8:17 Bellewstown Tips

Johnny Murtagh holds the strongest target profile in the card closer with 3-year-old Sir Trancealot (OR 59). Murtagh's metrics jump forward by 5.35% when he drops a lightly raced, unexposed stayer into a 0-60 handicap on good ground, completely reinforcing his standing as the strong 9/2 market favorite.

Nice each-way value for an in-form stable. Horse has been improving and is a much better horse on the flat than over timber. Has a nice racing weight in this contest.

This horse has a good record at this track and won over course and distance in April last year. She finished second at Leopardstown in May off the same mark as today. A bit disappointing at Navan last time out but needs considering from three pounds below her last winning mark. Decent each-way chance.

Rising Sky is the most solid option in what looks like a very open staying handicap. She arrives with genuine recent form in better company, including a strong third at Naas over 1m3f where she stayed on well after being held up. That run suggests she is ready for this step back into a slightly weaker 0-60. She has already shown she can handle middle-distance trips around 1m4f, and this sharper stamina test at Bellewstown should suit her running style.