Racing Tips Today - Friday 2nd January 2025
There’s plenty to get stuck into on Friday, with jumps action at Ayr, an afternoon card at Chelmsford, and an evening all-weather programme at Wolverhampton. Sadly, Fakenham has been abandoned due to weather concerns. We’ve pulled together racing tips today from across the tipster ranks, starting with the latest NAPs leaderboard and then the big-name newspaper picks.
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Today’s NAPs Table – Top 3
The naps competition is a simple one: one best bet per tipster, every day, and the table soon tells its own story. Here are the three in-form leaders on today’s NAPs standings, along with their selections, odds and running profit and loss.
| Tipster | NAP | Race/Time | Odds | P&L £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Score (Racing TV) | Eddie My Eagle | Fakenham 13:20 | ABD | 12.74 |
| Moorestyle (Daily Star Sunday) | Emperor's Son | Wolverhampton 19:30 | 11/2 | 8.91 |
| Andrew Mount (Racing and Football Outlook) | Gustav Graves | Wolverhampton 19:30 | 19/2 | 8.42 |
RaceOlly's Friday Tips
Our each-way tipster has picked out two bets today as he looks to find new year winners! Find his selections for today at our horse racing tips hub.
Templegate & Newspaper NAPs
The newspaper heavyweights always attract attention, especially when their NAPs line up in competitive handicaps. Here are today’s big-name NAP selections, with race times and the prices shown on horseracing.net.
- Templegate – Charlie Mason (Chelmsford 12:42) 11/8
- Robin Goodfellow – Cardinal Point (Chelmsford 13:12) 11/5
- Newsboy – Kelijoe (Fakenham 14:20) ABD
Racing News Round-Up
- Ayr and Newcastle await inspections - Fakenham has already fallen foul of the frost today and both Ayr and Newcastle face later in the morning inspections to see if their scheduled meeting is safe to take place.
- Kabral Du Mathan stakes Stayers' claims - The Relkeel Hurdle was won in a canter by rapidly improving Skelton star KABRAL DU MATHAN on New Year's Day at Cheltenham. He is now single figures for the Stayers' Hurdle but may yet wait for Aintree.