November Handicap

Handicap race
November Handicap

Location	Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster, England
Inaugurated	1876
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Betfred
Website	Doncaster
Race information
Distance	1m 4f (2,414 metres)
Track	Turf, left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	Handicap
Purse	£65,000 (2011) 1st: £40,462.50

The November Handicap is a flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early November.

The event is a handicap, and it was established in 1876. It was originally held at Manchester, where it was called the Manchester November Handicap. It was initially contested over 1 mile and 6 furlongs, and it was cut to its present length in 1903.

The race began a short spell at Pontefract in 1942, and it returned to Manchester in 1946. The latter venue closed in 1963, and the event was transferred to Doncaster the following year. At its new home it was initially called the Manchester Handicap. For a period it took place in October on the same day as the Observer Gold Cup. It was rescheduled for November in 1976, and since then it has been known by its present title.

The November Handicap is now run on the last day of the British turf flat racing season. It was sponsored by Totesport (formerly the Tote) from 1994 to 2010 and by Betfred from 2011.

Records

Most successful horse:

• no horse has won this race more than once

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Leading jockey (3 wins):

• Steve Donoghue – Ultimus (1911), Old Orkney (1927), Saracen (1928)
• Billy Nevett – Newton Ford (1936), Beinn Dearg (1940), Good Taste (1951)
• Joe Mercer – Paul Jones (1958), Misty Light (1971), Bold Rex (1985)
• Willie Carson – King Top (1972), Azzaam (1990), Hieroglyphic (1991)

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Leading trainer (5 wins):

• Sam Hall – Coltbridge (1950), Good Taste (1951), Torch Singer (1953), Tearaway (1955), Dalnamein (1960)

Winners since 1980

• Weights given in stones and pounds.

Year	Winner	Age	Weight	Jockey	Trainer	SP	Time
1980	Path of Peace	4	8-05	Jimmy Bleasdale	Chris Thornton	014.0014/1
1981	Lafontaine	4	8-07	George Duffield	Clive Brittain	016.0016/1
1982	Double Shuffle (DH)	3	9-00	George Duffield	Gavin Pritchard-Gordon	012.0012/1
1982	Turkoman (DH)	3	8-07	Dennis McKay	Duncan Sasse	020.0020/1
1983	Asir	3	8-07	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	010.0010/1
1984	Abu Kadra	3	8-12	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	025.0025/1
1985	Bold Rex	3	8-07	Joe Mercer	John Dunlop	020.0020/1
1986	Beijing	3	8-04	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	016.0016/1	2:38.48
1987	Swingit Gunner	6	8-11	Mark Birch	Colin Tinkler	009.009/1	2:40.50
1988	Young Benz	4	8-04	Mark Birch	Peter Easterby	012.0012/1	2:35.30
1989	Firelight Fiesta [1]	4	9-08	Bruce Raymond	Ben Hanbury	004.509/2 F	2:37.50
1990	Azzaam	3	9-08	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	007.007/1	2:38.07
1991	Hieroglyphic	3	8-13	Willie Carson	John Gosden	002.7511/4 F	2:37.76
1992	Turgenev	3	9-00	Darryll Holland	John Gosden	010.0010/1	2:35.99
1993	Quick Ransom	5	8-10	Jason Weaver	Mark Johnston	006.006/1 F	2:34.53
1994	Saxon Maid	3	8-09	Jason Weaver	Luca Cumani	016.0016/1	2:43.82
1995	Snow Princess	3	8-02	Richard Hills	Lord Huntingdon	005.005/1 F	2:31.90
1996	Clifton Fox	4	8-10	Nigel Day	Jeremy Glover	009.009/1	2:40.19
1997	Sabadilla	3	7-08	Royston Ffrench	John Gosden	010.0010/1	2:41.68
1998	Yavana's Pace	6	9-10	Darryll Holland	Mark Johnston	008.008/1	2:36.73
1999	Flossy	3	7-07	Tony Beech	Chris Thornton	005.005/1	2:44.65
2000	Batswing	5	8-08	Robert Winston	Brian Ellison	014.0014/1	2:44.24
2001	Royal Cavalier	4	7-10	Paul Quinn	Reg Hollinshead	050.0050/1	2:41.26
2002	Red Wine	3	8-01	Martin Dwyer	Jamie Osborne	016.0016/1	2:46.59
2003	Turbo	4	9-02	Tony Clark	Toby Balding	025.0025/1	2:35.72
2004	Carte Diamond	3	9-06	Kieren Fallon	Brian Ellison	012.0012/1	2:43.16
2005	Come On Jonny	3	8-00	Nelson de Souza	Ralph Beckett	014.0014/1	2:43.65
2006	Group Captain [2]	4	9-05	Richard Hughes	Roger Charlton	010.0010/1	2:29.16
2007	Malt or Mash	3	8-10	Ryan Moore	Richard Hannon	005.005/1	2:29.23
2008	Tropical Strait	5	8-13	Martin Dwyer	David Arbuthnot	020.0020/1	2:42.19
2009	Charm School	4	8-12	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	008.5017/2	2:35.96
2010	Times Up	4	8-13	Dane O'Neill	John Dunlop	014.0014/1	2:32.62

¹ The 1989 running took place at Thirsk.
² The 2006 edition was run at Windsor over 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 135 yards.

Earlier winners

• 1876 - Polonaise
• 1877 - Hopbloom
• 1878 - Belphoebe
• 1879 - Mars
• 1880 - Madame du Barry
• 1881 - Gladstone
• 1882 - Boswell
• 1883 - Corrie Roy
• 1884 - Keir
• 1885 - Raffaello
• 1886 - Stourhead
• 1887 - Carlton
• 1888 - Claymore
• 1889 - Fallow Chat
• 1890 - Parlington
• 1891 - Lily of Lumley
• 1892 - Paddy
• 1893 - Golden Drop
• 1894 - Ravensbury
• 1895 - Ivor
• 1896 - Telescope
• 1897 - Asterie
• 1898 - Chaleureux
• 1899 - Proclamation
• 1900 - Lexicon
• 1901 - Carabine
• 1902 - St Maclou
• 1903 - Switch Cap
• 1904 - no race
• 1905 - Ferment
• 1906 - Spate
• 1907 - Baltinglass
• 1908 - Old China
• 1909 - Admiral Togo III

• 1910 - The Valet
• 1911 - Ultimus
• 1912 - Wagstaff
• 1913 - Dalmatian
• 1914 - Wardha
• 1915–16 - no race
• 1917 - Planet
• 1918 - no race
• 1919 - King John
• 1920 - Pomme de Terre
• 1921 - Blue Dun
• 1922 - Torelore
• 1923 - no race
• 1924 - Cloudbank
• 1925–26 - no race
• 1927 - Old Orkney
• 1928 - Saracen
• 1929 - Promptitude
• 1930 - Glorious Devon
• 1931 - North Drift
• 1932 - Hypostyle
• 1933 - Jean's Dream
• 1934 - Pip Emma
• 1935 - Free Fare
• 1936 - Newton Ford
• 1937 - Solitaire
• 1938 - Pappageno II
• 1939 - Tutor
• 1940 - Beinn Dearg
• 1941 - Crown Colony
• 1942 - Golden Boy
• 1943 - Mad Carew
• 1944 - Kerry Piper
• 1945 - Oatflake

• 1946 - Las Vegas
• 1947 - Regret
• 1948 - Sports Master
• 1949 - Fidonia
• 1950 - Coltbridge
• 1951 - Good Taste
• 1952 - Summer Rain
• 1953 - Torch Singer
• 1954 - no race
• 1955 - Tearaway
• 1956 - Trentham Boy
• 1957 - Chief Barker
• 1958 - Paul Jones
• 1959 - Operatic Society
• 1960 - Dalnamein
• 1961 - Henry's Choice
• 1962 - Damredub
• 1963 - Best Song
• 1964 - Osier
• 1965 - Concealdem
• 1966 - Polish Warrior
• 1967 - Bugle Boy
• 1968 - Zardia
• 1969 - Tintagel II
• 1970 - Saraceno
• 1971 - Misty Light
• 1972 - King Top
• 1973 - Only for Jo
• 1974 - Gritti Palace
• 1975 - Mr Bigmore
• 1976 - Gale Bridge
• 1977 - Sailcloth
• 1978 - Eastern Spring
• 1979 - Morse Code

References

• Racing Post
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010

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• galopp-sieger.de – Manchester November Handicap.
• The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. 1993. p. 221. ISBN 1-873626-15-0. 

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races
• Recurring events established in 1876 – this race is included under its original title, Manchester November Handicap.