Racing Tips Today – 16 October 2025

Plenty for punters to get stuck into this Thursday with action on both sides of the Irish Sea. The UK meetings come from Brighton, Carlisle, Ffos Las, Southwell and Chelmsford, while the Curragh and Thurles stage competitive card in Ireland. There’s a good mix of Flat and jumps racing through the afternoon before the all-weather takes over under the lights tonight. We’ve pulled together the Top 3 NAPs, the main newspaper tips and the latest racing news you need to know.
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Today's NAPs Table Top 3
The NAPs leaderboard tightens up again as we hit the business end. Sunday Express has grabbed top spot and looks to continue to lead the way with Charlie Mason his best bet. Chris Connolly is close up with a bold swing at the Curragh, and The Brigadier sits third, going for a short one at Carlisle. With both the top two going for double figure pokes, it could be a day of big swings!
Tipster | NAP | Race / Time | Odds | P&L £ |
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Sunday Express | Charlie Mason | Chelmsford 17:45 | 12/1 | 20.03 |
Chris Connolly (Norwich Evening News) | Dagoda | Curragh 17:20 | 33/1 | 19.63 |
The Brigadier (punterslounge.com) | Bel Amigo | Carlisle 13:22 | 15/8 | 17.13 |
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RaceOlly's Thursday Tips
Just three picks on the menu today for RaceOlly, with one at Carlisle and a couple at Brighton. As always. he recommends backing them each-way.
Templegate & Other Big Names’ NAPs
Big name Newspaper tipsters are also in the NAPs competition and could well start taking big swings to try rocket themselves up the table as it approaches its crescendo at Champions Day.. Templegate, Newsboy and Robin Goodfellow are big names in racing tipping and their best bets are as follows:
- Templegate (The Sun) – Balgowan (20:00 Southwell)
- Robin Goodfellow (Daily Mail) – Uncle Dick (15:30 Brighton)
- Newsboy (Daily Mirror) – Captain Parma (Southwell 16:55)
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Racing News Round-Up
- A tragic scene unfolded at Wetherby yesterday when hot favourite Anaconda, sent off at 1/100 for the juvenile hurdle, fell at the final flight and later died from his injuries. Thoughts with the Lucinda Russell team and all connections, he certainly had a bright future which has been cruelly snatched away.
- A Champion Stakes for the ages is on the cards on Saturday, with Ombudsman and Delacroix set to lock horns once more in their season long battle with French raider Calandagan thrown in for good measure. Who are you backing?