What is the difference between a Heinz and a Super Heinz bet?

A Heinz is 57 bets from 6 selections (15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 four-folds, 6 five-folds, 1 six-fold). A Super Heinz is 120 bets from 7 selections — you add a seventh pick, which pulls in 21 new doubles, 15 new trebles, 20 new four-folds, 15 new five-folds, 7 six-folds and 1 seven-fold. Super Heinz stakes cost 120× your unit, Heinz costs 57×.

What is a Super Goliath bet?

Most UK bookmakers stop at Goliath (8 selections, 247 bets). A few shops call a 9-selection full-cover-no-singles a 'Super Goliath' — that's 502 bets. It's rare, expensive, and usually only accepted as a special request. For 9+ selections, most regulars just build a custom system via the system bet calculator.

Is a Goliath bet worth it?

Only when you genuinely rate eight selections and have bankroll headroom. A £1 Goliath costs £247 — lose two or more picks and the bet struggles to return stake at short prices. At average odds of 3.0+ with five or more winners, the Goliath prints real money; at 2.0 with four winners you're still underwater. It's a confidence bet, not a long-shot punt.

How many winners do you need to profit on a Heinz bet?

At even-money (2.0) selections, you need five of your six picks to beat the £57 stake. Three winners at 2.0 returns just £12 — a £45 loss. Bump the average to 3.0 and three winners return £36 (still a loss), four return £90 (£33 profit). Heinz profit leverage kicks in at four winners plus decent odds.

How much does a £1 Super Heinz cost?

£120 total. That's 120 sub-bets each funded at your £1 unit. Drop the unit to 10p and you pay £12 — most casuals run Super Heinz at 10p–25p units to keep the exposure sane while keeping real upside.

Why is it called a Heinz bet?

It's named after the H.J. Heinz food company, whose '57 Varieties' slogan dates back to 1896. The bet contains exactly 57 combinations, so bookmakers borrowed the number. No, it wasn't invented by Heinz themselves — UK bookies named it.

What's the difference between a Heinz and a Lucky 63?

Both use 6 selections. Heinz = 57 bets (no singles). Lucky 63 = 63 bets (6 singles + everything a Heinz has). Lucky 63 returns money on one winner and usually comes with a consolation bonus (5x odds on one winner, 25% all-winners boost). Heinz strips that safety net and saves you 6 unit stakes.

Can I place a Heinz or Goliath bet each-way?

Yes, but the stake doubles. A £1 e/w Heinz costs £114, a £1 e/w Goliath costs £494. Each-way only makes sense at bigger prices where place odds pay a meaningful fraction of the win. Bonus offers (consolations, all-winner boosts) usually apply to the win side only.

Is a Goliath bet the same as a permed 8-fold?

No. A Goliath covers every possible double, treble, four-fold, five-fold, six-fold, seven-fold AND the eight-fold — 247 lines total. A 'permed 8 from 8' just means you placed one 8-fold accumulator on 8 selections (1 bet). A Goliath buys full insurance; the perm buys all-or-nothing.

What happens if one of my Heinz selections is a non-runner?

In horse racing, a non-runner reduces the Heinz to the equivalent of the next bet down — a Heinz with a non-runner becomes a Canadian (26 bets from 5 selections), and your stake is refunded on the lines that can't be settled. Different bookmakers handle this slightly differently, so check the rules on the betslip before you confirm.

Which bet has the best payout — Heinz, Super Heinz, or Goliath?

Goliath has the biggest max payout ceiling because it covers the longest accumulator (eight-fold), but only if all 8 pick win. Per pound risked, Heinz is usually the highest-efficiency of the three — fewer combinations means the math rewards correct confident picks more aggressively. If all selections are similar quality, a Heinz with 6 top picks often out-performs a Goliath diluted with 2 weaker picks.

Are Heinz and Goliath bets available at online sportsbooks?

Yes. Bet365, William Hill, Paddy Power, Sky Bet, Betfair and most UK/Irish bookmakers offer all three as single-click bet types on their racing and football betslips. US books (FanDuel, DraftKings) don't use these names — you'd need to build the equivalent manually as a custom system bet, which is easier via our free calculator.

Heinz vs Super Heinz vs Goliath: Big Bet Guide (2026)

It's Saturday afternoon, eight horses you've studied all week are running at three different meets, and your six-fold accumulator just feels too fragile. You know one bad jockey decision kills the whole slip. So you start eyeing the full-cover-no-singles row on the betslip, Heinz, Super Heinz, Goliath, and suddenly £247 looks like a realistic stake instead of a punter's fantasy.

Here's the thing about these three: they're cousins, not twins. A Heinz stitches together 57 bets from 6 selections. A Super Heinz stretches that to 120 bets from 7. A Goliath swallows 247 bets from 8. Same DNA, no singles, every higher combination covered, but the stake scale and bankroll math shift sharply at each step.

This guide walks through the structure of all three, what they actually cost, how many winners you need for profit at realistic odds, and when they beat the alternatives. By the end you'll know which of these three belongs on your slip, and when a Lucky 63 or a plain 8-fold is the smarter call. You can also run any of these live through our universal system bet calculator as you read.

TL;DR, Quick Summary

The three big no-singles bets follow a clean progression. Each step up adds one selection and roughly doubles the bet count.

Side-by-Side Snapshot

Bet	Selections	Total Bets	£1 Unit Stake	Max Accumulator	Needed to Return
Heinz	6	57	£57	Six-fold	2 winners (min)
Super Heinz	7	120	£120	Seven-fold	2 winners (min)
Goliath	8	247	£247	Eight-fold	2 winners (min)

All three exclude singles, one winner returns zero. At least two selections must come in before you see any money back. The minimum-winner floor is identical; the profit ceiling scales with how many of your picks land.

Bottom line: Heinz = medium ambition, Super Heinz = serious, Goliath = confident-or-crazy. Stake cost grows faster than the selection count because higher-fold accumulators get expensive quickly.

What Heinz, Super Heinz and Goliath Actually Are

All three are full-cover multiples without singles. That means they cover every possible combination of your selections from doubles upward, but they don't include individual single bets.

The No-Singles Family, Why Two Winners Is the Floor

Compare that to their "with singles" siblings. A Lucky 15 has singles on 4 selections. A Lucky 31 and Lucky 63 add singles to 5- and 6-selection bets. Those bets pay out even if only one of your picks wins.

Heinz, Super Heinz and Goliath strip that safety net out. The trade-off is simple: you save 6, 7 or 8 unit stakes by removing singles, but you need at least one winning double before any money comes back. If you're confident enough in your picks that "just one winner" feels like a fluke you'd still consider a loss, the no-singles structure is the right fit. If you want a consolation on a single winner, check our system-bet overview for the full family tree.

Where They Sit in the Full-Cover Progression

Lay out the full no-singles family by selection count and it tells a story:

Yankee, 4 selections, 11 bets (6D + 4T + 1 four-fold)
Canadian / Super Yankee, 5 selections, 26 bets
Heinz, 6 selections, 57 bets
Super Heinz, 7 selections, 120 bets
Goliath, 8 selections, 247 bets

Each step adds one more selection and roughly doubles the total bet count. That doubling matters: it's why £1 units feel reasonable on a Yankee (£11) but punishing on a Goliath (£247). The combinatorial explosion kicks in hard above 6 selections.

The Heinz Bet (57 Bets from 6 Selections)

The Heinz is the "entry-level" of the big three, ambitious but still within reach for recreational punters running 10p–50p units.

Bet type	Doubles	Trebles	Four-folds	Five-folds	Six-folds	Seven-folds	Eight-fold
Heinz	15	20	15	6	1	0	0
Super Heinz	21	35	35	21	7	1	0
Goliath	28	56	70	56	28	8	1

Bet Breakdown, Every Combination at a Glance

Six selections generate exactly 57 lines across five tiers:

Combination	Count	What It Means
Doubles	15	Every pair from 6 selections
Trebles	20	Every triplet
Four-folds	15	Every quadruplet
Five-folds	6	Every combination of 5
Six-fold	1	All six must win
Total	57

You'll see these exact numbers on the betslip summary at any UK bookmaker. They come from the binomial formula C(6,k), which we expand on in how to calculate any system bet.

The £1 Stake Reality Check

At £1 unit stakes, a Heinz is £57. Break that down by what you need to hit to break even at average odds of 2.5 (6/4):

Winners	Returns (approx.)	Profit vs £57 stake
1	£0	-£57 (no singles)
2	£6.25	-£50.75
3	£40.63	-£16.37
4	£163.28	+£106.28
5	£454.30	+£397.30
6	£824.22	+£767.22

Notice the cliff between 3 and 4 winners. Three winners give you 3 doubles and 1 treble (four winning lines). Four winners give you 6 doubles, 4 trebles and 1 four-fold, eleven winning lines. That's where the bet stops bleeding and starts paying.

Where the Name Came From (Trivia)

The H.J. Heinz company ran a "57 Varieties" slogan from 1896 (Henry Heinz reportedly picked the number because he liked how it sounded, not because he actually counted 57 products). UK bookmakers borrowed it in the mid-20th century once the 6-selection no-singles template matched exactly 57 combinations. The ketchup connection makes it easy to remember: Heinz = 57.

The Super Heinz Bet (120 Bets from 7 Selections)

Step up to 7 selections and the bet count more than doubles. Super Heinz is where system betting starts to demand real bankroll management.

Super Heinz Bet Breakdown

Combination	Count
Doubles	21
Trebles	35
Four-folds	35
Five-folds	21
Six-folds	7
Seven-fold	1
Total	120

The doubles-to-four-folds stack is especially deep (21 + 35 + 35 = 91 lines). That's what makes Super Heinz forgiving to the partial-winner case, if you hit four or five of seven at decent odds, the four-folds and five-folds stack compounding returns fast.

The Jump From 6 to 7, More Than You'd Expect

One extra selection adds 63 new lines (120 − 57 = 63). That's because the seventh pick joins every existing combination AND unlocks the new seven-fold tier. Specifically:

+6 doubles (pick 7 paired with each of the first 6)
+15 trebles (pick 7 plus every pair from picks 1–6)
+20 four-folds
+15 five-folds
+6 six-folds (pick 7 plus every five-selection combo)
+1 seven-fold

If you've ever added "just one more horse" to a bet and wondered why the stake doubled, this is why. Adding a selection doesn't add bets linearly; it multiplies them.

Stake Math at £0.10 to £5 Units

Super Heinz exposure at real-world unit stakes:

Unit	Total Stake	Break-even winners (at 2.5 avg odds)
£0.10	£12	4 of 7
£0.25	£30	4 of 7
£0.50	£60	4 of 7
£1	£120	4 of 7
£2	£240	4 of 7
£5	£600	4 of 7

Four winners is the realistic break-even line at mid-range odds. Five winners at the same odds returns roughly 4× your stake. Six winners is a proper payday. Seven is what dreams are made of.

The Goliath Bet (247 Bets from 8 Selections)

Goliath is the flagship full-cover-no-singles bet. 247 sub-bets, 8 selections, stakes that look like car payments.

Goliath Bet Breakdown

Combination	Count
Doubles	28
Trebles	56
Four-folds	70
Five-folds	56
Six-folds	28
Seven-folds	8
Eight-fold	1
Total	247

Those 70 four-folds in the middle of the distribution are where Goliaths earn their keep. Hitting 5 of 8 at 2.5 average odds triggers 10 winning doubles, 10 trebles, 5 four-folds and 1 five-fold, a meaningful return even before the higher-fold fireworks.

Why £1 Goliath Is the Serious Bettor's Bet

A £1 unit Goliath costs £247. Most recreational punters run Goliaths at 10p (£24.70 total) or 25p (£61.75 total) units. Anyone placing genuine £1 Goliaths weekly is either:

A confident punter with a £10,000+ rolling bankroll who treats Goliath as a small percentage of weekly turnover, or
An infrequent "big-day" bettor saving up for Cheltenham Festival, Royal Ascot, or a specific football multi-match Saturday.

Both are fine. Neither is casual.

How Many Winners You Actually Need

Goliath break-even at average odds of 2.5 per selection:

Winners	Winning lines	Approx return	Profit on £247
1	0 (no singles)	£0	-£247
2	1 double	£6.25	-£240.75
3	3D + 1T	£34.38	-£212.62
4	6D + 4T + 1×4F	£140.63	-£106.37
5	10D + 10T + 5×4F + 1×5F	£548.05	+£301.05
6	15D + 20T + 15×4F + 6×5F + 1×6F	£1,814.45	+£1,567.45
7	21D + 35T + 35×4F + 21×5F + 7×6F + 1×7F	£5,546.88	+£5,299.88
8	all 247 lines	£15,940.49	+£15,693.49

Five winners is the profit floor. Below that you're losing money; at five or above the compounding kicks in ferociously.

Big-No-Singles vs Big-With-Singles

The alternative to a Heinz or Goliath at the same selection count is a Lucky version (Lucky 63 for 6, an 8-selection "Lucky 255" at some books for 8, rarer). The trade-off is subtle but important.

Lucky 63 Alternative, When Singles Are Worth the Extra

A Lucky 63 has the same 57 lines as a Heinz plus 6 singles, totaling 63 bets at £63 unit stake. The extra £6 buys you three things:

Safety net, one winning single returns money (usually 1× odds plus a 5x consolation bonus at many UK bookies)
Smoother return curve, no cliff between 1 and 2 winners
All-winner bonus, typically a 25% boost on all-winning Lucky 63s

Read the full comparison in Lucky 31 vs Lucky 63, same principles apply at the Heinz/Super Heinz scale.

One Winner Changes Everything (With Singles)

Say you pick 6 horses at 3.0 (2/1) and only one wins.

Heinz result: £0. The whole £57 stake is gone.
Lucky 63 result: £3 on the single + typical 5x bonus at some bookies ≈ £15 return on £63 stake. Still a loss, but you salvaged some of the stake.

If your picks are genuinely long shots where one winner is plausible and six feels impossible, Lucky 63 is the better structural fit.

Heinz Wins If You Trust All Six (Without Singles)

Flip the scenario: you confidently pick 6 horses at 2.0 (evens) and four win.

Heinz result (£57 stake): 6D + 4T + 1×4F = £24 + £32 + £16 = £72. Profit £15.
Lucky 63 result (£63 stake): same 11 winning combination lines (£72) PLUS 4 winning singles (£8) = £80. Profit £17.

Heinz gives you similar profit on a lower stake when you trust every pick. That's the proposition: lower cost, higher break-even demand.

Practical Strategy

Picking the right bet is less about odds math and more about the honest question: how much of your slip do you actually believe in?

When a Heinz Beats an 8-Fold Accumulator

An 8-fold accumulator on the same 6 selections as a Heinz doesn't exist (they'd be a six-fold). But compare a Heinz to a single six-fold on those six selections:

Six-fold accumulator, £57 stake: one winner loss of any pick = £0. All six win at 2.0 = £3,648.
Heinz, £57 stake: one pick loss (5 winners) = still £397 profit. All six win = £767 profit.

The six-fold has a far higher ceiling on perfect runs but zero tolerance for a single miss. Heinz trades ceiling for resilience. If your handicapping is 70% across selections, Heinz wins more weeks. If you're chasing a massive long-shot on a specific day, the straight accumulator has more upside for the same stake. Both structures have their place, our parlay calculator helps compare the straight-accumulator side of the math.

Bankroll Rules for Super Heinz and Goliath

Treat Super Heinz and Goliath as stake-intensive bets and apply the standard rule: never more than 1–2% of your weekly bankroll on a single bet slip.

Weekly bankroll	Max Goliath unit	Max Super Heinz unit
£500	£0.02 (£5 Goliath)	£0.04 (£5 Super Heinz)
£2,000	£0.08 (£20 Goliath)	£0.17 (£20 Super Heinz)
£10,000	£0.40 (£100 Goliath)	£0.83 (£100 Super Heinz)
£50,000	£2.00 (£500 Goliath)	£4.17 (£500 Super Heinz)

If those numbers feel too small: you're being honest with yourself. A £1 unit Goliath when your bankroll is £500 is a 49% exposure on a single Saturday. That's punting, not betting.

The "Just One More Selection" Trap

There's a mental bug that catches casual punters hard: "I've got 5 good picks, I'll add a 6th to make it a Heinz." The problem is that one weak pick contaminates the entire structure. That 6th selection appears in:

5 doubles
10 trebles
10 four-folds
5 five-folds
1 six-fold

Thirty-one of the 57 Heinz lines depend on your weakest pick winning. If selection 6 has a 30% chance of winning versus 65% for your strong five, you've chopped the expected value of the whole bet. Better to place a Canadian on your 5 strongest picks (26 bets at £26) than a diluted Heinz at £57.

The Math Behind the Bets (Optional)

The Combination Formula, Why 6 → 8 Explodes So Fast

The number of bets in a full-cover-no-singles bet is:

$\text{Total bets} = \sum_{k=2}^{n} \binom{n}{k} = 2^n - n - 1$

Plain English: for n selections, sum every combination from doubles (k=2) up to the n-fold. The closed form is easier: 2 to the power of n, minus n, minus 1 (to strip out singles and the empty set).

Check it:

n=6 (Heinz): 2⁶ − 6 − 1 = 64 − 7 = 57 ✅
n=7 (Super Heinz): 2⁷ − 7 − 1 = 128 − 8 = 120 ✅
n=8 (Goliath): 2⁸ − 8 − 1 = 256 − 9 = 247 ✅
n=9 (Super Goliath, rare): 2⁹ − 9 − 1 = 512 − 10 = 502

Every selection you add roughly doubles the count. That's not inflation, it's fundamental combinatorics. Which is why most bookies cap their full-cover menus at Goliath and build anything bigger as a custom system bet via their own calculators or our system bet tool.