Racing Tips Today - Friday 16th January 2026
A Friday treat is in the offing for racing fans with ITV Racing broadcasting action live from Windsor, Market Rasen and Newcastle. The NAPs table has selections spread across the five tracks hosting action as we build to Clarence House weekend at Ascot and here we detail the NAPs table top three picks, the best bets from the biggest name newspaper tipsters and plenty more...
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Today’s NAPs Table – Top 3
If you like your racing tips served with a bit of form behind them, this is the section to keep an eye on. The NAPs leaderboard tracks which tipsters are actually delivering profit over the long haul, then lines up their best bet for today. Below are the current Top 3, including the horse, meeting and time, plus the odds and each tipster’s running profit and loss.
| Tipster | NAP | Race/Time | Odds | P&L £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mount | The Flaggy Shore | Market Rasen 14:40 | 3/1 | £13.94 |
| The Brigadier | Storm Star | Newcastle 16:30 | 15/8 | £10.39 |
| Rory Paddock | Pessoa | Wolverhampton 17:30 | 20/1 | £9.05 |
RaceOlly's Friday Tips
RaceOlly has three picks today after an early morning NR wiped one out. Find his tips for today at our horse racing tips hub.
Templegate & Other Newspaper NAPs
Here are the NAP selections from three of the best known newspaper and expert tipsters on HorseRacing.net for today’s racing. These picks represent each tipster’s most confident bet of the day, along with links to their individual tipster pages for more stats and recent form.
- Templegate – Doyen Du Bar (Market Rasen 14:05)
- Robin Goodfellow – Pocklington (Newcastle 15:20)
- Newsboy – Kelvin Forlonge (Ayr 13:48)
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Racing News Round-Up
- Mighty Impression Made At Fairyhouse - Installed immediately as Turners second favourite following his bloodless success at Fairyhouse yesterday, the half brother to Might Bite MIGHTY PARK won by what looked like half the track in the green and gold yesterday.
- Betfred & Ascot Come To Agreement - Despite no official word from either the bookmaker or the course, it is understood Betfred WILL show action from Ascot on Saturday, including the Clarence House, live in their shops.