Horse racing betting strategy: Lucky 15, Lucky 31 & Lucky 63 bets explained here
- Written by David Bet
If you don’t know what these type of bets are then let us explain. Lucky bets are the most popular multiple bets in the UK today. Punters select a number of different horses (or it can be used with greyhound races) and then they make a series of different bets within one. Obviously the more of your selections that win, then the bigger the payout you’ll receive as the more bets out of the Lucky bet that you will win upon. Find here details, examples and bookie promotions.
LUCKY 15
- A Lucky 15 consists of fifteen bets involving four selections from different events, combining 4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 trebles and 1 accumulator. You need only one winner to guarantee a return.
- In the event of one winner only, your winnings are doubled.
- For four winners out of four a bonus of 10% is added to winnings on the win part of the bet (winnings = the return for the win part of the bet minus the win stakes for that bet).
- If a Lucky 15 contains a non runner no bonuses will apply to that bet.
For example, if the 4 selections and their odds were:
A = 2.00 B = 3.50 C = 4.00 D = 1.50 (Fractional equivalent: Evens, 5/2, 3/1 & 1/2)
a) If all 4 selections won in a €1 Lucky 15 the winnings would be calculated as such:
4 x Singles
Selections Odds Payout A 2.00 = 2.00 B 3.50 = 3.50 C 4.00 = 4.00 D 1.50 = 1.50 6 x Doubles
Selections Odds Payout A + B 2.00 x 3.50 = 7.00 A + C 2.00 x 4.00 = 8.00 A + D 2.00 x 1.50 = 3.00 B + C 3.50 x 4.00 = 14.00 B + D 3.50 x 1.50 = 5.25 C + D 4.00 x 1.50 = 6.00 4 x Trebles
Selections Odds Payout A + B + C 2.00 x 3.50 x 4.00 = 28.00 A + B + D 2.00 x 3.50 x 1.50 = 10.50 A + C + D 2.00 x 4.00 x 1.50 = 12.00 B + C + D 3.50 x 4.00 x 1.50 = 21.00 1 x Accumulator
Selections Odds Payout A + B + C + D 2.00 x 3.50 x 4.00 x 1.50 = 42.00 Total Payout = €167.75 minus stake €15.00, leaving total winnings of €152.75.
As all 4 have won the 10% bonus on winnings applies (see Rule 9.10.3).
Therefore Bonus is 10% of €152.75 = €15.27Total payout is therefore €167.75 + €15.27 = €183.02
The cost of the bet is €15.00, leaving a profit in this instance of €168.02.b) Using the same odds and stake as above, if only selection C won and the other 3 selections lost, the winnings would be calculated as such:
The only winning bet would be the single on Selection C, all other single and multiple bets would be losers.
As per Rule 9.8.2 above, with only 1 winner your winnings are doubled, therefore:
€1 x €4.00 (payout) — €1 (stake) = €3.Winnings on selection C with bonus
€3 x 2 = €6.00.Payout on selection C with bonus
€6 (winnings) + €1 (stake) = €7.00The cost of the bet is €15.00, leaving a loss in this instance of €8.00.
LUCKY 31
- A Lucky 31 consists of thirty one bets involving five selections from different events, combining 5 singles, 10 doubles, 10 trebles, 5 four-folds and 1 accumulator. You need only one winner to guarantee a return.
- In the event of one winner only, your winnings are doubled. (See example b in 9.8 (Lucky 15)).
- For five winners out of five a bonus of 20% is added to winnings on the win part of the bet (winnings = the return for the win part of the bet minus the win stakes for that bet).
- For four winners out of five a bonus of 5% is added to winnings on the win part of the bet (winnings = the return for the win part of the bet minus the win stakes for that bet). If the win return with four winners is less than the total win stake then no bonus will be applied.
- If a Lucky 31 contains a non runner no bonuses will apply to that bet.
LUCKY 63
- A Lucky 63 consists of sixty three bets involving six selections from different events, combining 6 singles, 15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 four-folds, 6 five-folds and 1 accumulator. You need only one winner to guarantee a return.
- In the event of one winner only, your winnings are doubled. (See example b in 9.8 (Lucky 15)).
- For six winners out of six a bonus of 25% is added to winnings on the win part of the bet (winnings = the return for the win part of the bet minus the win stakes for that bet).
- For five winners out of six a bonus of 15% is added to winnings on the win part of the bet (winnings = the return for the win part of the bet minus the win stakes for that bet). If the win return with five winners is less than the total win stake then no bonus will be applied.
- If a Lucky 63 contains a non runner no bonuses will apply to that bet.
Lucky 31: If you have 4 winners you get a 10% bonus.
Lucky 31: If you have 5 winners you get a 20% bonus.
Lucky 63: If you have 5 winners you get a 20% bonus.
Lucky 63: If you have 6 winners you get an incredible 25% bonus.
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Lucky 15 - StanJames double the odds if you pick only 1 winner, and if you pick 4 winners they add an extra 10% to your returns
Lucky 31 - You'll receive double the odds if you pick only 1 winner, but if you pick all 5 winners you receive a 10% bonus and picking 4 winners means you'll get a 5% bonus
Lucky 63 - StanJames double the odds again if you back only 1 winner, but if you back all 6 winners you'll receive a massive 15% bonus on your winning. Pick 5 winners and you'll get a fantastic 10% additional bonus
Open a new account with StanJames, get your welcome bonus now!TOTESPORT - LUCKY BETS OFFERFor one winning selection in your Lucky 15 bet, Totesportwill pay out THREE times the odds on one winner, for Lucky 31 and 63 bets, they will pay out FOUR time and FIVE times the odds respectively!
Open a new account with Totesport, get your welcome bonus now!BETFRED - LUCKY BETS OFFER Place a Lucky 63 with Betfred.com, if you have only 1 winner and your remaining selections are losers you will get five times the odds for the winner.
- Place a Lucky 31 bet and get 4x odds for one winner.
- Place a Lucky 15 bet and get 3x odds for one winner.
This offer is available for all horse races and greyhound races every day
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