Racing Tips Today - Friday 29th May 2026
Friday’s racing has a full afternoon and evening feel to it, with cards at Brighton, Carlisle and Chepstow before Wolverhampton takes over later on. Racing tips today, Friday 29 May, include a strong Wolverhampton theme at the top of the NAPs table, while the newspaper names have put up selections at Carlisle and on the all-weather card.
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Today’s NAPs Table - Top 3
The top of today’s NAPs table is dominated by the Wolverhampton evening card, with the first three leaderboard tipsters all waiting until later in the day. Matt Polley leads the way and is siding with Curious Rover in the 8.25, with Farringdon also putting up the same horse in that contest. Newmarket sits third and goes in the final race on the card, where Baltic Fleet carries his NAP in the 9.00.
| Tipster | NAP | Race/Time | Odds | P&L £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Polley | Curious Rover | Wolverhampton, 20:25 | 10/1 | +19.71 |
| Farringdon | Curious Rover | Wolverhampton, 20:25 | 10/1 | +10.67 |
| Newmarket | Baltic Fleet | Wolverhampton, 21:00 | 7/4 | +9.70 |
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Templegate & Other Big Name NAPs
The newspaper tipsters are not all drawn to the same part of the day, with Templegate and Newsboy both heading to Carlisle, while Robin Goodfellow waits for the Wolverhampton opener. Templegate’s NAP is Alpine Sierra in the 4.10 at Carlisle, Newsboy puts up Auspicious in the 3.40 at the same track, and Robin Goodfellow is with Jack Sparowe in the 6.05 at Wolverhampton.
- Templegate NAP: Alpine Sierra, Carlisle, 16:10
- Robin Goodfellow NAP: Jack Sparowe, Wolverhampton, 18:05
- Newsboy NAP: Auspicious, Carlisle, 15:40
Racing News Round-Up
- King’s unbeaten colt Portcullis misses St James’s Palace Stakes: Royal Ascot plans have changed for Portcullis, with the unbeaten King Charles-owned colt taken out of the St James’s Palace Stakes picture. The Gosden-trained three-year-old had looked an exciting Royal meeting candidate, but connections are taking a patient approach rather than pushing him straight into that Group 1 assignment.
- Ombudsman claims Brigadier Gerard - 4/6 favourite OMBUDSMAN just held off his nearest rival Gethin at Sandown in the big race last night, an impressive performance from both given this was an early season stepping stone and they'll surely improve for fitness next time out.