Racing Tips Today - Wednesday 21st January 2026
Midweek racing keeps the momentum rolling on Wednesday, with jumps action at Catterick and two all-weather cards at Lingfield and Kempton to keep punters busy from lunchtime through to the evening.
We’ve pulled together today’s in-form NAPs leaderboard, the headline picks from the big-name newspaper tipsters, and a couple of the strongest stories doing the rounds as eyes start drifting towards Cheltenham’s Trials Day at the weekend.
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Today’s NAPs Table – Top 3
Still at the top of the NAPs competition is GG contributor Andrew Mount, with The Brigadier and Rory Paddock filling the podium behind him. Mount and Paddock are off to Kempron for their best bets, while The Brigadier heads to the jumps meeting at Catterick.
| Tipster | NAP | Race/Time | Odds | P&L £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mount (Racing and Football Outlook) | Panelli | Kempton 19:00 | 5/1 | 14.44 |
| The Brigadier (punterslounge.com) | Inferno Sacree | Catterick 14:20 | 7/1 | 11.37 |
| Rory Paddock (Jersey Evening Post) | Shrimp Shady | Kempton 19:30 | 11/10 | 10.55 |
Templegate & Other Newspaper NAPs
The newspaper NAPs are always worth keeping on side, especially when a few of them land on the same meetings. Here are today’s headline picks from Templegate, Newsboy and Robin Goodfellow, with race times and prices so you can line them up quickly.
- Templegate - Kosac D'Oudairies, Catterick 13:17
- Newsboy - Shrimp Shady, Kempton 19::30
- Robin Goodfellow - Billy Mill, Kempton 18:30
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Racing News Round-Up
- Jack Kennedy purrs over Supreme hope's speed - EL CAIROS has drifted in the market for the Cheltenham Festival opener in March after the impressive win of Old Park Star over the weekend, but the Irish raider's jockey Jack Kennedy insists this horse is "as fast as any I've sat on".
- Calandagan announced as best in the world - Earning a rating of 130 after a year for the ages, capped off with his supreme Japan Cup win, CALANDAGAN is officially the best flat horse on planet earth.