Marathon man Pipe to provide solution

When in doubt keep it simple is one of the more sensible maxims when it comes to picking winners in the major handicaps.

So keep things simple at Newmarket tomorrow by backing Sindapour to land the Tote Cesarewitch.

In short, this five-yearold is an unexposed horse trained by the man who has landed this £125,000 marathon twice in the last three years.

And there are plenty more ticks in the right boxes for this halfbrother to the Derby and Arc de Triomphe winner Sinndar.

A mark of 67 proved nowhere near enough to stop the former John Oxx-trained gelding at Sandown in June. A 3lb penalty was shrugged off in fine style in the Ascot Stakes four days later, and Sindapour was anything but disgraced on the same course in July when chasing home Kahyasi Princess.

Potential dangers lurk everywhere. Ten Carat is lightly-raced and has been the subject of a massive ante-post gamble, while Shabernak has looked a different horse since being stepped up to staying distances. But Sindapour, who plainly relishes an extreme stamina test, can prevail.