Racing Tips Today - 18th March 2026
There is no Cheltenham hangover for punters on Wednesday, with attention turning straight back to the domestic cards at Hereford, Huntingdon and Kempton. It is a proper mixed day too, with jumps action in the afternoon before the evening all-weather meeting takes over, and the NAPs competition throws up a tight-looking battle at the top. We have pulled together today’s three table leaders, the headline newspaper selections and a couple of the biggest stories shaping the next phase of the spring campaign.
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Today’s NAPs Table – Top 3
The top of today’s NAPs standings has a familiar competitive feel, with three in-form judges all putting forward solid contenders across Hereford, Huntingdon and Kempton. racing-daily.com heads the list with a Hereford pick at a workable price, while Andrew Mount and The Brigadier are not far behind with selections on the other two cards. If you are looking for where the leaderboard confidence is strongest this morning, this is the place to start.
| Tipster | NAP | Race/Time | Odds | P&L £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| racing-daily.com | Just Aidan | Hereford 16:00 | 5/2 | 24.94 |
| Andrew Mount | Ballynaheer | Huntingdon 14:45 | 4/1 | 13.85 |
| The Brigadier | Mount Athos | Kempton 18:30 | 11/4 | 8.32 |
RaceOlly's Wednesday Selections
RaceOlly has a couple of Hereford picks and one from Huntingdon today. See all his fancies here on our daily tips hub.
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Templegate & Other Big Name NAPs
The newspaper names are split between Hereford and Kempton today, with Templegate siding with an evening runner on the Polytrack, Newsboy keeping faith with a Hereford hurdler and Robin Goodfellow also looking to Kempton for his main play. These are the headline NAPs from the best-known names on the board.
- Templegate – FINAL NIGHT (Kempton 19:00) – 15/8
- Newsboy – VOL ROYALE (Hereford 16:30) – 7/2
- Robin Goodfellow – SERENITY DREAM (Kempton 19:30) – 2/1
Racing News Round-Up
- Sheehan & Slevin Handed Big Bans - Following their Cheltenham wins on Johnny's Jury and Home By The Lee respectively, both Gavin Sheehan and J J Slevin will miss at least one day of Aintree's Grand National Festival. Both have been handed 14 day whip offences bans.
- Gerri Colombe Beats Nick Rockett at Down Royal - Yesterday for the first time since his triumph at Aintree last season, Nick Rockett stepped foot on a racecourse and finished a never nearer third to Gordon Elliott's Gerri Colombe, who will also run in this year's Grand National. Both horses are around 25/1 antepost.