And it also has Phillip - host of his own game shows including Five Gold Rings and The Cube - as the favourite to replace Bradley.
Phillip, 58, has odds of 4/1, while other presenters in the running if Bradley were to quit are Dermot O'Leary at 6/1 and Shane Ritchie at 8/1.
Paddy Power has also offered odds on one of the Chasers leaving, with Anne 'The Governess' Hegerty tipped as the most likely at 5/6 with Shaun 'The Dark Destroyer' Wallace least likely to leave at 16/1.
A Paddy Power spokesperson said: "Bradley Walsh is such a major part of The Chase that it’s hard to imagine the show without him.
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"I mean, who else is going to break down laughing at questions including names like Fanny Chmelar and Dick Tingeler?
“With ITV bosses making moves to run a spin-off show without Brad, it seems that it’s not just the contestants who are now ‘one step closer to home’.”
The Chase airs weekdays at 5pm on ITV.