Racing Tips Today: Friday’s Best Bets, NAPs Table & News (September 5)
Racing tips today for Friday 5th September bring you the latest NAPs table top three, top tipsters’ best bets, our headline tipster RaceOlly’s expert selections and the latest horse racing news.
Today’s action centres on Ascot and Haydock Park, with further cards at Bangor-on-Dee, Worcester (evening jumps) and Kempton Park (evening AW) across the UK.
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Today’s NAPs Table — Top 3
The lead in the NAPs table is now down to less than a £1 as InsideTraxs have made rapid gains on Chris Connolly. The three best bets from today’s live table top three are listed below. For the full leaderboard, head to our NAPs page.
| Tipster | NAP | Race / Time | Odds | P&L (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Connolly (Norwich Evening News) | Look Back Smiling | Ascot 13:45 | 11/2 | 30.88 |
| insidetraxs.co.uk | Alligator Alley | Haydock 14:42 | 19/2 | 30.63 |
| Dean Kilbryde (East Anglian Daily Times) | Ebt’s Guard | Ascot 16:40 | 7/1 | 20.76 |
RaceOlly's Friday Picks
RaceOlly has put all his eggs in the Ascot basket today, with five selections in total coming from the Berkshire venue. See them below...
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Templegate & Other Big Names’ NAPs
Templegate is The Sun’s long-running chief tipster; Robin Goodfellow is the Daily Mail’s traditional racing columnist; and Newsboy fronts the Daily Mirror’s daily selections. Below are their bet bet picks for this busy day of action...
- Templegate (The Sun): Shout — Ascot 16:40
- Robin Goodfellow (Daily Mail): Persuasion — Haydock 16:55
- Newsboy (Daily Mirror): Hilltop — Haydock 16:20
Today’s Meetings & Time of First Race
There are five meetings taking place today across the UK. Below are the starting times for each track.
| Meeting | First Race | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 13:45 | Flat (Afternoon) |
| Haydock Park | 13:32 | Flat (Afternoon) |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 13:55 | Jumps (Afternoon) |
| Worcester | 16:25 | Jumps (Evening) |
| Kempton Park | 17:47 | Flat (Evening, AW) |
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Racing News Round-Up
- St Leger ride confirmed: Sean Levey is confirmed to ride either Scandinavia or Lambourn in the St Leger for Aidan O’Brien, following Ryan Moore’s injury and Wayne Lordan’s whip ban.
- Owner criticism hits home: Golfer Lee Westwood blasted rising costs and proposed gambling taxes in British racing, warning individual owners could be footing the bill for a system under strain.