Horse Racing NAP of the Day | Today's Best Single Bet

Today’s NAP of the Day from Henry Gibbs is below — one horse from today’s UK and Irish racing, picked as the single best win bet on the day’s card. Plus our daily newspaper naps table comparing today’s NAP selections from the major UK racing tipsters: Templegate (The Sun), Newsboy (Daily Mirror), Pricewise (Racing Post), Matt Chapman, and more.

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Today’s NAP of the Day

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Today’s Newspaper Naps Table

Most major UK newspapers and racing publications publish a daily NAP from their senior racing tipster. Below is today’s comparison of newspaper naps — including Henry’s selection — to help you spot consensus picks (horses appearing across multiple tipsters’ lists).

[DYNAMIC NAPS TABLE — UPDATED DAILY]

Tipster	Publication	Today’s NAP
Henry Gibbs	thatsagoal.com	On this page
Templegate	The Sun	See it here
Newsboy	Daily Mirror	See it here
Pricewise (Tom Segal)	Racing Post	See it here
Matt Chapman	ITV Racing	See it here
Dave Nevison	RacingUK	See it here

Naps table updated daily by 11am after newspaper tipsters publish. Times in UK time.

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What Is a NAP in Horse Racing?

A NAP is a tipster’s single best bet of the day — the horse they’re most confident in. The term comes from the card game Napoleon (calling “Nap” means declaring you’ll win all five tricks) and has been adopted by racing tipsters for over 100 years to mark their strongest selection.

If a tipster gives you nothing else but one tip on the day, it’s the NAP.

NAP vs Next Best vs Each-Way Pick

Most racing tipsters issue daily selections in a tiered structure:

NAP — single best bet, typically a win-only selection at confident odds
Next Best (NB) — second-strongest pick of the day
Each-Way Bet — longer-priced selection where place value justifies each-way staking
Lucky 15 — four selections combined into a 15-bet multiple

Henry Gibbs publishes all four daily at thatsagoal.com. The NAP is the single highest-conviction bet of the day. See Henry’s each-way bet of the day and Lucky 15 tips for his other daily horse racing picks.

What Does “Most Napped Horse” Mean?

The “most napped horse” is the horse appearing as the NAP across the highest number of tipsters on a given day. When multiple racing tipsters independently identify the same horse as their single best bet, it signals a strong consensus pick.

The most napped horse isn’t always the winner — but historically, horses backed as NAPs by three or more major newspaper tipsters have a noticeably higher strike rate than randomly-selected runners at similar odds.

How Henry Picks the NAP of the Day

Henry Gibbs covers both flat and National Hunt racing at thatsagoal.com, producing a daily Nap, each-way bet and Lucky 15 tip throughout the year. The NAP of the day specifically targets the highest-confidence single win bet — typically priced between 6/4 and 5/1.

Henry’s daily NAP methodology:

1. Card strength assessment first. Henry surveys all the day’s UK and Irish meetings and identifies races where his analysis shows a stand-out chance. Saturday cards (with bigger fields and stronger meetings) typically produce the most confident NAPs. Quieter weekday cards sometimes don’t justify a high-confidence NAP — on those days Henry says so.

2. Form analysis over big-priced “hope” picks. A NAP isn’t about finding the longest-priced winner — it’s about identifying genuine value at confident odds. Henry’s NAPs typically sit between 6/4 and 5/1, where the horse has demonstrable form, the conditions suit, and the price reflects reasonable value rather than a market under-reaction.

3. Trainer and jockey patterns matter. Some trainer-jockey combinations dominate at specific courses (e.g. Aidan O’Brien-Ryan Moore at Royal Ascot, Willie Mullins-Paul Townend at Cheltenham). Henry weights these patterns heavily in NAP selection.

4. Course and going specialism. Horses with proven course form and proven preference for the day’s going get strong preference. Untested combinations carry more risk and rarely make Henry’s NAP slot.

5. Avoiding common NAP traps. Henry avoids horses moving up significantly in class for the first time, first-time-blinkered runners, horses with stamina questions in soft ground, and unfit comeback runners. The NAP needs to be the safest path to a winner — not the most speculative.

6. Single-horse focus. The NAP is one bet only. Henry’s analysis goes deep on the one horse he’s most confident in rather than spreading across multiple selections.

For Henry’s other daily tips and weekly coverage including ITV Racing Saturday previews, see his author profile page.

Newspaper Naps — Who to Follow

The UK racing tipster landscape features several long-established names whose daily NAPs are widely followed. Here’s a guide to the major newspaper naps and where to find them:

Templegate (The Sun)

The Sun’s headline racing tipster, Templegate produces daily naps and a weekly Saturday “Templegate’s Treble” multi-selection bet. Templegate naps are typically published the evening before racing.

For Templegate’s broader coverage and historical performance, see our Templegate tips page.

Newsboy (Daily Mirror)

The Daily Mirror’s senior racing tipster, Newsboy has been a fixture of British racing journalism for decades. Newsboy publishes a daily NAP plus next-best selection across UK and Irish meetings.

See our Newsboy tips page for full coverage.

Pricewise (Tom Segal — Racing Post)

Tom Segal writes the Racing Post’s Pricewise column — widely regarded as the most influential single tipster in UK racing. Pricewise specialises in finding value at bigger prices rather than short-priced favourites, and his Saturday morning column moves the market significantly when major bets are flagged.

See our Tom Segal Pricewise tips page for ongoing Pricewise coverage.

Matt Chapman (ITV Racing)

ITV Racing’s lead presenter Matt Chapman publishes daily naps via the ITV Racing website and his social media channels. Chapman specialises in ITV-televised meetings and provides commentary alongside his selections.

See our Matt Chapman tips page for full Chapman coverage.

Other Naps Tables to Check

William Hill Naps Table — aggregates naps from William Hill Radio tipsters
Racing Post Naps Table — features NAPs from across the Racing Post tipster team
At The Races Naps Table — racing channel pundit naps
Sporting Life Naps Table — regular daily naps comparison
Betting Directory Naps — comprehensive aggregator of newspaper naps

Henry checks all of these as part of his daily NAP selection process and includes the consensus picks in the daily naps table at the top of this page.

For a wider view of UK racing pundit coverage, see our horse racing pundits tips hub.

NAPs Strategy — How to Use the Daily Naps Table

The newspaper naps table isn’t just for casual interest — used strategically, it surfaces meaningful information for your daily horse racing bets.

Look for Consensus Picks First

When three or more newspaper tipsters independently identify the same horse as their NAP, that’s a consensus pick worth respecting. Multiple experienced tipsters arriving at the same conclusion from different research processes is a stronger signal than any individual tipster’s view.

Henry’s approach: if a horse appears in 4+ tipsters’ NAP slots, Henry will often promote it from his Next Best to the NAP itself. Consensus matters.

Note Contrarian Picks at Value

When most tipsters agree on a NAP but one experienced tipster goes a different way, the contrarian pick sometimes offers value at longer odds. Pricewise specifically built his reputation on contrarian value selections at prices the consensus dismissed.

Track Performance Over Time

The newspaper naps tables that publish daily NAPs from each tipster also typically track running profit/loss records. Tipsters in form should weigh more heavily in your decision-making than tipsters going through a cold patch. The William Hill Naps Table tracks 30-day profit/loss for each contributing tipster.

Don’t Just Follow — Compare

The naps table is most useful as a starting point for your own analysis, not as a substitute for it. If Templegate naps a horse at 6/4 that doesn’t appeal to you on form, don’t back it just because Templegate said so. The table surfaces selections worth investigating — not selections worth blindly backing.

NAP of the Day at Major Festivals

Henry produces specific NAPs across the major UK and Irish racing festivals throughout the year. The naps table comparison becomes particularly valuable at festival meetings when all major tipsters intensify their coverage:

Cheltenham Festival (March) — see our Cheltenham Festival tips coverage, including daily NAP and ante-post analysis
Grand National at Aintree (April) — see our Grand National tips hub
Royal Ascot (June) — daily NAP plus naps table comparison across the 5-day meeting
Glorious Goodwood (July-August) — flat racing showcase with extensive pundit coverage
St Leger Festival (September) — flat racing season finale

For festival-specific betting context, including Best Odds Guaranteed and Non-Runner No Bet protection, see our betting guides hub.

NAP of the Day FAQs

What is a NAP in horse racing?

A NAP is a racing tipster’s single best bet of the day — the horse they’re most confident in. The term originates from the card game Napoleon and has been used in British racing for over 100 years to denote a tipster’s strongest selection.

What does NAP stand for?

NAP doesn’t stand for anything as an acronym — it comes from the card game Napoleon (“calling Nap”), which meant declaring confidence in winning all tricks. The term carries over to racing as a tipster’s most confident pick.

What is the most napped horse today?

The most napped horse is the horse appearing as the NAP across the highest number of major tipsters on a given day. See today’s newspaper naps table above to identify today’s most napped horse — the horse with the strongest consensus support.

When is the NAP of the day published?

Henry’s NAP of the day is published by 11am each morning, once the day’s racecards are fully confirmed and overnight market movements have settled. Major newspaper naps typically appear from approximately 8am onwards in print editions and online.

What’s the difference between a NAP and a Next Best?

The NAP is a tipster’s single most confident bet. The Next Best (NB) is their second-strongest pick of the day. NB selections typically carry slightly more uncertainty than the NAP and sometimes feature at longer odds where each-way value justifies the lower confidence level.

Are NAP bets win-only or each-way?

Most racing NAPs are win-only bets at shorter odds (6/4 to 5/1 range). Tipsters occasionally issue an each-way NAP when the horse is priced 6/1 or longer in a big-field race with strong place chance. Henry’s NAP of the day is typically win-only — for longer-priced each-way picks, see our separate each-way bet of the day from Henry.

Can I make a Lucky 15 from naps tips?

Yes — combining four NAPs from different newspaper tipsters into a Lucky 15 is a popular strategy. Multiple-tipster consensus increases your chance of getting strong selections in each of the four positions. Use Betfred for the Lucky 15 because of their treble odds for one winner bonus — see our Lucky 15 tips page for the full daily Lucky 15 selection from Henry.

What’s the best bookmaker for NAP betting?

The best NAP bookmaker offers Best Odds Guaranteed (BOG) on UK and Irish racing. Betfred provides BOG from 7am — one hour earlier than competitors — giving you the longest window to capture early-morning prices before SP drift. bet365, Coral, Ladbrokes and BoyleSports all offer BOG from 8am. See our Best Odds Guaranteed guide for the full comparison.

Is the NAP of the day always a favourite?

No. Tipsters’ NAPs typically sit between 6/4 and 5/1, which often (but not always) makes them market favourites. Some NAPs are non-favourites where the tipster sees value the market hasn’t yet priced in — Tom Segal at the Racing Post built his Pricewise reputation specifically on contrarian NAPs at bigger prices than the consensus.

Does Henry give tomorrow’s NAP in advance?

Henry publishes tomorrow’s NAP once the racecards are fully confirmed — typically the evening before from around 6pm. Check back later today or first thing tomorrow morning for tomorrow’s selection.

How do I read the newspaper naps table?

The naps table shows today’s NAP from each major UK racing tipster, the race and time the horse is running, and the available odds. Look for horses appearing across multiple tipsters (consensus picks), note running profit/loss columns where shown to identify tipsters in current form, and use the table as a starting point for your own race analysis rather than a list to back blindly.

What’s the difference between a NAP and a football tip?

A NAP traditionally refers to horse racing only — it’s the single best racing bet of the day. For football tipster bets, see our separate football bet of the day page, which covers daily football single tips, accumulators and bet builder selections.

Is the NAP of the day free?

Yes — Henry Gibbs’ daily NAP is free to view with no subscription or paywall. We’re funded through bookmaker affiliate relationships, which means you get the same selections Henry produces without any payment required.

What is the William Hill Naps Table?

The William Hill Naps Table aggregates daily NAPs from William Hill Radio’s tipster team. The table tracks 30-day profit/loss for each contributing tipster, making it useful for identifying tipsters in current form. William Hill publishes the table on their racing news section each morning.