Rob Wright is the racing tipster for The Times. His daily selections, including his nap (his most confident bet of the day), are among the most widely read newspaper tips in Britain, and they attract extra attention during Cheltenham Festival week.
Where to find Rob Wright’s Cheltenham tips
Rob Wright’s tips are published in The Times and on its website each racing day. During the Cheltenham Festival he covers the big races on each of the four days, so check The Times on the morning of racing for his latest selections.
How good is Rob Wright as a tipster?
Newspaper tipsters’ records are tracked publicly in the Racing Post’s Press Challenge, which stakes a theoretical £1 at starting price on every selection and ranks the tipsters by profit or loss over the year. It is the fairest way to compare national newspaper tipsters, because every selection counts, not just the winners.
Like any tipster, his record goes through good and bad spells. Strike rates for newspaper tipsters are typically around one winner in four, which means long losing runs are normal even for the best. Follow the Press Challenge tables for his current form rather than relying on any single good week.
How to use newspaper tips at Cheltenham
Newspaper tipsters have to make a selection in almost every race, including big-field handicaps where no one has a clear view. At the Festival, it often pays to focus on the races where a tipster has made their strongest case, such as their nap or a selection backed by detailed reasoning, rather than following every pick.
It is also worth comparing several tipsters. When independent judges such as Rob Wright, Templegate and Robin Goodfellow agree on a horse, that consensus can be a useful signal, though it usually also means a shorter price.
More Cheltenham tipsters
You can also read our guides to Andy Holding tips and Kevin Blake tips, or head to our Cheltenham Festival tips hub for our own day-by-day selections.
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