Youngster shows clean pair of heels in A grade

The sixth race in the Trust House cross-country series was held at David Holmes's Pakaraka farm and it was promising youngster Kurtis Paine who showed his opposition a clean pair of heels in the A grade event over 5.6km. Paine's time of 23min 12s gave him a 31s advantage over Gavin Champion with Michael Macklin a further 6s back.

Times were:-

A grade (5.6km): Kurtis Paine 23.12, Gavin Champion 23.43, Michael Macklin 23.49, Graeme Butcher 25.18, Dominic Green 25.33, Brendon Murray 25.46, Tony Price 26.19, Malcolm MacDonald 26.29, Vicki Paine 27.32, Derek Cox 28.24.

B grade (5.6km): Michael Duthie 27.08, Lloyd Millar 27.28, Clive Baxter 27.43, Lesley Graham 27.55, Greg Lang 29.10, Sue Bankier 29.14, Steve Britland 29.58, Conrad McCaffrey 30.00, Chris Lewis 30.51, John Gibbons 31.26, Denis Baker 32.10, David Farlow 36.21.

C grade (5.6km): Greg Baillie 31.18, William Blake 31.46, Gail Edwards 32.49, Ben van Gerven 33.21, Ali Gordon 33.57, David Nathan 34.11, Jane Flowerday 34.15, Chris van Gerven 34.53, Robyn Green 35.24, Claudia Green 35.25.

D grade (5.6km): Shayla Farley 34.06, Brenda Farley 35.35, Franky Spite 36.22, Noelle Hodgins 36.33, Richard Hawkes 36.36, Melanie Nathan 40.03, Sharon Clatworthy 40.34, Claudia Baechie 41.48, Elton Gregory 43.19, Annie Hawkes 43.33, Helen McCaffrey 45.06, Robyn Chesmar 45.08, Graeme Roberts 47.27.

E grade walkers (5.6km): Ali Lang 44.48, Michael Teahan 47.41,Gordon Burden 48.45, Rachel Reid 54.44, Nicola Champion 55.03, Beryl Cleland 59.07, Fleur Blake 6032, Karen Herbert 62.41, Soo Zen Chew 62.41.

Juniors (3.8km): Ariana Reiri 20.39, Charlie Nathan 21.24, Chris Blake 22.00, Elijah Mapasua 22.00, Max Taylor 23.23, Jessica Duthie 25.34, Charlie Gordon 27.25, Oliver Lewis 27.55, Amelia Gordon 31.10, Maya Champion 31.12, Ruby Morrison 32.07.

Intermediates (1.9km): Bianca Green 9.20, Patrick Wootton 10.38, Logan Reiri 10.57, Hannah Moore 11.02, Samantha Duthie 11.13, Lily Moore 13.31.

Midget grade (1km): Kasey Cox 5.15, Jas Moore 5.44, Eva Wootton 5.47, Emily Murray 6.14, Abigail McCaffrey 6.27, Charlotte Murray 6.30, Jack Murray 7.13, Megan McCaffrey 7.38, Acacia Blake 7.39, Tessa Champion 11.36, Ella Chesmar 15.41.