Racing Tips Today - 17th March 2026
Racing tips today, Tuesday 17 March 2026, come from a lively spread of meetings across Britain and Ireland, with Exeter, Wetherby and Wolverhampton joined by St Patrick’s Day action at Down Royal and Wexford. With Cheltenham now in the rear-view mirror, attention shifts back to the day-to-day punting grind, and there are still plenty of eye-catching naps on the board from the newspaper judges and the leaderboard toppers alike.
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Today’s NAPs Table – Top 3
The NAPs leaderboard has thrown up a nice mix of evening Wolverhampton action and Irish jumping picks, with the current top three in the competition all siding with runners they will hope can keep their strong seasonal profit figures moving in the right direction. Racing-Daily.com moved further clear at the top after yesterday's nicely priced winner, and the three most profitable tipsters along with their selections are ready to view below:
| Tipster | NAP | Race/Time | Odds | P&L £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| racing-daily.com | FAITHFUL DREAM | Wolverhampton 20:00 | 15/8 | 25.94 |
| Andrew Mount | AYIKO | Down Royal 16:13 | 4/1 | 14.85 |
| The Brigadier | MINELLA MACHINE | Wexford 17:05 | 6/4 | 7.52 |
RaceOlly's Tuesday Selections
RaceOlly has his sights set on Exeter and Wetherby for some each-way jumping tips today. See all his fancies here on our daily tips hub.
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Templegate & Other Big Name NAPs
The newspaper names are spread across three different tracks today, with Templegate looking to Wetherby for his main play, while Newsboy heads to the evening sprint card at Wolverhampton and Robin Goodfellow keeps faith with a Dan Skelton runner at Exeter. Here are the headline naps from the major judges.
- Templegate – KALHANDRION (Wetherby 15:47) – 7/4
- Newsboy – HENRYTHENATE (Wolverhampton 19:30) – 5/1
- Robin Goodfellow – MADAJOVY (Exeter 14:55) – 5/1
Racing News Round-Up
- Grand National Hero Nick Rockett Returns Today - For the first time since his 33/1 triumph at Aintree last April, Willie Mullins sends NICK ROCKETT to a racecourse today at Down Royal. He is currently a 20/1 chance to win the biggest race of them all, the 2026 Grand National.
- "I don't think we've ever had a horse as quick" - In what has now become a tradition, Aidan O'Brien has proclaimed his 2000 Guineas leading hope to be the fastest ever seen at Ballydoyle. We'll believe it when we see it from ALBERT EINSTEIN this time, Aidan!