What is Super Heinz?

How a Super Heinz Works

A Super Heinz covers every possible combination of doubles and upwards from 7 selections, producing exactly 120 separate bets. The breakdown is: 21 doubles, 35 trebles, 35 four-fold accumulators, 21 five-fold accumulators, 7 six-fold accumulators, and 1 seven-fold accumulator. If you stake £1 per bet, your total outlay is £120. Because no singles are included, a single winner returns nothing; you need at least two selections to win before any money comes back.

The bet can be placed each-way, which doubles the total cost to £240, splitting each of the 120 bets into a win part and a place part. Rules on how many places are paid and at what fraction of the win odds vary by bookmaker and by race or event type, so always check the terms before placing. Non-runners in racing can affect the bet depending on the bookmaker's rules; some will treat the selection as a winner for combination purposes, others will reduce the number of legs. Where a selection is voided for any reason, most bookmakers recalculate the bet as if that selection were not included.

A Worked Example

Suppose you place a £1 Super Heinz (£120 total) on 7 horse racing selections at odds of 3/1, 4/1, 5/1, 6/1, 7/1, 8/1, and 9/1. If only selections A (3/1) and B (4/1) win, just the one double between them pays out: a £1 double on 3/1 and 4/1 returns £25 (stake back plus £24 profit), leaving you with a net loss of £95 on the overall bet. If four of the seven selections win, you receive returns from all combinations of doubles, trebles, and four-folds formed by those four winners, which can substantially increase the return, though whether you show an overall profit depends heavily on the odds involved.

The leverage in a Super Heinz means that landing five, six, or all seven selections at decent odds can produce very large returns relative to the stake per bet. However, the high number of bets makes the total outlay significant, and the absence of singles means losing runs punish the bettor quickly. A bettor needing all seven to win to break even is in a very vulnerable position, which is why understanding the minimum return scenarios matters before committing.

Why It Matters When Judging a Tipster

When a tipster advises Super Heinz bets, assessing their record requires more than simply counting wins. Because returns depend on which selections win and at what odds, two tipsters with identical strike rates can produce wildly different profit-and-loss figures. Look at profit in points over a meaningful sample size rather than headline wins. A tipster who consistently lands two or three legs from seven may show a loss despite appearing to find winners regularly, because the structure of the bet demands multiple winners to recover the 120-unit outlay.

Also consider whether the tipster provides advised odds and whether those odds are routinely available. With 120 bets placed as a single instruction, bookmakers process the entire slip at the odds displayed at the time of placement, but if you are manually combining singles, each leg is subject to price movement. Tipsters should be transparent about how they record results: at advised odds, starting price, or best available. Drawdown can be steep with full cover multiple bets, so a tipster's staking guidance and bankroll recommendations deserve careful scrutiny before you follow.

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