Lucky Horse - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

If you have always wondered what it’s like to be on the training side of the horse racing fence, Lucky Horse is the ideal online slot game for you. In addition to unique oversized reels and a generous 466 paylines, Lucky Horse has a maximum jackpot of x1,000 your in-play stake. Slots Temple also has a wide catalogue of other free High 5 slots with varying themes for players to browse and enjoy.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

As the reels are situated within an ornate wooden frame adorned with flags and set against a background of beautifully landscaped grounds, Lucky Horse does an excellent job of immediately setting the scene. While the classic slot game symbols look fairly generic, the game’s unique symbols are well-considered and rendered in an aesthetically pleasing colour palette. Despite being fairly simple, the graphics and animations suit the game and ensure that it can progress at a suitable pace.

Although Lucky Horse does have an accompanying soundtrack, it doesn’t capture the atmosphere of a day at the races nearly as well as it could have. The opportunity to include the sounds of galloping horses and cheering crowds has been missed but as this is the only disappointing aspect of the game, the positives outweigh this small downside.

Lucky Horse RTP & Volatility

This medium volatility online slot has an RTP of 95%. Although the game’s bonus features have the potential to deliver relatively frequent wins for the luckiest players, those wanting to unlock the highest value prizes might have to exercise some patience.

How to Play Lucky Horse

1. As soon as the game has finished loading, we recommend taking a look at the rules of the game, bonus feature information, and the paytable. In the Lucky Horse interface, this information can be located by clicking on the ‘+’ in the top right corner of the screen. This will open a drop-down menu where players can return to the homepage, adjust the volume of the soundtrack and review the game information.

2. The next step is to set your stake. This can be easily adjusted using the ‘<’ and ‘>’ toggle buttons located on either side of the yellow ‘BET’ box at the bottom of the screen.

3. When you’re happy with your selected stake, all that is left to do is select a spin mode. Clicking on the smaller circular double arrow button will engage autoplay mode. Alternatively, players who want to get involved in every aspect of the game should hit the larger circular single arrow button to start spinning.

Bet Sizes & Paytable Wins

Alongside a selection of familiar slot game symbols, Lucky Horse also has a series of unique symbols, each of which will unlock a different prize when landed in winning combinations. To give you an idea of what you can expect from the paytable, here is an overview of some of the highest value symbols:

6 x Jackpot = x1,000
5 x Jackpot = x400
4 x Jackpot = x100
3 x Jackpot = x25

6 x Horse = x400
5 x Horse = x100
4 x Horse = x40
3 x Horse = 8

6 x Tuxedo racegoer = x300
5 x Tuxedo racegoer = x80
4 x Tuxedo racegoer = x30
3 x Tuxedo racegoer = x5

6 x Green hat racegoer = x250
5 x Green hat racegoer = x60
4 x Green hat racegoer = x20
3 x Green hat racegoer = x4

6 x Rider = x200
5 x Rider = x150
4 x Rider = x15
3 x Rider = x3

Lucky Horse Bonus Features

- Free Spins

If you land three golden trophy symbols on reels 3, 4 and 5, you will unlock the game’s free spins bonus. If you are playing with all paylines you will be awarded between 5 and 7 free spins, whereas if you’re playing with 5 lines you will unlock between 2 and 7 free spins. The game’s scatter symbol is transformed into a wild symbol during all free spins. Free spins rounds also benefit from expanding wilds. Whenever the game’s wild appears on an active payline, it will expand to the left on the horizontal axis up to reel two. So, if an expanding wild lands on reel 5, players will be rewarded with a win across at least 4 rows. This means that, despite offering very few free spins in comparison to some other online slots, the opportunities for the luckiest players to unlock significant wins is greater with these additional features.

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Our Verdict

A day at the races is always an exciting experience and this engaging, well-designed slot from High 5 does an excellent job of creating an authentic atmosphere with a lot to enjoy.

The larger than average reels and plenty of paylines makes a nice change from the typical configurations we see so frequently. Combine this with the potentially profitable bonus free spins feature, wilds and expanding wilds, and players will be met with a fast-paced in-game experience that has a lot to offer.

For players looking for similarly themed slots, we recommend taking a look at Frankie Dettori Sporting Legends as it offfers an RTP of 93.01%, 25 paylines and a top prize of x100 your in-play stake.

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