Last updated 21:56, Wednesday, 30 July 2008

CRAIG Fleming retained the 90 metres championship crown at Langholm Common Riding Games last Friday.

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The winners of the open youth race are, from left: Winner Matthew Pool, second-placed Charlie Seed and Robert McLean who was third

The 21-year-old, who runs for the Harrow club, won very comfortably and was easing up in a time of 10.15 secs. Iscan Barskanmay of Hawick was second and Craig Sowerby of Seaton third.

Fleming recently won at Tweedbank and Balloch and had to run half a metre behind scratch in the 90 metres handicap, going out in his heat to the eventual winner.

Alan Crawford of Annan, now 46, won the 90 metres handicap in 9.75 secs off 10.5 metres, from Denholm of Melrose (7m), with John Paxton (11.5m) of Hawick third.

Senior vets champion George Hunter of Petreavie held on up front to win the 800 metres handicap off his 140 metres start in a time of 1 min 55.65 secs.

Hastie of Kelso produced fine running off scratch in the 1600 metres handicap to overhaul the field for victory in 4 mins 37.39 secs.

Iain Little (40m) of Langholm turned out in the youths’ 1600 metres but after riding the Common in the morning, he did well to finish in the first six. Kyle Potts of Hawick was the winner off 170 metres in 2 mins 2.72 secs.

RESULTS

90 metres championship: 1 C Fleming (Harrow), 2 I Barskanmay (Hawick), 3 C Sowerby (Seaton). Time 10.15.

800 metres handicap: 1 G Hunter (Pitreavie) 140m; 2 D Philip (Lasswade) 32.5m; 3 A Corbett (Hawick) 102.5m. Time: 1 min 55.65secs.

Youths 800 metres handicap: 1 K Potts (Hawick) 170m; 2 D Purves (Earlston) 70m; 3 S Somervail (Jedburgh) 60m. Time:2 mins 2.72 secs.

400 metres handicap:1 G Learmonth (Dunbar) 14m; 2 D Philip; 3 G Nicholson (Peebles) 55m. Time: 52.06 secs.

Youths 90 metres handicap: 1 J Parker (Hawick) 8.5m; 2 E Douglas (Bonchester) 12.5m; 3 D Scott (Jedburgh) 7m. Time 9.92 secs.

1600 metres handicap: 1 D Hastie (Kelso) scratch; 2 J Archibald (Glasgow) 70m; 3 K Murray (Hawick) 200m. Time: 4 mins 37.39 secs.

Youths 1600 metres handicap: 1 D Purves (Earlston) 130m; 2 S Somervail (Jedburgh) 115m; 3 R Shiell (Selkirk) 350m. Time: 4 mins 48.78 secs.

Youths 200 metres handicap: 1 S Elder (Jedburgh) 29m; 2 S Harrison (Jedburgh) 22m; 3 J Parker (Hawick) 17m. Time: 23.57 secs.

200 metres handicap: 1 C Bruce (Selkirk) 23m; 2 D Hush (Hawick) 33m; 3 G Nicholson (Peebles) 37m. Time: 22.35 secs.

90 metres handicap: 1 A Crawford (Annan) 10.5m; 2 P Denholm (Melrose) 7m; 3 J Paxton (Hawick) 11.5m. Time: 9.75 secs.

Open race for youths 11 to 15: 1 Matthew Pool, 2 Charlie Seed, 3 Robert McLean.

Local races: Boys 10 and under; 1 Luke James Coulthard, 2 Jordan Barrett, 3 William Jammeh, 4 Finlay Eagleson. Girls 10 and under: 1 Amy Armstrong, 2 Eilidh Gough, 3 Annie Carruthers, 4 Kate Oddy. Boys 7 and under: Murray Pool, 2 Sam Cook, 3 Aiden Wilson, 4 Ellis Willott.

Girls 7 and under: 1 Carly Blaikie, 2 Leanne Donald, 3 Anna Kennedy, 4 Ceryes Gough. Girls race 15 and under: Ellie Seed, 2 Kirstin Gaffney, 3 Kerri Lyons.

Ex-Cornets’ race: 1 David McVittie, 2 Michael Bell, 3 Tommy Morrison.

Border High Jump: 1 Stuart Fraser, Hawick; 2 Garry Halliday, Gretna; 3 Michael Hill, Canonbie.

Girls high jump 15 and under: 1 Emma Forsyth, Langholm; 2 Amy Hill, Canonbie; 3 Lori Douglas, Earlston.

Boys high jump 15 and under: 1 Michael Hill, Canonbie; 2 Lewis Miller, Langholm; 3 Daniel Nordon, Eaglesfield.

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