Racing Tips Today - Friday 9th January 2026
It’s a busy Friday across the UK and Ireland with plenty of racing action to get stuck into and our daily NAPs table showing the early movers among the tipsters. With the winter flat and jumps programmes both in play there’s value in all corners of the card, and our NAPs leaderboard highlights the most in-form eyes on the day’s action.
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Today’s Best Bets from the Naps Table
We’ve pulled the leading trio from today’s live NAPs competition to give you a snapshot of which tipsters are performing best so far. At the head of the leaderboard is Rory Paddock from the Jersey Evening Post with a narrow profit edge, although he has no pick today, while The Score from Racing TV and Moorestyle from the Daily Star Sunday also feature with picks at Naas and Exeter respectively..
| Tipster | NAP | Race/Time | Odds | P&L £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Paddock (Jersey Evening Post) | – | – | – | £14.05 |
| The Score (Racing TV) | Barley Lane | Naas 12:43 | 14/5 | £11.49 |
| Moorestyle (Daily Star Sunday) | Laganhill | Exeter 14:02 | NR | £9.31 |
RaceOlly's Friday Tips
RaceOlly has a tip at Naas and a couple at Exeter today as he hunts more profit this week. Find his tips for today at our horse racing tips hub.
Templegate & Other Newspaper NAPs
The big three newspaper tipsters are spread out across the Friday cards, with Templegate heading to Wolverhampton for his best bet. Robin Goodfellow and Newsboy both fancy one at Newcastle on the AW surface.
- Templegate – Brave Empire (Wolverhampton 16:25)
- Robin Goodfellow – Riddikulus (Newcastle 14:27)
- Newsboy – Little Mi Mi (Newcastle 16:35)
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Racing News Round-Up
- Friday Night Live Debuts On ITV - Replacing the ill-fated Racing League is another attempt to get AW racing over on broadcast television, kicking off tonight with a competitive card at Wolverhampton.
- Rescheduled Ballymore Steals The Spotlight - Naas has rescheduled its cancelled card from last weekend for today and the feature race sees some of the best novice hurdlers at Closutton compete for the Grade 1 Ballymore.