Racing Tips Today - Wednesday 20th May 2026
Six meetings are scheduled for Wednesday with Scottish flat racing at Ayr, two afternoon jumps fixtures at Warwick and Ffos Las, and an evening of action across Kempton's all-weather, Yarmouth's turf and Gowran Park in Ireland. Forty-one races in all so lets run through what the tipsters are backing today.
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Today’s NAPs Table – Top 3
The Ipswich Star's Matt Polley maintains his commanding lead in the season-long competition with +£27.71 to level stakes, going in today on Billy Mill in Kempton's 19:30. The Racing Post's Newmarket man sits second on +£15.22 thanks to an 11-8 record with four current non-runners, his pick today being the juvenile Easy Answer at Yarmouth. Farringdon of the Morning Star rounds out the top three on +£14.38 and a current two-NAP winning streak, opposing the favoured runners in the Ayr 15:42 with Degale.
| Tipster | NAP | Race/Time | Odds | P&L £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Polley (Ipswich Star) | Billy Mill | Kempton 19:30 | 10/1 | £27.71 |
| Newmarket (Racing Post) | Easy Answer | Yarmouth 18:10 | 17/2 | £15.22 |
| Farringdon (Morning Star) | Degale | Ayr 15:42 | 7/1 | £14.38 |
Templegate & Other Big-Name NAPs
The big-name tipsters are spread fairly evenly across all six meetings, with The Sun's Templegate joining a four-strong group on Pearl Eye in Ayr's mid-afternoon handicap. Newsboy goes evening on Solanna at Yarmouth, while Robin Goodfellow opens the Yarmouth juvenile card with Bassrah.
- Templegate (The Sun) NAP: Pearl Eye, Ayr 14:42 (9/4)
- Newsboy (Daily Mirror) NAP: Solanna, Yarmouth 18:40 (9/2)
- Robin Goodfellow (Daily Mail) NAP: Bassrah, Yarmouth 18:10 (7/2)
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Racing News Round-Up
- Aidan O'Brien has revealed that his two star three-year old fillies - True Love and Precise - are set to clash in the Irish 1000 Guineas on Sunday giving Ryan Moore a difficult choice on which one to ride.
- The Gambling Commission is expected to sign off on the introduction of controversial affordability checks for punters this week.
- The BHA are calling for extra vigilence from trainers as the Equine Flu outbreak continues to spread around Britain. No cases have yet been found in a racing yard.