Racing Tips Today - 16th April 2026
Racing fans have a busy Thursday to get stuck into with Flat action at Newmarket and Ripon, evening jumping at Hereford, and an afternoon card at Limerick. The Craven meeting remains the standout on the domestic front, and we’ve rounded up the latest NAPs table leaders alongside the best-known newspaper selections for today’s racing.
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Today’s NAPs Table – Top 3
The latest NAPs standings offer a good snapshot of which tipsters are in form heading into Thursday’s action. The top three in the table all go in with live chances today, with Ripon, Newmarket and Hereford supplying the current leaderboard selections. If you’re looking for a quick place to start before building your own bets, these are the three names setting the pace right now.
| Tipster | NAP | Race/Time | Odds | P&L £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (racing-daily.com) | Urchin | Ripon 2:35 | 1/2 | 20.80 |
| Andrew Mount | Washington Heights | Newmarket 3:00 | 12/1 | 16.48 |
| Whistler | Wild Goose | Hereford 7:00 | 2/1 | 12.72 |
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Templegate & Other Big Name NAPs
Newmarket dominates the newspaper naps on Thursday, with three familiar names all siding with runners on the Rowley Mile card. Templegate and Robin Goodfellow both look to the feature afternoon meeting for their best bet, while Newsboy has gone for a bigger-priced angle later on the card.
- Templegate: Hawk Mountain, Newmarket 3:35, 2/1
- Robin Goodfellow: Sovereign Spell, Newmarket 1:50, 5/1
- Newsboy: Percy's Lad, Newmarket 5:20, 28/1
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Racing News Round-Up
- Constitution Hill will not run at Newbury after Nicky Henderson decided the ground was too quick for him, so the star hurdler’s latest Flat outing has been put on hold.
- Stuart Williams was elated to win the Nell Gwyn in a turn up for the books with his 50/1 shot Azleet, who will now be the trainer's first runner in the 1000 Guineas in early May.