Templegate’s Cesarewitch 20-1 tip, 1-2-3 prediction and runner-by-runner guide to £175,000 Newmarket showstopper

THE 2m2f Cesarewitch at Newmarket is worth a whopping £90,000 to the winner and always a huge betting heat.

Here, in-form tipster Templegate takes you through each runner of the 3.40 Saturday race, revealing his tip and 1-2-3 prediction at the bottom.

PAWillie Mullins saddles three in the Cesarewitch and will be aiming to land another big pot[/caption]

He rates each horse out of five stars (one the worst, five the best) and you can back any horse you fancy simply by clicking their odds.

Templegate’s Cesarewitch runner-by-runner guide

HIPOP DE LOIRE 3

HIP dip. Smart stayer, solid Doncaster Cup third latest. Proven on ground and stays all day. Consistent type for Mullins but rarely wins. Solid each-way player.

DIVINE COMEDY 3

DIVINE right. Reliable mare thriving this year. Strong Goodwood second showed she’s in good heart. Handles any ground and stays well. Genuine contender if finding a bit more late.

BARNSO 2

SO what. Consistent handicapper for in-form yard. Stays, travels, but just below top class. Should run well but come up short.

DAWN RISING 3

DAWN chorus. Battle-hardened stayer, good Curragh fifth last time. Acts on all ground and stays strongly. Not easy to win with but likely to run well again.

THE SHUNTER 2

SHUNTED. 2023 winner from canny yard. Will keep going but will surely not be good enough to strike aged 12.

BUNTING 4

BUNTING not out. Willie Mullins and Tony Bloom team up with this potential improver. Unexposed at this marathon trip and Buick booked. Could improve plenty off a fair weight.

MANXMAN 3

MAN alive. Second last year from 8lb lower. Honest effort expected again from strong traveller who finishes well. Solid each-way despite higher mark.

ALPHONSE LE GRANDE 4

GRANDE chance. Last year’s nose winner is just 6lb higher today. Solid York run latest and likes any ground. Looks set for another big effort under experienced rider.

BEYLERBEYI 4

BEY a good hope. Has improved a bundle this season. Shapes like a stayer and handles all ground. Serious player for canny trainer.

FIREBLADE 3

FIRE flies. Proven stamina for 2m and in good form. Needs a bit more for this level but is capable of better. Overpriced.

NDAAWI 3

HERE Wi go. Galway Hurdle winner who ran well on the level at Chester. Yard adept at these staying tests. Stays well, respected in first-time blinkers.

MORDOR 5

MOR to come. Another Elliott runner who went close over 2m4f at Goodwood so is a certain stayer and looked well handicapped. Go very close if Spencer doesn’t overdo the waiting tactics.

SEDDON 1

SEDDON done. Grand old campaigner back on Flat after chasing. Stays, trip ideal, but absence and age count against him.

WINTER FOG 3

FOG horn. Stout stayer, who got back to winning ways at Tramore. Handles ground and stays strongly. Classy jumper could be a lively outsider for Mullins.

VAGUELY ROYAL 1

ROYAL flushed. Lost spark since leaving Gosdens. Tumbled down weights but little recent encouragement. Starts for another new yard today.

REVEREND HUBERT 4

REV up. Bolted up here last time on Flat return. Loves this track and trip and a 4lb penalty won’t stop him. Goes on any ground and huge player again.

SURREY BELLE 2

BELLE tolls. Improving mare, stylish Ayr winner over 1m5f latest. Up in class but stays strongly and handles any surface. Up in class today so needs more.

POLE STAR 3

STAR potential. Has shown promise over 1m6f and shapes like he’ll stay. Likes any ground and capable of better under Fanning.

BELGRAVIAN 3

BEL sounds good. Stayed on well into third over 2m2f here latest. Likes quick ground and yard in form. Progressing and looks an each-way player.

CAPRELO 3

CAP fits. Game all-weather winner over 2m last time. Up the weights and in class but it’s early days and trainer is a past master with stayers.

BASHFUL BOY 1

FUL of it. Grand old battler, knows this course and trip but looks short of this standard from out of the weights.

Templegate’s tip and 1-2-3 prediction

MORDOR can score in the £175,000 Cesarewitch.

Gordon Elliott has a fine chance with this stout stayer who ran a cracker over this trip at Goodwood last time.

Beylerbeyi has a big chance stepping up in distance too for canny Ian Williams.