November Handicap

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The November Handicap is a flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs (2,414 metres) at Doncaster Racecourse.

The race was first run in 1876 and has traditionally always been run on the last day of the British turf flat racing season. It was held at Manchester Racecourse until its closure in 1963 and was known as the Manchester November Handicap. Between 1876 and 1902 it was run over a distance of 1 mile 6 furlongs. Between 1942 and 1945 it was run at Pontefract Racecourse.

[edit] Winners since 1986

• Weights given in stones - pounds

Year	Winner	Age	Weight	Jockey	Trainer	Odds	Time
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 *	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 *	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

* The 1989 race was held at Thirsk due to the closure of Doncaster caused by subsidence.
* The 2006 race was run at Windsor over 1 mile 3 furlongs 135 yards (2,336 metres) as Doncaster was closed for redevelopment.

[edit] References

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

[edit] See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races