MAX BETS

The racing letter   /   By Max Williams   /   November 2026

I needed an extra £280 a month. My racing bets made £35,719 in a year.

Now I’m sharing my Max Bets — and your chance to back something that turns an ordinary afternoon into something you’ll remember for years.

At age 62, I thought I’d finished doing the sums.

Dear racing fan,

My name’s Max Williams and I spent my working life as an engineer for British Airways. When I was made redundant in 2025, I hoped my pension would let me retire properly.

Then I sat down with the bills.

I wasn’t looking for a brand new car or a round-the-world cruise. I wanted to cover the ordinary things without watching my savings get smaller every month.

After doing the sums, I was short by £280 a month.

You’ve probably noticed the same thing at the supermarket – hearing that inflation is coming down doesn’t make the shopping any cheaper.

For once, I had time to look at racing properly.

I’d been going to the races and backing horses for more than forty years. I enjoyed it, but if I’m honest, I’d always lost money.

Working full time, I’d never sat down and thought through a proper strategy. Now I had the time, and a very specific reason to use it.

As an engineer, I like a straightforward solution. If something isn’t working, find out why before you make it more complicated.

My problem turned out to be quite simple.

I was your typical “mug punter” betting purely on instinct.

So I started looking for horses with proper value in the odds. I soon learned that if you stack value horses together in a multiple, you multiply the value.

I called this my Max Bet.

It’s completely different from a “max stake” bet, where you have to put on a big stake to win a decent amount back.

I started with just £10 stakes. But as I started recording the results, I felt comfortable increasing my stakes. Over the following twelve months, my bets recorded £35,719 in profit.

That works out at £2,976 a month on average. A lot more than the £280 gap I’d set out to cover.

Here’s what the record shows.

These are my monthly profits from the recorded bets. Stakes rose from £10 at the start up to a maximum of £50 later.

Month	Recorded profit
November 2025	£974.25
December 2025	£1,126.31
January 2026	£1,313.89
February 2026	£3,031.40
March 2026	£6,802.45
April 2026	£535.49
May 2026	£865.68
June 2026	£2,161.31
July 2026	£2,645.31
August 2026	£10,856.84
September 2026	£2,164.66
October 2026	£3,241.62

And then there are the days my Max Bet does something special.

The main event is simple: 1 max bet. It’s five horses stacked together. I also like backing them separately as singles, but that’s optional.

You know the feeling when your first horse wins. Now imagine the second going in too, with the later races still to come and a rather interesting figure sitting on your betslip.

Suddenly you’re checking the time of the next race. You’re doing the sums again. And when your next selection comes travelling into contention, you’re on the edge of your seat.

That’s what I love about a multiple. You start the day with one bet to follow, knowing what it could become if the horses do their bit.

Here are three of my stand-out winners so far:

A year’s wages in an afternoon? That’s the attraction.

Imagine what a payout like that would mean to you. The bills covered well ahead of time, a holiday you’d been putting off, or simply more breathing room in the bank.

And at the prices these horses can be, the potential can go beyond that. Some combinations reach six figures if all five win. Here’s just one example:

Think of following that last horse with a figure like that still in play. You wouldn’t be watching the race quite so casually, would you?

Of course, the attraction isn’t only the all-five finish. The beauty of a Lucky31 is that it contains singles, doubles, trebles and four-folds, so you don’t need all five winners for it to pay.

You’d expect a low strike rate. The record says 39%.

39% of all recorded bets made a profit.

I’m looking for proper tips at proper value prices. I want us backing horses with enough in the odds to make a winning day worth having, and a straightforward bet we can enjoy following together.

You don’t need to spend your retirement studying racecards.

I’ve done the selection work. With Max Bets, you receive the five horses so you can get your bets organised and get on with your day.

The daily multiple is ready for you to follow. If you also want to back any of the five horses as singles, that’s entirely up to you.

Picture opening your selections, placing your Max Bet and settling down for the afternoon’s racing. No hours spent going round in circles over the form. You’ve got your horses, you’ve got your bet, and you know exactly what you’re cheering home.

I’ll keep finding the selections. You can follow along with me and see what the next month brings. When one of those big multiples comes together, I want you to have the chance to be on it too.

Give Max Bets a go for 30 days.

You’ll get access to my selections on a reliable members platform at 10am each morning – no worrying about if and when your tips email will turn up.

One thing to note – I only post bets 5 days per week from Tuesday – Saturday. Racing on the other 2 days is often poor, and I only bet when I’m confident there’s value.

Follow the bets, get to know the service and see whether it suits you.

Your membership comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. If you decide it isn’t for you, get a refund of your membership payment within 30 days.

I wanted to make up a shortfall. I found something I love doing.

There’s a big difference between having a bet for the sake of it and following selections that actually have some thought put into them.

I still enjoy the racing. Probably more than ever. And I’d like you to come along and follow the next chapter with me.

All the best,
Max Williams

A few things you might be wondering…

How do I get the selections?

On the members platform, you also get an email you each time new selections are posted. The page after registration explains how to get started.

Are your selections proofed?

Yes. All my bets were proofed to Lucrative Racing for a year and the headline results are shown on this page. You can also download the full results proofing here.

Where can I place my bets?

Almost all major bookies offer Lucky31 bets – so you can use whichever bookie you already have an account with.

Do I have to back the singles too?

No. The service leads with 1 multiple bet per day. The five individual selections are also available if you want to back singles.

What if it isn’t for me?

Request a refund of your membership payment within 30 days. You have plenty of time to try the service for yourself.