Malt so sweet in November heat

With all the attention focused on title-chasing jockeys Seb Sanders and Jamie Spencer at Doncaster, the casual racegoer could be forgiven for paying the £75,000 totesport.com November Handicap little more than polite notice.

And while this year’s 12-furlong showpiece perhaps failed to attract the interest it usually does, the Richard Hannon team will not mind too much after Malt Or Mash proved one and a half lengths too good for Sanbuch.