# November Handicap

The November Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 197 yards (2,393 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early November.

## History

The event was originally held at the New Barns, Manchester, where it was called the Manchester November Handicap. It was established in 1876, and was initially run over 1 mile and 4 furlongs before contested over 1 mile and 6 furlongs in 1880. It was cut to its present length in 1902 when the race was re-located to the Castle Irwell course.
The race was staged at Pontefract from 1942 to 1945. It returned to Manchester in 1946, and continued there until the venue closed in 1963.
The event was transferred to Doncaster in 1964, and from this point it was known as 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 and given its current title in 1976. There was a race called the November Handicap run at Doncaster’s concluding Flat meeting of the season prior to 1976 but was over the St. Leger distance of 1m 6f 127 yds.
The November Handicap is now run on the last day of Britain's turf flat racing season.

## TV Coverage

Network/Terrestrial
1958-1963 BBC 1964-1984 2017-present ITV 1985-2016 Channel 4
Pay/Cable/Satellite
1995-2001 The Racing Channel 2002-2003 At The Races 2004-2005 Racing UK 2006-present At The Races/Sky Sports Racing

## Records

Most successful horse:
* no horse has won this race more than once
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)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
* John Gosden – Hieroglyphic (1991), Turgenev (1992), Sabadilla (1997), Charm School (2009), Zuider Zee (2011), Royal Line (2018)

## Winners since 1980

* Weights given in stones and pounds.
* ↑ The 1989 running took place at Thirsk
* ↑ The 2006 edition was run at Windsor over 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 135 yards
* ↑ The 2019 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course
* ↑ The 2023 running was run at Newcastle on an all-weather surface over 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 98 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
* 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