Full Cover Bets

A full cover bet is any wager made up of all available multiple bets for a specific number of selections. The idea behind full cover betting is to hedge the risk but full covers do require more cash to start with.

For instance, whilst a regular punter may pick a couple of horses to bet on (win and place, for example), a full cover bettor will pick three to eight runners and place multiple bets to cover all potential combinations.

Think of full cover bets as using a shotgun rather than a sniper.

The most common types of Full Cover bets are:

• Trixie - a wager on three selections consisting of 3 doubles and a treble
• Yankee - a wager on four selections and consisting of 6 doubles, 4 trebles, and a fourfold accumulator
• Super Yankee - a wager on five selections consisting of 10 doubles, 10 trebles, 5 fourfolds, and a fivefold accumulator
• Heinz - a wager on six selections consisting of 15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 fourfolds, 6 fivefolds, and a sixfold accumulator
• Super Heinz - a wager on seven selections consisting of 21 doubles, 35 trebles, 35 fourfolds, 21 fivefolds, 7 sixfolds, and a sevenfold accumulator.
• Goliath - a wager on eight selections consisting of 28 doubles, 56 trebles, 70 fourfolds, 56 fivefolds, 28 sixfolds, 8 sevenfolds, and an eightfold accumulator.

Full covers wagers have been enjoyed by punters who go for large prizes and bonuses.

Trixie Bets

A Trixie bet is a wager on 3 selections consisting of 4 separate bets:

• 3 doubles, and
• 1 treble.

Trixie bets generally require a minimum of 2 selections to be winning.

Yankee Bets

A Yankee bet is a wager on 4 selections consisting of 11 separate bets:

• 6 doubles,
• 4 trebles, and
• 1 fourfold accumulator.

Yankee bets generally require a minimum of 2 selections to be winning.

Super Yankee Bets (Canadian)

A Super Yankee bet, or Canadian bet, is a wager on 5 selections made up of 26 separate bets:

• 10 doubles,
• 10 trebles,
• 5 fourfolds, and
• 1 fivefold accumulator.

Super Yankee bets generally require a minimum of 2 selections to be winning.

Heinz Bets

A Heinz bet is a wager on 6 selections made up of 57 separate bets:

• 15 doubles,
• 20 trebles,
• 15 fourfolds,
• 6 fivefolds, and
• 1 sixfold accumulator.

Heinz bets generally require a minimum of 2 selections to be winning.

As you may have guessed, the Heinz bet is named after H. J. Heinz Company and their advertising slogan counting "".

Super Heinz Bets

A Super Heinz bet is a wager on 7 selections made up of 120 separate bets:

• 21 doubles,
• 35 trebles,
• 35 fourfolds,
• 21 fivefolds,
• 7 sixfolds, and
• 1 sevenfold accumulator.

Super Heinz bets generally require a minimum of 2 selections to be winning.

Goliath Bets

A Goliath bet is a wager on 8 selections made up of 247 separate bets:

• 28 doubles,
• 56 trebles,
• 70 fourfolds,
• 56 fivefolds,
• 28 sixfolds,
• 8 sevenfolds, and
• 1 eightfold accumulator.

Goliath bets generally require a minimum of 2 selections to be winning.