Racing Tips Today - Tuesday 2nd June 2026
Tuesday’s racing keeps punters busy with afternoon action at Pontefract and Southwell before the all-weather cards take over at Wolverhampton and Newcastle this evening. There is a nice split between Flat, jumps and Tapeta racing, with the best of the NAPs table spread across the four meetings and the big-name tipsters also taking aim at a couple of interesting races on the Pontefract card.
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Today’s NAPs Table - Top 3
The NAPs table is headed by a strong evening fancy at Newcastle, with Matt Polley siding with Barleybrown in the 20:45. West Country is also in excellent form and puts up Katarcice over jumps at Southwell, while The Brigadier completes today’s leading trio with Finlaggan at Pontefract.
| Tipster | NAP | Race/Time | Odds | P&L £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Polley | Barleybrown | 20:45 Newcastle | SP | +36.71 |
| West Country | Katarcice | 16:00 Southwell | SP | +25.92 |
| The Brigadier | Finlaggan | 16:48 Pontefract | SP | +9.33 |
Templegate & Other Big Name NAPs
The big newspaper names are focused mainly on Pontefract and Newcastle today. Templegate is looking to Quiet Resolve at Newcastle, where the eight-year-old has a strong course record, while Robin Goodfellow is with the short-priced Alma Latina in the Pontefract opener and Newsboy sides with Liverpool Star later on the same card.
- Templegate: Quiet Resolve, 20:15 Newcastle, 15/2
- Robin Goodfellow: Alma Latina, 14:48 Pontefract, 6/5
- Newsboy: Liverpool Star, 17:18 Pontefract, 7/2
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Racing News Round-Up
- Derby picture sharpens before final declarations: Derby week is building towards a big Epsom weekend, with Benvenuto Cellini still heading the Ballydoyle challenge after Aidan O’Brien trimmed his squad. Constitution River, Hawk Mountain and Amadeus Mozart are no longer in the Derby mix, while Andrew Balding’s Item remains one of the major home-trained hopes.
- Light rain in the forecast at today’s main tracks: Pontefract is racing on ground described as good, good to firm in places, while Southwell is good over jumps and both Newcastle and Wolverhampton are standard on Tapeta. Notable non-runners include Let’s Go Hugo and Bantz at Newcastle, Rosberg and Irish Nectar at Pontefract, Hawk’s Rock and Innisfree Lass at Southwell, plus Thehunnebelllegacy and Ndoto at Wolverhampton.