Racing Tips Today: NAPs Top 3, Best Bets, Meetings & News (Thursday 18 September 2025)
The midweek action continues with a strong card at Ayr alongside supporting meetings at Pontefract, Yarmouth, Kempton and Chelmsford. Our daily round-up brings you the latest NAPs from the top tipsters in the country, plus where RaceOlly is heading with his selections this afternoon. We’ll also keep you up to date with Templegate, Newsboy and Robin Goodfellow’s best bets, and provide a full list of today’s meetings with times. Whether you’re looking for short-priced favourites or each-way value, we’ve got you covered with today’s racing news, market movers, and the top three NAPs leading the way on Thursday.
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Today’s NAPs Table Top 3
The Brigadier continues to set the pace at the top of the NAPs leaderboard, edging past the £22 profit mark thanks to a string of consistent selections in recent weeks. Hot on his heels is insidetraxs.co.uk, less than a point behind, with the momentum clearly on their side after landing several well-backed winners. Chris Connolly isn’t far away either, keeping himself firmly in the mix with a P&L of £21.13 and showing no signs of dropping off. With barely a single point separating all three, today’s picks could easily shuffle the order once again.
| Tipster | NAP | Race/Time | Current Odds | Profit (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Brigadier (punterslounge.com) | Primoz | Kelso 18:30 | ~9/4 | +23.15 |
| insidetraxs.co.uk | Green Triangle | Yarmouth 16:35 | ~15/2 | +22.53 |
| Chris Connolly (Norwich Evening News) | Changeofmind | Beverley 16:53 | ~16/1 | +22.13 |
Prices shown are the best-available around publication time.
RaceOlly's Thursday Picks
RaceOlly has selections at Ayr today. See his latest on his hub: RaceOlly tips hub.
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Best Bets From Major Newspaper Columnists
Alongside our own tipster table, plenty of punters keep a close eye on the big national names, and today’s selections again make for interesting reading. Templegate from The Sun leads the charge with his best bet at Ayr, while Robin Goodfellow of the Daily Mail and Newsboy of the Daily Mirror also put forward confident picks. Their NAPs often move markets and carry plenty of weight with racing fans, so here’s what the trio are backing this afternoon:
- Templegate (The Sun): Aeolian - 3:15 Ayr
- Robin Goodfellow (Daily Mail): Villalobos - 4:27 Kempton
- Newsboy (Daily Mirror): Terries Royale - 5:32 Pontefract
Today's Race Meetings
| Meeting | First Race | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 1:45pm | Flat |
| Pontefract | 1:52pm | Flat |
| Yarmouth | 2:00pm | Flat |
| Kempton (AW) | 3:57pm | AW Flat |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 4:18pm | AW Flat |
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Racing News Round-Up
- The Ayr Gold Cup Festival begins today with the ground described as Soft, good to soft in places, setting up a fascinating three-day meeting in Scotland.
- Grade 1 star Il Est Francais has joined Tom George’s yard in England, with the King George at Kempton on Boxing Day a major seasonal target.