A hugely competitive renewal of the November Handicap takes place at Doncaster on Saturday 8th November at 2.45pm. A race that often draws the curtain on the flat season is always targeted by some top notch middle distance handicappers and we take a look at the latest odds, runners and pick out our tips for the race.

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2025 November Handicap Racecard

A huge field of 23 line up for this year’s renewal and one of the leading protagonists is last year’s winner Lord Melbourne, who will look to retain his crown for Ralph Beckett. Grey Cuban will have the burden of top weight in this contest, but has proven to be a top class performer in his career, while the likes of Master Vintner and Hopewell Rock line up on the back of some fine efforts

15:45 Doncaster

Virgin Bet November Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Going Heavy
Distance 1m 3f 197y
Class Class 2
Race Type Flat Turf
Surface Turf
Runners 22
Win Time 2m 42s

1st 15 (4) 1 tip

Castle Cove W: 8st 11lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

4/1J
(Won)

J: Jason Hart T: William Haggas

OR: — RPR: — Form: 4-1644

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2nd 17 (17)

Miss Dolly Rocker W: 8st 8lb Age: 5 yo Mare

33/1

J: George Wood T: Faye Bramley

OR: — RPR: — Form: 019415

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3rd 18 (3) 2 tips

Atherstone Warrior W: 8st 8lb Age: 3 yo Gelding

11/2

J: Ashley Lewis T: Gary & Josh Moore

OR: — RPR: — Form: -30411

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4th 5 (15)

Maxi King W: 9st 5lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

18/1

J: Rowan Scott T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

OR: — RPR: — Form: 68-343

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5th 2 (9) 2 tips

Stressfree W: 9st 8lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

25/1

J: David Nolan T: David O’Meara

OR: — RPR: — Form: 059435

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6th 3 (13) 2 tips

Lord Melbourne OUR TIP W: 9st 8lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

8/1

J: Jack Dace T: Ralph Beckett

OR: — RPR: — Form: 4131-1

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7th 21 (21)

Castle Stuart W: 8st 7lb Age: 3 yo Colt

16/1

J: Warren Fentiman T: Richard Fahey

OR: — RPR: — Form: -31374

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8th 19 (10) 1 tip

Miller Spirit W: 8st 8lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

16/1

J: Toby Moore T: Gary & Josh Moore

OR: — RPR: — Form: 42846D2

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9th 8 (1) 2 tips

Hopewell Rock W: 9st 2lb Age: 3 yo Colt

4/1J

J: Billy Loughnane T: George Boughey

OR: — RPR: — Form: 11-322

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10th 4 (2)

Tashkhan W: 9st 6lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

66/1

J: Ben Robinson T: Brian Ellison

OR: — RPR: — Form: 0-6607

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11th 14 (8) 1 tip

Hot Fuss W: 8st 12lb Age: 4 yo Colt

25/1

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin T: Tom Dascombe

OR: — RPR: — Form: 233-10

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12th 6 (19) 1 tip

Insanity W: 9st 5lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Daniel Muscutt T: Alan King

OR: — RPR: — Form: 610322

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13th 22 (11) 1 tip

Master Vintner W: 8st 6lb Age: 3 yo Gelding

15/2

J: Edward Greatrex T: Ralph Beckett

OR: — RPR: — Form: 311

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14th 23 (14)

Adjuvant W: 8st 6lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

25/1

J: Dylan Hogan T: Michael Bell

OR: — RPR: — Form: 49-502

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15th 13 (20) 1 tip

Oneforthegutter W: 9st 0lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Joe Fanning T: Ian Williams

OR: — RPR: — Form: 921000

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16th 1 (18)

Grey Cuban W: 9st 12lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

25/1

J: Rossa Ryan T: Hugo Palmer

OR: — RPR: — Form: 100313

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17th 11 (5)

Metier W: 9st 0lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Nicola Burns T: Harry Fry

OR: — RPR: — Form: /758-8

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18th 12 (7)

Platoon W: 9st 0lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

150/1

J: Robert Havlin T: Stella Barclay

OR: — RPR: — Form: 130-00

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19th 10 (12)

Majestic W: 9st 1lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

100/1

J: Rose Dawes T: Jack Channon

OR: — RPR: — Form: 109308

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20th 7 (23)

Chemistry W: 9st 5lb Age: 4 yo Colt

100/1

J: Darragh Keenan T: Ivan Furtado

OR: — RPR: — Form: 1120-3

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21st 16 (6)

Master Builder W: 8st 8lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

22/1

J: P J McDonald T: David Menuisier

OR: — RPR: — Form: -24060

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22nd 9 (22) 1 tip

Tiernan W: 9st 1lb Age: 3 yo Gelding

25/1

J: Paul Mulrennan T: Iain Jardine

OR: — RPR: — Form: 4432

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Non-runners

Great Bedwyn

+o+e Betting Returns

	Payout
Exacta	£220.80
Straight Forecast	£157.20
Tricast	£777.90
Trifecta	£2036.30

Selections

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November Handicap Trends

We pick out some of the key trends to look at when trying to find the winner of the November Handicap at Doncaster.

Only two winning favourites since 1996
Only one seven-year-old has won in the last 50 years
Six horses have carried more than 9st to victory since 2000
Horses that have run over hurdles before have a good record in the race

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November Handicap Tips

A winner of this race in fine style last season, LORD MELBOURNE will face a much stiffer task to land the double on Saturday, but Ralph Beckett’s charge looks hugely progressive and has the potential to deliver again. He’s 13lbs higher this time around, but the manner in which he won at Epsom in September suggested there’s plenty more to come and with Jack Dace taking off 5lbs then he has a great chance. Castle Cove has been hugely consistent and can chase him home, while Stressfree is a quality performer on his day and can complete the 1-2-3.

Lord Melbourne

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Result

6th 8/1

Castle Cove

J: Jason Hart

T: William Haggas

Result

1st 4/1J

Stressfree

J: Mark Winn