Today's Racing Tips: Thursday 28th August Expert Best Bets

Thursday delivers a strong card with action across multiple courses this afternoon—including Southwell, Newbury, Ffos Las, and further fixtures. Stay with us for today’s top NAPs leaderboard, RaceOlly’s selections, all the meetings of the day with first-race times, the big three tipsters' best bets, and our daily racing news roundup.
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Today's Naps Table Leaders
Chris Connolly retains top spot in the NAP table and today all three of the top trio are looking to the Racing League at Southwell tonight for their best bets. First and second collide, while third place Templegate has picked a horse in the race previous as the best bet of the day...
Tipster | NAP | Race / Time | Odds | Profit (£1) |
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Chris Connolly | Ormolulu | Southwell 18:45 | 5/1 | +36.88 |
Marlborough | Ocean Odyssey | Southwell 19:45 | 20/1 | +21.29 |
Templegate | Kosometsuke | Southwell 18:15 | 6/1 | +18.55 |
Data from today's Naps Table, showing current leaders and their P&L as of 28 August 2025.
RaceOlly's Thursday Picks
Like the NAPs table leaders, RaceOlly's eyes are drawn to the ITV racing Racing League action at Southwell this evening for his best bets. See who he fancies below...
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Today’s Meetings & Time of First Race
Course | Time of First Race | Type | Going | TV |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ripon | 13:40 | Flat | Good | Racing TV |
Musselburgh | 14:00 | Flat | Good to Firm | Racing TV |
Newbury | 14:10 | Flat | Good | Racing TV |
Ffos Las | 14:20 | Flat | Good | Sky Sports Racing |
Southwell (AW) | 17:45 | Flat All-Weather | Standard | Sky Sports Racing |
National Newspaper Tipster's Picks
Templegate naps Kosometsuke in the 18:15 at Southwell today in the hope of improving on his current third place on the podium. Newsboy is with Catalyse in the 18:15 at Southwell; and Robin Goodfellow goes for Spirit Of Jura in the 17:45 at Southwell.
We highlight these three tipsters' best bets each day as they write for three of the most widely read newspapers in the country and as such, their thoughts carry weight and can move markets. Checking in here each day can lead you to get the price on their best bets before many have even drank their first morning coffee and settled down to read the paper!
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Racing News Roundup
- Frankie Dettori has confirmed he'll ride Wimbledon Hawkeye in the Nashville Derby this Saturday at Kentucky Downs—a headline-grabbing detail for US racing fans.
- A Dream To Share has been denied a handicap mark and is at risk of missing his intended Newmarket target, the Cesarewitch. His connections, including owner JP McManus, are appealing the decision.