Possible Clues:

• Likely to be a funny child
• More often than not it's rum, my lad!
• With success more likely than failure - check with bookie
• What price your favourite, peculiar child?
• That's a favourite sort of a price
• Exceptional relative thought likely to succeed
• Like the horse favored to win
• That's the price of your, peculiar, favourite boy
• More likely to win than lose
• Of course that's what you get for your favourite boy that's rather peculiar