November Handicap 2013: Runners, Odds, Top Riders, Betting Tips and Racecard

With the British turf flat season coming to its end, the November Handicap is run this Saturday providing a showcase in speed and stamina.

Last year saw Art Scholar race to victory in the thoroughbred event, but neither jockey Franny Norton nor trainer Michael Appleby are present for the 2013 edition.

Ahead of Saturday's Doncaster drama, read on for a full breakdown of the field, as well as which horses you'll want to keep an eye on should you decide to take a punt.

All odds are according to Oddschecker.com, while race statistics come courtesy of Racing Post.

Horse	Jockey	Trainer
Conduct	Seb Sanders	William Haggas
Lahaag	Paul Hanagan	John Gosden
Border Legend	Graham Lee	Roger Charlton
Aiken	William Buick	John Gosden
Rhombus	Silvestre De Sousa	Ismail Mohammed
Nicholascopernicus	Andrea Atzeni	Ed Walker
Highland Castle	Tom Queally	David Elsworth
Hi There	Samantha Bell	Richard Fahey
Open Eagle	Daniel Tudhope	David O'Meara
Forgotten Hero	Jim Crowley	Charles Hills
Communicator	David Probert	Andrew Balding
Nearly Caught	Richard Hughes	Hughie Morrison
Bohemian Rhapsody	Martin Harley	Seamus Durack
Twelve Strings	Chris Hayes	Brian Ellison
Cashpoint	Joey Hayes	Ian Williams
Awake My Soul	Graham Gibbons	David O'Meara
Kiama Bay	Tom Eaves	Richard Fahey
Swnymor	John Fahy	Rebecca Curtis
Shrewd	Luke Morris	Michael Bell
Itlaaq	James Sullivan	Michael Easterby
Cousin Khee	Martin Lane	Hughie Morrison
Rio's Rosanna	Connor Beasley	Richard Whitaker
Ex Oriente	Nicky Mackay	Stuart Williams

Favourite Pick: Conduct

In a field of 23 runners, it's Conduct who stands out as favourite heading into Doncaster's meet, but it's not by a large margin in what's bound to be an open race. 

The gelding is one of only three six-year-olds in the race but has been run very lightly with the aim of breaking her in for this particular event and comes in at odds of 6/1.

Trainer William Haggas is having an extremely chirpy November so far and has seen just two of his last 20 runners finish outside of the top three finishers, showing just how effective his methods have been of late.

Having said that, Conduct herself has won just two of her five starts, both of which came in 2010, and is yet to finish in the top two of a 2013 outing.

Underdog's Choice: Bohemian Rhapsody

How can one not feel good about a horse named after one of the best power ballads ever written?

According to Racing Post, Bohemian Rhapsody has won three of her last four races and was unfortunate not to have made it four on the trot at Newmarket in August, coming third by three lengths in the end to Quick Jack.

The November Handicap sees Martin Harley pilot the horse, who can be found as high as 31/1 heading to Doncaster, holding great potential if only at small stakes.

The four-year-old knows this distance well and her last three wins have all come at one mile and four furlongs, meaning she'll be able to handle the course with ease.

John Gosden Aiming For Six

John Gosden brings two entrants from his stable to the November Handicap this weekend and the 52-year-old is hoping to become the most decorated trainer in the race's history.

As things stand, he holds the joint record of five wins with Sam Hall, having won the November Handicap in 1991, 1992, 1997, 2009 and 2011.

This year, it's Aiken and Lahaag who will attempt to bring Gosden a record sixth triumph, the latter of whom holds particular promise and will certainly be among the contenders come the one-mile mark.