Key Points
- Let’s add some excitement with a Lucky 15 across the ITV Racing action!
- All four of these Lucky 15 races can be seen on ITV this weekend
- My selections are from Day 3 of the 2026 Aintree Grand National Festival
Another Saturday means another Lucky 15 across the ITV Racing action! This week it’s a special one as it’s the Grand National Festival over at Aintree, so all four selections come from there including one running in the Grand National itself! What is great about these Lucky 15 bets is that you can tune into ITV for free and watch all four of them run in their respective races.
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Betting advice - An each way Lucky 15
- 13:20 Aintree -
Idem
@ 28/1 (5 places, ÂĽ odds)
- 14:30 Aintree -
Deep Cave
@ 17/2 (4 places, ÂĽ odds)
- 15:05 Aintree -
Impose Toi
@ 6/1 (3 places, ÂĽ odds)
- 16:00 Aintree -
High Class Hero
@ 66/1 (5 places, â…• odds)
As I write this article, the odds available across these four horses varies quite significantly. For the majority of the bookmakers, the combined odds vary from 57,071/1 up to 98,352/1. However, WIlliam Hill are offering the
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by far, with a mind-blowing combined figure of 129,208/1 and ÂĽ odds rather than â…• odds on the places. If you don't already have an account there, you can get your hands on a great sign up deal too. If you
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All four of these horses can outrun their odds and finish in the frame!
With an each way Lucky 15 like this, you want horses that you feel have a great chance of placing at value prices. The structure of the bet means that multiple places can bring a decent return, and for today's Lucky 15, based on the prices advised, if all four horses placed we'd see a return of over 65x our original stake. Of course, if they can win, it’s even better...
Idem @ 28/1 - He ran a cracker at Cheltenham and could run an even bigger race here!
Sent off a big price (33/1) for the Pertemps Network Final at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival, Idem ran a cracker to finish fifth. Jumping the last he was actually in third but sadly he lost two places up the run-in.
The handicapper has left his mark alone and that is a huge help to his chances today. I also think the change of track could be as well, as he looked just short of having the stamina required to win a Pertemps Network Final but this race will be less taxing.
Idem has put together two solid runs with his second in a Pertemps Qualifier before running extremely well in the Series Final. Hopefully he can land the hat-trick of good runs here and if so, he’d have every chance of outrunning his extremely generous odds of 28/1. It would not surprise me if he could run into the first five home here in our opening leg and I wouldn’t mind another Lucky 15 like last week where we kicked off with a big priced winner!
Deep Cave @ 17/2 - This course winner is just 1lb above his last winning mark!
When he was running over Hurdles, Deep Cave gave trainer Christian Williams the impression that he could be a special horse when he tackled fences, and he was right. He started his Chasing career in perfect style with a win at Bangor, despite shaping in the market like he was expected to come forward for the run.
He certainly did improve for the run at Bangor, as his form took another step forward when he won at Ascot. That was a very competitive race off 4lb higher, with four subsequent winners coming out of the race: Johnnywho, Blow Your Wad, Transmission and Pic Roc.
He’s been below par in his two runs since that Ascot win. However, the softer ground can be blamed for his lesser effort at Newbury, and his Kempton run was too bad to be true, but the vet confirmed after the race that he had lost his left front shoe. As a result of those poor runs, Deep Cave is now just 1lb higher than his last winning mark, and I think he is capable of defying that mark.
Impose Toi @ 6/1 - He can bounce back from a poor run at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival!
In the Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1), I’m taking a chance on Impose Toi who officially lines up in the JP McManus second silks despite being his highest rated contender on official ratings. He has really impressed me, stepping up to 3m this season, rattling off a hat-trick at Aintree, Newbury and Ascot.
He was then sent off even money favourite for the Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2) but he was beaten by Ma Shantou, to whom he had to concede 6lb. Between giving weight to the winner and the softer ground (he prefers it quicker), I thought that was a solid run and he could build on it in the Stayers Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Sadly Impose Toi didn’t fire at Cheltenham with Nico de Boinville reporting that he was never travelling and hitting three out certainly didn’t help his chances either. That was his first bad run of the season and I’m always willing to forgive one bad run, as these are horses not machines. This Liverpool Hurdle doesn’t look as deep as the Stayers Hurdle at Cheltenham, he’s already won over this C&D this season and he gets his favoured better ground. Therefore, I think we could see him bounce back with a bang today!
High Class Hero @ 66/1 - With the ground to suit, he can outrun his massive odds!
I put High Class Hero up as an antepost bet for the Aintree Grand National - Link back in November at a price of 50/1. At the time, I felt that was a huge price for a number of reasons. I expected him to shorten significantly as the season went on and that he could go on to run a huge race.
He has a similar profile to the last two winners in that he is a lightly raced and classy second season chaser. He is also trained by Willie Mullins who has been dominating the race in recent years. I also highlighted that he would love the usual better Spring ground in the Grand National and that better ground looks to be coming to fruition too. From the moment he finished third over 3m4.5f at Sandown last season, I thought he could be a Grand National horse.
However, despite having a preference for better ground, his three runs this season have come on Soft/Heavy, Heavy and Soft/Heavy. He managed to finish second on that testing ground over 2m5.5f first time out but the next twice, he has pulled up. As a result, he is currently available at 66/1, which is even bigger than his price back in November!
Interestingly the handicapper isn’t buying it as his true form as despite starting the season off on 149 over in Ireland, he races here off 153. Despite a mark of 153, with the evergrowing class of the Grand National field, he only has 10st 11lb to carry, which is a lovely racing weight and James Bowen has been booked to ride. I think the return to better ground can see him return to his previous form and he could make 66/1 look silly! Two of the last four Grand National winners have been sent off 33/1 and 50/1, so don’t let the price put you off.
Can these four horses outrun their odds for us?
Whilst they may have a question or two to answer, I think all of these selections have a great chance in their respective races and can outrun their current odds.
- Can Idem back up his Cheltenham Festival run?
- Can Deep Cave bounce back to his early season form?
- Can Impose Toi put a poor run at the Cheltenham Festival behind him returning to Aintree?
- Will High Class Hero return to form back on better ground?
I think these four horses can answer these questions, silence their critics and give us a fantastic Saturday! As already mentioned, even just four places would see us return a 65x return on our stake. Even just the shortest three horses placing would see us over quadruple our outlay. Of course the dream is to land a full house of winners, which to a 50p Each Way (£15) stake, would return a life-changing £86,666.52 based on the advised prices. The chances of that happening are slim but not zero… and if you don’t buy a ticket, you cannot win the raffle as they say!
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