Results

That's right, it's back for another year. Remember that your best 4 results will count overall, so if you've missed a round (which many people have), then all is not lost, and you may still win the coveted shield. Other than that, the usual explanation applies, in that this is a handicap competition, so you are rated against last year's performances, and the most improved should win. If you didn't take part last year, a handicap figure is assigned, and this is hopefully chosen so as to keep people interested, but no one should win thanks to an arbitrarily decided handicap. Here are the final score. Well done Justin (again)...  

Name	Cornbury	Horspath1	Horspath2	Guiting	Finmere	Total	5th Best	Best 4
Justin Byworth	43	49	47	43	48	230	43	187
Nick Leach	47		46	45	42	180	0	180
Jacky Pinnock	44		36	44	49	173	0	173
Tom Baker	37	44	44	46		171	0	171
Howard Humphris	39	48	32	38	41	198	32	166
Matt Daniels	34	46	42	42		164	0	164
Nick Hardwick	33	43	35	40	45	196	33	163
Katherine Bates	38	39	33	36	40	186	33	153
Laura Leach	50		49	49		148	0	148
Toby Goss	48		39		46	133	0	133
Andy Pike		41	45		43	129	0	129
Dafydd Warburton	40	47	41			128	0	128
Xavier Laurent		45	38		44	127	0	127
John Rowland			30	41	50	121	0	121
Stephen Garton	36	42			39	117	0	117
Phil Hurst			31	37	47	115	0	115
Stephane Paulus	49			50		99	0	99
Liz McAllister			48	48		96	0	96
Martin Johnson			43	47		90	0	90
Ian O'Beirne	45	40				85	0	85
Tara Lawfull	41		34			75	0	75
Rain Newton-Smith			50			50	0	50
Dave Hemprich-Bennett		50				50	0	50
Anna Mackin	46					46	0	46
Jason Roberts	42					42	0	42
Keith Baker				39		39	0	39
Graham Bridges	35					35	0	35

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The numbers looked to be down overall for this rearranged fixture, but the ERR men managed a pretty decent turnout, so will see how that translates into league standings. The ERR ladies 'team' consisted of Katherine, who put in an excellent performance to be 2nd LV60.

Pos	Name	Time
75	Tom Baker	34:02
80	Dafydd Warburton	34:29
99	Matt Daniels	35:55
136	Steve Garton	38:23
145	David Hemprich-Bennett	39:08
158	Xavier Laurent	39:57
174	Andy Pike	41:40
175	Justin Byworth	42:07
178	Nick Hardwick	42:40
198	Howard Humphris	45:40
226	Ian o'Beirne	58:11

     

Pos	Name	Time	Also
81	Katherine Bates	46:01	2nd FV60

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An excellent tribute to our much-loved Mr Schofield, topped off with some wonderful words beforehand from Basia. As this was the last event of the year, jokers were played by anyone who hadn't previously played one.   Here are the 6 mile results:

Position	Name	Time
1	Tom Baker	39:39
2	Dafydd Warburton	40:53
3	Darren Detheridge	43:42
4	Liz McAllister	43:50
5	Steve Garton	44:10
6	Dave Hemprich-Bennett	44:30
7	Phil Hurst	44:33
8	Xavier Laurent	45:39
9	Nick Sheard	45:52
10	Andy Pike	47:14
11	Kate Daniels	47:52
12	Graham Bridges	48:11
13	Toby Goss	48:38
14	Justin Byworth	49:36
15	Katherine Bates	53:28
16	Jonathan Marks	55:15
17	Alison Craggs	56:27
18	Tess Evans	58:08
19	Jacky Pinnock	58:55
20	Kate Williamson	65:56
21	Rain Newton-Smith	67:34
22	Martin Johnson	69:10
23	Caroline Ogden	72:45
24	Tara Lawfull	72:46
25	Elaine Butler	72:46
26	Sheila Gascoigne	72:46
27	Basia Schofield	72:47
28	Ted German	72:51

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Position	Name	Time
1	Isobel Daniels	30:08
2	Hugh Morris	35:43
3	Gail Morris	40:47
4	Jason Roberts	41:42
5	Adrian Pinnock	45:44

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A pretty decent ERR turnout for this rearranged fixture, in what were rather cooler conditions than would normally be the case. Well done to Robert for his category win, and to Kate, John and Katherine for their placings. Tom and Toby played their jokers, but let me know if anyone else did.  

OVERALL POSITION	TIME	FIRST NAME	SURNAME	Also
16	1:17:45	Tom	Baker
18	1:19:59	Robert	Storey	1st MV60
29	1:25:22	Kate	Daniels	2nd LV35
37	1:28:39	David	Hemprich-Bennett
42	1:29:50	John	Rowland	3rd MV60
49	1:32:21	Nicholas	Sheard
51	1:32:47	Graham	Bridges
67	1:38:31	Rhea	Douglas
72	1:39:25	Toby	Goss
80	1:44:15	Alison	Craggs
90	1:46:08	Justin	Byworth
99	1:49:42	Katherine	Bates	2nd LV65

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A reversed, and less muddy, course at Cornbury for the opening fixture of the 2025/26 season, although it was still hard enough, thank you very much. Well done to all the ERRs who turned out, including debutants Ian and Jason, who both claimed to have enjoyed it. A special mention to Laura for her category 'prize' in a competitive field. Here are the individual positions. It's probably best not to ask about the team standings.  

Position	Name	Time
96	Tom Baker	37:51
98	Dafydd Warburton	38:05
150	Matt Daniels	40:46
177	Steve Garton	42:17
207	Toby Goss	44:02
216	Graham Bridges	44:37
244	Stephane Paulus	46:52
247	Justin Byworth	47:12
252	Nick Leach	47:32
262	Nick Hardwick	48:57
285	Howard Humphris	51:30
310	Ian o'Beirne	1:02:09
312	Jason Roberts	1:05:15

 

Position	Name	Time	Also
19	Laura Leach	39:50	3rd FV40
116	Anna MacKin	48:55
124	Katherine Bates	49:47
151	Tara Lawfull	53:29
165	Jacky Pinnock	55:34

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With the late fixture rearrangement it was always going to be a select band of ERRs at this race, but hopefully it won't be the last time we visit this friendly, scenic and, yes, hilly event. Well done to Robert and Katherine for their category wins (did they award prizes) and also to Robert for breaking the club MV60 record, although I suspect he may well improve on that time at another course.  

Position	Name	Time	Also
10	Robert Storey	41:25	1st MV60, club MV60 record
22	Nick Sheard	46:02	3rd MV50
47	Graham Bridges	49:28
61	Rhea Douglas	51:14	Joker
69	Justin Byworth	52:20
107	Katherine Bates	56:26	1st FV60, joker

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A pretty decent ERR turnout for this scenic yet challenging event (I may have used that description before). Well done to Kate, John and Ros for their category wins. Only 2 jokers that I know of, but let me know if there are any others.

Position	Name	Chip Time	Also
39	Dafydd WARBURTON	1:06:52.1
41	David HEMPRICH-BENNETT	1:07:22.4
49	Kate DANIELS	1:08:33.6	1st LV40
83	Robin NOBLE	1:13:22.4
94	John ROWLAND	1:14:38.6	2nd MV60
96	Ben BREAKER	1:14:37.3
108	Graham BRIDGES	1:17:08.9
129	Rhea DOUGLAS	1:19:14.3
134	Stephane PAULUS	1:20:02.7
151	Rosamond HALL	1:21:00.2	2nd LV60
205	Nick LEACH	1:25:50.2
212	Nadine HUNTER	1:26:50.4	Joker
214	Alison CRAGGS	1:26:59.7
255	Nick HARDWICK	1:31:33.3
263	Marina BARLOW-OAKES	1:32:23.0	Joker

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So that's summer done for another year, as defined by the Motavation series. Congratulations again to Kates D and W, and Nadine for their category prizes on the night. Although they gave out series prizes, I will wait till they are officially posted on the Kidlington website before adding them here. Update 6/9: Kate Daniels was first LV40 for the series, Kate Williamson first LV70 and Nadine Hunter was 3rd LV60 - congratulations to all of them.  

Position	Name	Net Time	Also
37	Dafydd Warburton	23:45
97	Kate Daniels	26:36	2nd VL40
106	Ben Breaker	26:53
113	Richard Hume	27:16
142	Andrew Pike	28:05
144	Graham Bridges	28:06
163	Toby Goss	28:51
166	Adam Stacey	28:38
225	Nadine Hunter	30:43	3rd VL60
268	Howard Humphris	33:06
277	Hugh Morris	33:30
285	Tara LAWFULL	33:30
286	Marina Barlow-Oakes	33:36
296	COLIN HANCOX	34:30
302	Jacky Pinnock	35:07
312	Kate Williamson	36:19	1st VL70
322	Gail Morris	36:54
328	Martin Johnson	37:15
329	Caroline Ogden	37:10
334	Sheila Gascoigne	37:46
339	Kathryn Dally	37:56
341	Tony Whitlock	38:37
350	Keith Baker	39:36
352	Claire Hazleton	39:42
356	Jane Whitlock	40:45
367	Adrian Pinnock	43:11

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Thanks to everyone who turned up, either to run or help out, and congratulations to Richard, who walked off with the Biggest Trophy in World Sport. The full results, in terms of everyone's performance vs their handicap, are below. Many thanks to Jane Garton for making sense of the timings, which got a bit chaotic on the night, due to so many people finishing in such a short space of time. I suppose that's how a handicap race should be....  

Position	Name	Margin
1	Richard Barltrop	-1:19
2	Steve Garton	-1:02
3	Phil Hurst	-0:56
4	Mark O'Callaghan	-0:27
5	Robin Noble	-0:26
6	John Rowland	0:29
7	Claire Moss	0:35
8	Ros Hall	0:37
9	Colin Hancox	0:39
10	Alison Barry	0:41
11	Jacky Pinnock	0:45
12	Tony Whitlock	0:47
13	Nick Sheard	0:53
14	Antony Hey	0:54
15	Ted German	0:59
16	Caroline Ogden	1:01
17	Graham Bridges	1:03
18	Stephane Paulus	1:14
19	Mary Gill	1:30
20	Gail Morris	1:41
21	Jonathan Marks	1:52
22	Victoria Rose	2:00
23	Andy Egan	2:22
24	Hugh Morris	2:34
25	Adrian Pinnock	2:39
26	Xavier Laurent	3:18
27	Jane Whitlock	4:10
28	Ian O'Beirne	5:08
29	Alison Craggs	5:34
30	Kate Williamson	5:36
31	Claire Hazleton	6:45

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Always a good atmosphere at Hook Norton, and a good race to win a category prize, as it involves beer and a brewery tour for the winners. A bit of a low ERR turnout, meaning something of a joker-fest.  

Position	Name	Net Time	Also
16	David Hemprich-Bennett	38:27	Joker
26	Kate Daniels	40:57	2nd FV35
35	John Rowland	42:26	1st MV60
47	Graham Bridges	44:07
51	Nicholas Sheard	44:13
65	Rhea Douglas	46:10
79	Rosamond Hall	48:29	2nd FV55, joker
86	Alison Craggs	49:46
117	Jacky Pinnock	54:15	2nd FV65, joker

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