YORK-BASED Darran Bilton won the second race in the West Yorkshire Country League at sticky Pudsey on Saturday.

Although professing a dislike of muddy conditions, the Leeds City runner cruised to an easy win 38 seconds ahead of second placed John Henaghan (Pudsey and Bramley).

The next York runner home was Knavesmire Harriers' Cameron Brooks who continued his fine recent form with seventh place.

Nestl Rowntree's lead runner was Andy Burt who finished ahead of teamate Paul Goble for the first time.

Neil Strange reversed his defeat to Andy Bissell at the first fixture by finishing one place ahead of his Knavesmire counterpart.

The team battle between the two York clubs could not have been closer as they finished on the same number of points but Rowntree took fourth place ahead of Knavesmire as their last counter came in earliest.

York runners achieved another individual win as Tom Bean earned reward for

all his consistent training with a maiden win in the under-17s category.

Looking strongest up the opening hill, Bean pulled away in the first half of the race to win by 28 seconds from Chris Price.

Other good performances in the junior races came from Ian Lynn with fifth in the under-15 boys race with Kieron Smith (7th) and Jenny Parker (9th) in the under-13 category.

Lisa Guscott Trout was the leading runner from York in the women's race. Making her usual steady start, she pulled through the large field to take eighth place.

Senior Men: 1 D Bilton (Leeds City) 32.28, 7 C Brooks (Knavesmire) 34.38, 22 A Burt (Nestl Rowntree) 35.34, 26 P Goble (NR) 36.05, 34 N Strange (K) 36.41, 35 A Bissell (K) 36.54, 51 D Isherwood (NR) 38.15, 52 B Atkinson (K) 38.17, 54 M Raynes (NR) 38.24, 56 M Dowson (NR) 38.26, 60 A Neesom (NR) 38.33, 70 K Langan (K) 39.14, 71 A Booth (K) 39.16, 83 D Hendley (K) 39.48, 113 J Shemilt (NR) 41.29, 115 M Holmes (NR) 41.33, 157 A Lynn (NR) 43.57, 180 P Duck (K) 46.22, 182 A Fawcett (NR) 46.24, 195 T Stanbridge (K) 48.01, 196 C Rowley (K) 48.09, 202 I Wilcock (NR) 49.16, 203 R Gott (K) 49.28, 207 K Hillsden (K) 51.35 Team: 4 Nestl Rowntree 269, 5 Knavesmire 269

Under-17 Boys: 1 T Bean (Nestl Rowntree) 20.29

Under-15 Boys: 5 I Lynn (Nestl Rowntree) 18.22, 28 J Palmer (NR) 21.22, 30 P Wise (NR) 23.22

Under 13 Boys: 7 K Smith (Nestl Rowntree) 13.21, 20 T Keighley (NR) 14.25, 27 O Palmer (NR) 15.06.

Senior Women: 8 L Guscott Trout (Knavesmire) 27.30, 22 F Strange (K) 28.27, 42 K Wiggins (K) 30.00, 46 H Garnham (Nestl Rowntree) 30.34, 65 L Ross (K) 32.11, 89 A Callandine (K) 35.06.

Team: 5 Knavesmire 137

Under-13 Girls: 9 J Parker (Nestl Rowntree) 11.15

Updated: 10:57 Tuesday, November 02, 2004