--- title: "Connecting your X account for the… — RatingTheRaces Support" description: "Linking an X account to the NAP Competition is optional for everyone. Here's what it adds, how to connect, and how to fix a connection that stops working." url: https://ratingtheraces.com/nap-competition/connect-x-nap/ date_modified: "2026-10-08" --- [Help Centre](https://ratingtheraces.com/support/) / [The NAP Competition](https://ratingtheraces.com/nap-competition/) /Connecting your X account for the NAP Competition # Connecting your X account for the NAP Competition How-to all plans new Linking X is optional for everyone. Link it and your picks post from your own account; skip it and you still play for every prize. The NAP Competition is free for everyone, and nobody needs an X (formerly Twitter) account to enter or to win. Linking one is an optional extra for players who use X: your daily picks are posted from your own account, and you get a few more things along the way. ## What linking X adds - **Your entries posted for you.** Each daily entry posts your NAP, NB and 3B from your account, with a link for others to join. - **Followers.** Other players can follow you straight from Today's NAP Entries, and you can follow them back. - **Non-runner alerts on X.** If one of your picks is withdrawn, you hear about it there as well as in the app. - **The Premium welcome trial.** Free members who link X unlock the [5-day Premium welcome trial](https://ratingtheraces.com/plans-billing/premium-welcome-trial/). None of these affect your eligibility for prizes. Anyone can win, see the [NAP Competition rules](https://ratingtheraces.com/nap-competition/rules/). ## Who needs to connect Nobody. If you do not use X, pick your horses as normal and choose **Enter without X** on the entry slip. Your entry is locked, timestamped and shown on Today's NAP Entries exactly like everyone else's. ## How to connect 1. Pick your NAP, NB and 3B on a racecard and open the entry slip as usual (see [How to play](https://ratingtheraces.com/nap-competition/how-to-play-nap/)). 2. The slip offers a **Link X Account** (or **Opt In with X**) button. 3. Click it, an X window opens, sign in and authorise RatingTheRaces. 4. The window closes by itself and, if your slip was complete, **your entry is submitted there and then**. You used to have to come back and press Submit again, and people were linking X, closing the box and never actually entering. You only do this once, the connection is remembered for future entries. ## What gets posted When you authorise, a one-off post announces you've joined that day's competition. Then each daily entry posts your three picks from your account, with a link for others to join. If your X account is locked (private), the posts only reach your followers, but that makes no difference to the competition, because the site's own record on Today's NAP Entries is what counts. ## When the connection stops working If X declines a post (for example you've revoked the app's access), your next entry attempt will show the connect prompt again. Just click the button and authorise once more, that resets the connection. If it keeps failing, [contact us](https://ratingtheraces.com/contact-us/) and we'll take a look, or simply enter without X in the meantime. The full rules, including how often you need to play to qualify for the prizes, are in the [NAP Competition rules](https://ratingtheraces.com/nap-competition/rules/). Was this article helpful? ### Related articles [ ### What is the NAP Competition? The NAP Competition is a free-to-enter horse racing tipping contest with weekly cash prizes, free bets and Premium ratings up for grabs every single week. ](https://ratingtheraces.com/nap-competition/what-is-nap/)[ ### How do I play the NAP Competition? Pick your NAP, NB and 3B from the day's racing, then submit your entry. The NAP Competition is completely free to enter and pays weekly cash prizes. ](https://ratingtheraces.com/nap-competition/how-to-play-nap/)[ ### How to enter the day before racing Race cards publish around 1pm the day before racing, so you can enter the free NAP Competition any time from then until the deadline the following day. ](https://ratingtheraces.com/nap-competition/enter-day-before/)