Racing Tips Today - Friday 26th June 2026
Friday’s racing brings a packed day of action, with racing tips today covering Doncaster, Yarmouth, Cartmel, Curragh, Newcastle, Newmarket and Bangor-on-Dee. Britain's heatwave continues and as such racing begins much earlier than usual, and there is also a major evening card at Newcastle at the Northumberland Plate Festival, while the NAPs table has three strong profit leaders heading into the day.
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Today’s NAPs Table - Top 3
The top of the NAPs table has a strong Friday feel, with Jeffrey Ross leading the way courtesy of Viper in the 5.43 at Newcastle. Ian Gaughran is close behind with Gorgeous Mr George at Yarmouth, while The Irish Sun completes the leading trio with Liberate in a competitive Curragh handicap later on the card.
| Tipster | NAP | Race/Time | Odds | P&L £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Ross | Viper | 17:43 Newcastle | 10/3 | +£38.79 |
| Ian Gaughran | Gorgeous Mr George | 11:30 Yarmouth | 3/1 | +£37.52 |
| The Irish Sun | Liberate | 17:35 Curragh | 9/1 | +£37.51 |
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Templegate & Other Big Name NAPs
Newcastle is the main focus for several of the familiar newspaper and racing media names on Friday, with the Gosforth Park Cup card providing a strong evening betting angle. Templegate sides with Corolla Point in the 7.28, while Newsboy heads to Yarmouth and Robin Goodfellow looks to Newmarket for his best bet.
- Templegate: Corolla Point, 19:28 Newcastle, 5/2
- Robin Goodfellow: Angel Shared, 17:50 Newmarket, 9/1
- Newsboy: Gorgeous Mr George, 11:30 Yarmouth, 3/1
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Racing News Round-Up
- Northumberland Plate Festival continues: Newcastle takes centre stage on Friday evening as the Northumberland Plate Festival moves into day two. The Gosforth Park Cup and the Group 3 Hoppings Stakes are the feature races on the card, before Saturday’s Northumberland Plate brings the meeting to its big-race conclusion.
- Saturday’s Northumberland Plate field takes shape: Attention is already turning to Saturday’s valuable two-mile handicap at Newcastle, with the Northumberland Plate set to be the weekend’s headline betting heat. The race carries a £150,000 prize fund and remains one of the most competitive staying handicaps of the summer.