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NAP Competition Rules: How to Qualify for Prizes
The rules for winning in the free NAP Competition: how often to play each week and month, and posting your selections publicly on X so it stays transparent.
27 Jun 2026Saturday Review: Eyecatchers from York and Newcastle
Our review of Saturday's racing at York and Newcastle: the winners, a strong front-running pace bias, and the eyecatchers worth following from each card.
27 Jun 2026What's New at RatingTheRaces: Recent Releases
A roundup of recent RatingTheRaces releases: a brand-new website, new ratings stats and filters, NAP competition upgrades, faster downloads and more.
26 Jun 2026How to Unlock the Free Friday Ratings
Play our free NAP competition twice between Sunday and Thursday to unlock Friday's free ratings, or three times to get them early on Thursday afternoon.
26 Jun 2026Friday Eyecatchers: Brunhilde and Anchor Road
Two eyecatchers from a scorching Friday: Brunhilde, second and crying out for a trip at Doncaster, and the unlucky debutant Anchor Road at the Curragh.
26 Jun 2026Northumberland Vase 2026: Two To Follow at Newcastle
Two big-priced eyecatchers for the Northumberland Vase at Newcastle on Saturday, the Plate consolation: Alphonse Le Grande and Charging Thunder.
25 Jun 2026How the NAP Competition Handles a Dead Heat
A dead heat for first in the Empress Fillies' Stakes shows how the NAP competition settles a tie: exactly like the bookmakers, you collect 50 percent.
25 Jun 2026Royal Ascot 2026: Five Eye-Catchers For Your NagMe
Five eye-catchers from Royal Ascot 2026: Opera Ballo, Friendly Soul, On Just Terms, Ancient Egypt and Goliath, and why each is one for your tracker.
25 Jun 2026Why Our Weekly Handicap Analysis Gives You a Winning Edge (And What You’re Missing as a Free Member)
Every Monday (Ireland) and Tuesday (Britain), the new handicap marks are released and for most punters, that’s where the story ends.
2 Dec 2025Cheltenham 14th November 2025 Review – What did we learn?
Normally, our Big Race Reviews are reserved for Premium and Pro Members only — the people who like to get under the skin of every performance, spot future…
14 Nov 2025National Hunt Horses To Follow – 2025-2026
How to use our Free RTR NagMe/Tracker tool Yes, this was recorded by myself (Liam) and then converted into text via AI. Some of it reads a bit fluffy but the…
22 Sep 2025National Hunt Horses To Follow – 2024-2025
How to use our Free RTR NagMe/Tracker tool Firstly a brief mention, we strongly believe that Dan Skelton is going to have a FANTASTIC season and has lots of…
24 Sep 2024