Lucky 15 Tips for Cheltenham today and tomorrow

Day 4 Cheltenham lucky 15

Friday Selections (Back E/W)

• 13:20 – HELLO NEIGHBOUR
• 14:20 – LARK IN THE MORNIN
• 15:20 – JET BLUE
• 17:20 – MINELLO SIXO

There are lots of ways to bet at the Cheltenham Festival. Many punters will place “multiples,” featuring several different horses across several different races.

One of the most popular multiples is the Lucky 15, which features four horses and consists of fifteen bets – four singles, six doubles, four trebles and a four-horse accumulator. Here a four horses are to consider for a big-priced Lucky 15 at this season’s Cheltenham Festival…

Whistle Stop Tour – Ultima (Tuesday)

Trained in Scotland by Lucinda Russell, who won this race in 2022 and 2023 with Corach Rambler, Whistle Stop Tour is an improving novice chaser who should go close in the Ultima Handicap Chase on Tuesday.

After an encouraging third at Ayr on chase debut, he then recorded wins at Kelso and Ayr before finishing fifth dropped back in trip in the traditionally strong Timeform Novices Chase on Trials Day.

He’ll certainly benefit from the return to 3m and is an unexposed stayer who should prove well suited by the demands of a big-field handicap.

Maxxum – Coral Cup (Wednesday)

The Coral Cup is often the highest-quality of the Cheltenham handicap hurdles, with there being no Graded option for horses around the trip. With plenty of the unexposed novices going for the 0-145 Martin Pipe on Friday, it can often pay to side with a more experienced, classier type in the Coral Cup.

One horse who fits the bill at a decent price is the Gordon Elliott-trained Maxxum. He bagged a brace of big-field handicaps under heavy weights at Leopardstown and Punchestown in 2024 and will arrive at Cheltenham on the back of a Grade 2 win in the Boyne Hurdle.

Once again, he’ll be conceding weight to the majority of his rivals at Cheltenham but appeals as the type connections will book a claiming jockey for and he should prove competitive at a double-figure price.

Nurburgring – Jack Richards Novice Handicap Chase (Thursday)

Nurburgring attained a smart level of form over hurdles, finishing fourth in the Triumph Hurdle at last season’s Festival before winning the Galway Hurdle in the summer.

He’s been brought along gradually over fences so far, not really troubling the judge to a significant degree but most notably showing something to work on when third in the Grade 2 Craddockstown Novice Chase at Punchestown in November. He’ll race from an opening handicap of 143, which looks more than workable given his hurdles form, and you can expect him to be primed by trainer Joseph O’Brien for what looks to have been his long-term target.

Ethical Diamond – County Hurdle (Friday)

Representing the same connections as last year’s winner Absurde, Ethical Diamond should give a bold show in the County Hurdle. He’s still lightly raced over hurdles but is an above average sort on the Flat and will arrive at Cheltenham after recording an easy win in a Punchestown maiden hurdle last month.

Still unexposed as a handicap hurdler, his current mark of 143 could be a fine base to work from if able to translate even more of his Flat ability to obstacles, with Champion Trainer Willie Mullins certain to bring the best out of him.

Here’s how  a Lucky 15 works:

Selections: You choose four different selections (such as horses in a race or teams in a football match) that you believe will win or perform well at Cheltenham.

Bets: With a Lucky 15 bet, you place 15 separate bets, covering different combinations of those four selections. The bets are as follows:

4 singles: You place a bet on each of the four selections to win on any of the races at Cheltenham.
6 doubles: You place bets on all possible combinations of two selections winning.
4 trebles: You place bets on all possible combinations of three selections winning.
1 fourfold accumulator: You place a bet on all four selections winning.
Cost: When placing a Lucky 15 bet, you are essentially placing 15 individual bets. Therefore, your total stake will be 15 times the amount you choose to bet on each selection.

Winnings: If one or more of your selections win, you can receive a return on your bet. The amount you win will depend on the odds of the individual winning selections and the type of bet (single, double, treble, or accumulator) that is successful.

One of the benefits of a Lucky 15 Cheltenham bet is that even if only one selection wins, you can still receive a return as some of the bets in the combination will be successful.

If all four selections win, you have the potential for significant returns, especially if you have chosen selections with relatively high odds.