Racing Tips Today - 12th May 2026
Tuesday features seven meetings with turf flat action at Bath and Beverley, summer jumps from Worcester and Hereford and an all-weather evening at Lingfield. The Irish add Killarney's flat opener and a Sligo jumps card after work. Forty-five races across two countries so plenty to keep the tipsters busy. Here we round up the best bets for today's UK and Irish action.
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Today’s NAPs Table – Top 3
The Ipswich Star's Matt Polley continues to set the pace in the season-long naps competition with +£32.33 to level stakes, and he goes in today on Metallo in Lingfield's 19:20. The Racing Post's resident Newmarket man sits second on +£17.15 thanks to a sharp 9-4 record, with An Bradan Feasa his pick in the Lingfield 17:15 apprentice handicap. RaceiQ's data-driven service makes up the top three on +£15.76, joining Garry Owen and Jason Heavey on Twilight Moon in the Lingfield finale.
| Tipster | NAP | Race/Time | Odds | P&L £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Polley (Ipswich Star) | Metallo | Lingfield 19:20 | 11/2 | £32.33 |
| Newmarket (Racing Post) | An Bradan Feasa | Lingfield 17:15 | 4/1 | £17.15 |
| The Data Detective (RaceiQ) | Twilight Moon | Lingfield 20:20 | 3/1 | £15.76 |
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Templegate & Other Big Name Best Bets
The national newspaper tipsters spread themselves across all seven meetings today, with Templegate going jumping at Hereford and Newsboy joining him on the same card a race earlier. The Racing Post's Spotlight and Whistler from the Sunday Telegraph both team up on Slack Bob in Lingfield's evening handicap.
- Templegate (The Sun) NAP: Ice Jet, Hereford 16:45
- Newsboy (Daily Mirror) NAP: Hidden Fortune, Hereford 15:38
- Robin Goodfellow (Daily Mail) NAP: Bright Summer, Lingfield 18:20
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Racing News Round-Up
- Aidan O'Brien has nominated Benvenuto Cellini and Pierre Bonnard as his most likely runners in the Betfred Derby but says it would give stable jockey Ryan Moore a headache over which horse to ride should he also send Constitution River to the Epsom Classic.
- Jockey Toby McCain-Mitchell has received a 32-day whip suspension for breaching the whip rules four times in the last four months.
- Mississipi River has been supplemented by Aidan O'Brien for the Lockinge Stakes on Saturday as a possible pacemaker to The Lion in Winter and Expanded.