There are race meetings up and down the UK and Ireland on Friday 20th October 2017.
There’s flat turf racing at Haydock and Redcar; jumps racing at Wincanton and Fakenham; and all weather flat meetings at Newcastle and Dundalk.
Haydock has been abandoned due to the course being waterlogged.
We’ve put every single runner which has been on course before through our ratings software – and we’ve evaluated the breeding and connections stats behind those which are newcomers – in order to arrive at a picture of how each and every race may play out on Friday.
Below is a table of all our tips for Friday, sorted into time order. Right at the bottom, you’ll also find our table of top four tips – or Naps – for Friday’s racing.
Good luck if you are going to the races or playing along at home, watching on your TV.
Today’s Racing Tips, Friday 20 October 2017
| Course | Time | Our Tip | Race Type | Dist |
| REDCAR | 1:30 PM | Saisons D’Or (IRE) | Flat Turf | 5f217y |
| WINCANTON | 1:40 PM | Cornish Warrior (IRE) | National Hunt Hurdle Handicap | 2m3f166y |
| REDCAR | 2:00 PM | Foxy Lady | Flat Turf | 7f |
| FAKENHAM | 2:05 PM | Cliffside Park (IRE) | National Hunt Hurdle Handicap | 2m3y |
| WINCANTON | 2:15 PM | Mille Nautique (FR) | National Hunt Chase Handicap | 2m4f35y |
| REDCAR | 2:35 PM | Caged Lightning (IRE) | Flat Turf Handicap | 1m5f218y |
| FAKENHAM | 2:40 PM | One For Billy | National Hunt Hurdle Handicap | 2m4f1y |
| WINCANTON | 2:50 PM | East Indies | National Hunt Hurdle Handicap | 1m7f65y |
| REDCAR | 3:10 PM | Sunstorm | Flat Turf | 7f219y |
| FAKENHAM | 3:15 PM | Sam Red (FR) | National Hunt Chase | 3m38y |
| WINCANTON | 3:25 PM | Charlie Mon (IRE) | National Hunt Chase Handicap | 3m1f30y |
| REDCAR | 3:45 PM | Rose Eclair | Flat Turf Handicap | 7f |
| FAKENHAM | 3:50 PM | Holryale (IRE) | National Hunt Hurdle | 2m3y |
| WINCANTON | 4:00 PM | Allez Jaques (IRE) | National Hunt Hurdle | 2m5f82y |
| REDCAR | 4:20 PM | Mighty Bond | Flat Turf | 5f217y |
| FAKENHAM | 4:25 PM | Catamaran Du Seuil (FR) | National Hunt Chase Handicap | 3m38y |
| WINCANTON | 4:35 PM | The Last But One (IRE) | National Hunt Hurdle Handicap | 2m5f82y |
| NEWCASTLE(AW) | 4:40 PM | Stepney | Flat All Weather Handicap | 1m4f98y |
| REDCAR | 4:55 PM | Restive (IRE) | Flat Turf Handicap | 1m2f1y |
| FAKENHAM | 5:00 PM | Brahms De Clermont (FR) | National Hunt Hurdle | 2m4f1y |
| NEWCASTLE(AW) | 5:10 PM | Exclusive Waters (IRE) | Flat All Weather Handicap | 1m2f42y |
| REDCAR | 5:25 PM | Decima (IRE) | Flat Turf Handicap | 1m2f1y |
| DUNDALK(AW) | 5:30 PM | Military Hill (IRE) | Flat All Weather | 1m2f150y |
| NEWCASTLE(AW) | 5:40 PM | Knightsbridge Liam (IRE) | Flat All Weather Handicap | 1m2f42y |
| DUNDALK(AW) | 6:00 PM | Smiling Eliza (IRE) | Flat All Weather Handicap | 7f |
| NEWCASTLE(AW) | 6:15 PM | Emerald Rocket (IRE) | Flat All Weather Handicap | 1m5y |
| DUNDALK(AW) | 6:30 PM | Geological (IRE) | Flat All Weather Handicap | 7f |
| NEWCASTLE(AW) | 6:45 PM | Another Day Of Sun (IRE) | Flat All Weather | 7f14y |
| DUNDALK(AW) | 7:00 PM | Magwadiri (IRE) | Flat All Weather Handicap | 7f |
| NEWCASTLE(AW) | 7:15 PM | Newmarket Warrior (IRE) | Flat All Weather Handicap | 1m5y |
| DUNDALK(AW) | 7:30 PM | Bouquet Garni (IRE) | Flat All Weather Handicap | 7f |
| NEWCASTLE(AW) | 7:45 PM | Intiwin (IRE) | Flat All Weather Handicap | 7f14y |
| DUNDALK(AW) | 8:00 PM | Declarationofpeace (IRE) | Flat All Weather | 5f |
| NEWCASTLE(AW) | 8:15 PM | Major Crispies | Flat All Weather Handicap | 6f |
| DUNDALK(AW) | 8:30 PM | Massif Central (IRE) | Flat All Weather | 1m |
| DUNDALK(AW) | 9:00 PM | My Direction | Flat All Weather Handicap | 1m4f |
NAPs for Friday – Our Top Four Tips, Friday 20 October 2017
All four of our NAPs go at Fakenham. That’s just how the cookie has crumbled for Friday.
| Course | Time | Our Tip | Race Type | Dist |
| FAKENHAM | 3:15 PM | Sam Red (FR) | National Hunt Chase | 3m38y |
| FAKENHAM | 2:05 PM | Cliffside Park (IRE) | National Hunt Hurdle Handicap | 2m3y |
| FAKENHAM | 4:25 PM | Catamaran Du Seuil (FR) | National Hunt Chase Handicap | 3m38y |
| FAKENHAM | 5:00 PM | Brahms De Clermont (FR) | National Hunt Hurdle | 2m4f1y |
We make SAM RED the bet of the day, in the 3.15 at Fakenham, for trainer Dan Skelton and jockey Harry Skelton, who hit 400 National Hunt winners yesterday.