UK Sports Betting Tips Podcast

**James Dooley says**
I've got Joe Norris from Get Your Tips Out, who provides daily horse racing tips, and today's video is about Lucky 31 tips, where you're providing five selections and predicting whether it's win or each way for your Lucky 31 bet. For anyone who doesn't understand what a Lucky 31 is, can you briefly explain it and then explain what your Lucky 31 tips are on a day-by-day basis?

**Joe Norris says**
Yeah, so this is similar to a Lucky 15, but a Lucky 15 consists of four bets, whereas a Lucky 31 is when you fancy five horses and want to combine them together. You have to lay out more because you're having more bets. It consists of five selections, which form five singles, ten doubles, ten trebles, five four-folds and a five-fold. So you're covering a lot, but it's a good bet to have on a Saturday when there's lots of good racing on and you’ve got a strong book of horses you want to back. It's a good way to combine them and maximise your profit.

**James Dooley says**
Yeah, my brother Mark loves a Lucky 31 or even a Lucky 63. He loves the permutations. He’ll put a lower stake on, but if you start rolling up four or five winners it can get huge. Bookies normally offer double or treble the odds for one winner on a Lucky 31 too, so an each-way Lucky 31 is normally quite good. And if you manage to get all five winners, a lot of bookies pay 50 percent or 100 percent bonus. Some even offer 200 percent at big festivals like Ascot or Cheltenham. You just need to check which bookmaker is best online.

For me, I prefer the Lucky 15 to the Lucky 31 because I can double the stake and just choose my four best selections. But a lot of people love the Lucky 31 in the community. Do you do many of them?

**Joe Norris says**
No, I'm exactly like you. I prefer the Lucky 15. I think it's hard enough to get four horses up, let alone five. But I can see why people do it. I know some who do a Lucky 31 and throw in one big-price horse they fancy, along with a few three-to-one or four-to-one chances. If the big one wins, it boosts the whole return. But personally, I stick with a Lucky 15.

**James Dooley says**
Sometimes in big races like at Cheltenham when they're paying six or seven places, each-way Lucky 31s are good. Even without a winner, if you get four or five placed horses, the returns can stack up. Especially if you're backing horses at six-to-one or bigger. It's better than an even-money shot rolling up, and better than an each-way accumulator.

**Joe Norris says**
Yeah, and with a Lucky 31, if you do get one winner at a nice price, it bumps everything up. It's definitely worth considering.

**James Dooley says**
And you’ve got interest in every race. If your first four lose, you still have your single. Returns might not be big, but at least you're still involved. With an each-way acca, if the first one loses, you're finished.

**Joe Norris says**
Exactly.

**James Dooley says**
So basically, if anyone is looking for a Lucky 31 bet, Joe provides Lucky 31 tips daily. He gives five selections. A £1 win Lucky 31 costs £31. A £1 each-way Lucky 31 costs £62 because you're doing both the win and the place parts. Check out the link in the description and see what Joe’s Lucky 31 tips are for today’s racing.