Racing Tips Today - Thursday 19th February 2026
Plenty of turf and all-weather action to dive into on Thursday, with the NAPs leaderboard showing a tight battle for top spot and several strong individual picks from the big newspaper tipsters. Whether you’re backing the top table selections or following Templegate, Daily Mail’s Robin Goodfellow and Daily Mirror’s Newsboy, there’s value across multiple meetings today.
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Today’s NAPs Table - Top 3
Below are the current top 3 in the NAPs competition (leaderboard based on tip profitability and strike rate at the time of publishing):
| Tipster | NAP | Race / Time | Odds | P&L £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mount (Racing & Football Outlook) | Pop Star | Newcastle – 20:00 | 26/1 | £25.60 |
| Rory Paddock (Jersey Evening Post) | Kom Tu Voudras | Huntingdon – 14:51 | 8/13 | £14.73 |
| Melissa Jones (D Express) | Pit Boss | Newcastle – 18:00 | 14/5 | £12.54 |
RaceOlly's Thursday Selections
RaceOlly is heading to Sedgefield and Huntingdon for his best bets this Thursday. You can see his tips for today right here.
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Templegate & Other Big Name NAPs
The newspaper heavyweights are also in confident mood today, with strong single selections put forward by The Sun’s Templegate, the Daily Mail’s Robin Goodfellow and the Daily Mirror’s Newsboy. Here are their headline NAPs for Thursday’s action:
- Templegate – ALRAZEEN (Newcastle 3:57)
- Robin Goodfellow – KOM TU VOUDRAS (Huntingdon 2:51)
- Newsboy – ABLON (Kempton 5:40)
Racing News Round-Up
- The Wallpark To Skip Cheltenham - Noted as a handicap good thing and favourite for both the NH Chase and Kim Muir antepost, JP's THE WALLPARK left punters perplexed yesterday with no entries at all for the Festival.
- Constitution Hill's Southwell Slot Confirmed - The news all higher ups in racing were praying for came to pass yesterday as CONSTITUTION HILL was confirmed to have a spot in the specially price money boosted Southwell novice race on Friday night. Will you be tuning in?