Alfred Wincham wins the November Handicap for Patrick Neville and Oisin Orr

Alfred Wincham won the Virgin Bet November Handicap at Doncaster on Saturday, giving trainer Patrick Neville and jockey Oisin Orr the last big prize of the British Flat turf season.

The four-year-old gelding was sent off 3/1 joint-favourite in a field of 23 over a mile and a half on good to soft ground, soft in places. Orr had him close to the pace, went to the front over two furlongs out and drew clear over the final furlong. He won by a length in 2m 37.42s.

Too Soon (22/1), trained by Jamie Moore and Josh Moore and ridden by 7lb claimer Toby Moore, finished second. Real Dream (40/1) was another length and a quarter back in third for Ian Williams and Charles Bishop, with Solarize (11/1) fourth for Charlie Johnston and William Buick.

The other joint-favourite, Richard Hughes's Nobody Knows under Ryan Moore, finished fifth. William Haggas's Castle Cove (5/1) was 13th.

A rapid rise

Alfred Wincham, a son of Dubawi, won a Pro/Am flat race at Down Royal for Anthony McCann in May before joining Neville at Coverham in North Yorkshire. He won a maiden at Pontefract in June, was second at Doncaster in September and then won a mile-and-three-quarter handicap at York on 10 October off a mark of 81. He ran here off 94, a 13lb rise, and still won with something to spare.

The race was worth £38,655 to the winner's owners, Alfreds Army.

Alexei takes the Molyneux

Earlier at Aintree, Joe Tizzard's Alexei (4/7 favourite) won the Grade 2 William Hill Molyneux Hurdle under Harry Cobden. He took the lead at the last and pulled four lengths clear of Gordon Elliott's Mange Tout, with Nicky Henderson's Lucky Place third. Mydaddypaddy was a non-runner.

Full results: Doncaster, 7 November and Aintree, 7 November. See what's coming up on the racing calendar.