Only three meetings go to post on a quiet Tuesday of racing. Attentions have primarily turned towards the rapidly approaching Cheltenham Festival.
However, that is not the case for Andrew Mount. He has two selections across Tuesday’s cards at Newbury and Market Rasen.
Newbury Racing Tips (Tuesday 17 February 2026)
There are some intriguing horses going to post at Newbury on Tuesday. Andrew’s tip ran in last season’s Champion Bumper.
2.45 Newbury – Lancelot Allen (1pt win – 9/2 bet365, 888sport, 4/1 generally)
Seven British horses ran in the Champion Bumper at last season’s Cheltenham festival and they finished as follows…
4th Caballero Cluff 150-1
5th El Cairos 28-1
6th Idaho Sun 18-1
9th No Drama This End 12-1
14th Fortune De Mer 20-1
15th Dalston Lad 66-1
16th Lancelot Allen 200-1
…six of those seven horses have run 16 times between them subsequently with ten winning for a profit of £23.60 to a £1 level stake at SP (expected winners = 6.23, A/E = 1.61). The Jane Williams-trained Lancelot Allen has yet to run since his 16th place finish but was only a neck behind subsequent triple winner Dalston Lad at Cheltenham that day, finishing 19 lengths behind the winner Bambino Fever, and clocking a good time in the process. There was also plenty of encouragement from the clock when he won at Bangor on his debut and first time out could be when to catch him.
Market Rasen Racing Tips (Tuesday 17 February 2026)
Market Rasen host a seven-race card on Tuesday. Andrew’s selection running the penultimate contest.
4.12 Market Rasen – Eric Carmen (1pt win – 7/2 bet365, 100/30 generally)
Eric Carmen has raced on good to softer or faster going (according to Proform’s Going Adjustment) on 24 occasions and lost every time. On soft or heavy going his record stands at 704P17231131 (4-12) for a profit of £29.00 to a £1 level stake at SP. For current trainer Gary Hanmer, those figures improve to 17231131 (4-8) for a profit of £33.33. The ten-year-old son of Fame And Glory clocked a fast time when scoring over hurdles at Wetherby last month and is worth chancing on his return to fences.
Andrew Mount’s Best Bets Today
2.45 Newbury – Lancelot Allen (1pt win – 9/2 bet365, 888sport, 4/1 generally)
4.12 Market Rasen – Eric Carmen (1pt win – 7/2 bet365, 100/30 generally)
Andrew Mount’s Horse Racing Tips – Tuesday 17 February
Today’s Meetings & Start Times
- Market Rasen – first race 13:30
- Newbury – first race 14:15
FAQs: Today’s Racing Tips
What are today’s racing tips?
Andrew Mount provides his best bets at Newbury & Market Rasen.
Which racecourses run on Tuesday 17 February 2026?
Market Rasen, Newbury & Wolverhampton.
Who is Andrew Mount?
Andrew Mount is a leading horse racing adviser, expert pundit and journalist, contributing regularly to the Racing Post, Racing & Football Outlook, Racing Post Weekender and William Hill radio as well as providing a daily tipping column for the GG.co.uk website for more than 20 years. Follow him on X: @TrendHorses
When were today’s Newbury and Market Rasen tips published?
Today’s tips were published at 7.53am on Tuesday 17 February 2026.
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