Horse racing tips for Sunday: Angus McNae's Leopardstown and Musselburgh bets

Day two of the Dublin Racing Festival serves up a superb day of top-class action on Sunday.

I have two selections at Leopardstown, and two at Musselburgh. Don't forget to watch all of the action live on Racing TV.

I am very keen on Scottish Accent’s chances here as I believe he should have won at Newcastle last time out.

He jumped well and travelled like the best horse in that contest, whilst forcing a strong, contested pace.

He then kicked on a long way from home before ultimately paying for his early exertions and could only finish a well-beaten second.

This sharper track will suit him but, more importantly, he just needs a slightly more judicious ride to be seen to best effect.

At 5-1, he rates as the best play in this race.

There has been some debate as to whether this horse would have won if he hadn’t fallen at the final obstacle at Fairyhouse last time out, but I have absolutely no doubt that he would have won.

He travelled very strongly throughout the race and he was still travelling well when falling. That was his second start over hurdles following on from a facile win at Gowan park.

I did not think that I would tip him here because I thought he would be a short-priced favourite. However, he is chalked up at 11-4, which seems very fair.

I believe he will have too much speed for his rivals, and it is worth remembering that he was a useful flat performer over ten furlongs for Freddie Head, and he really should be too fast for his rivals.

I was really impressed with this horse when he carried a penalty to success at Ludlow last time out.

He still looked somewhat raw, and green, through the race but readily asserted from two out and stormed clear in the closing stages in the style of a very promising, young staying hurdler.

That success followed wins at Chepstow and Lingfield, underlining just how progressive he is.

I suspect that he is highly thought of as he is entered in the Ballymore, and the Albert Bartlett, at the Cheltenham Festival and he can take another step here on the road to one of those targets here.

This is a thoroughly competitive contest. Kemboy finished a very good second to A Plus Tard in the Savills Chase here over Christmas where he made the running but was harried from halfway by the free-going Melon, and that softened him up for the late thrust of the winner.

I suspect Melon, who is surely better at shorter, will be ridden with more restraint here, and that could well mean that Kemboy gets his own way out in front.

In 2019, he looked to be the best staying chaser around and whilst not quite fulfilling his potential last year, that most recent effort is an indication that he is on his way back to his best. He rates as a strong play here.