Race Date: 20th October 2019
As with the Divisional Championships as we hit the home straight things have started to get interesting in the Classic championships too. Who has jumped up the tables? Has anyone scored major points this round? Has anyone secured their title? Lets find out!
Senior Women
| Name | Base Points | Bonus Points | Total Points |
| Heather Hatton | 462.17 | 50 | 512.17 |
| Gillian Allen | 440.71 | 50 | 490.71 |
| Charlotte Roper | 430.64 | 60 | 490.64 |
| Nicola Ross | 419.41 | 70 | 489.41 |
| Kim Bateman | 398.62 | 70 | 468.62 |
It would appear that if Heather can turn out at Doncaster the title would be hers, but if not, and Gilly does, she’d need to run circa 92% of the winning time to improve enough to take her past Heather. It’s a similar scenario for Charlotte.
Senior Men
| Name | Base Points | Bonus Points | Total Points |
| Phil Skelton | 496.75 | 70 | 566.75 |
| Joe Sweetnam-Powell | 483.95 | 70 | 553.95 |
| Liam Turner | 465.98 | 50 | 515.98 |
| David Forrest | 438.47 | 70 | 508.47 |
| Ben Sanderson | 415.24 | 90 | 505.24 |
As with the Divisional Champs, Joe has a launched a valiant late effort to stop the normally all conquering Phil. With both now confirmed as racing at Doncaster it could prove to be a grand spectacle. However with circa 14 points to make up, he’d have to in effect beat Phil by 14% of the winning time, which going off previous years could be into the 4 minute range. Possibly an ask too far, but if I know Disney sports films maybe a magic pair of shoes could propel him to victory…
Female V40
| Name | Base Points | Bonus Points | Total Points |
| Sarah Allcard | 434.51 | 80 | 514.51 |
| Tracey Davies | 398.21 | 80 | 478.21 |
| Claire Johnson | 397.79 | 70 | 466.79 |
| Sarah Ward | 389.22 | 50 | 439.22 |
| Vikki McAuley | 359.54 | 60 | 439.22 |
After a hurried re-look at the F40, ahem.. Sarah looks to be in the driving seat here, although with Tracey down to do Doncaster never say never.
Male M40
| Name | Base Points | Bonus Points | Total Points |
| Michael Richardson | 410.07 | 80 | 490.07 |
| Adrian Fisher | 416.85 | 70 | 486.85 |
| Neil Schofield | 392.15 | 90 | 482.15 |
| Chris Guy | 423.98 | 50 | 473.98 |
| Steve Smith | 411.60 | 60 | 471.60 |
Things are pretty tight in the M40 category and may well come down to who can turn out on the day. Assuming that both Michael and Adrian turn out, with just 3.22 points separating them and both having a “worst” performance in their best 5 of circa 80% it’s a straight shoot out to see if Adrian can be 3.22% faster than Michael. Maybe time to buy some Vaporflys…
If neither run Neil would take the title just for turning up (showboat victory lap all the way round?), otherwise he’d have to pull off a fairly epic run to catch both of them.
Female F50
| Name | Base Points | Bonus Points | Total Points |
| Nicky Rafferty | 428.73 | 60 | 488.73 |
| Kate Scott | 330.10 | 40 | 370.10 |
| Gaynor Hobson | 305.53 | 60 | 365.53 |
| Jo Carnie | 286.56 | 40 | 326.56 |
| Jo Gleig | 270.42 | 50 | 320.42 |
There’s no question the female F50 category with Nicky confirmed as the winner. Even if she didn’t run and Kate or Gaynor won the race (scoring the maximum of 110) she’s not far enough ahead to be confirmed as the victor. Well done Nicky!
Male M50
| Name | Base Points | Bonus Points | Total Points |
| Rob Betts | 406.62 | 100 | 506.62 |
| Michael Slater | 403.51 | 70 | 473.51 |
| Paddy Treehowes | 399.01 | 60 | 459.01 |
| Stuart Jones | 380.25 | 70 | 450.25 |
| Peter Brown | 377.53 | 70 | 447.53 |
I don’t think many are surprised to see Mr Betts top of the M50 category given how he’s been running lately and his fine form has finally been rewarded as he ties up the M50 crown. Even if he didn’t run at Doncaster, he has a cushion of 33.11 points over Michael who could only improve by a maximum of 32.75 points (if he won the race). Congratulations and well deserved for all the hard work that Rob has put in over the last few months.
Female F60
| Name | Base Points | Bonus Points | Total Points |
| Stephanie Street | 361.48 | 50 | 411.48 |
| Helen Eberlin | 349.84 | 50 | 399.84 |
| Nicole Nield | 329.39 | 60 | 389.39 |
| Gill Pearson | 203.15 | 40 | 243.15 |
| Sheena Woodhead | 171.10 | 30 | 201.10 |
Unlike the F50 category,there’s plenty to play for in F60, again most likely coming down to who out of Stephanie, Helen and Nicole runs at Doncaster. Nicole would most likely need the others to not run and would have turn in a performance circa 83% of the winning time to take the title.
Male M60
| Name | Base Points | Bonus Points | Total Points |
| Ian Blackburn | 187.00 | 30 | 217.00 |
| Richard Binks | 125.95 | 20 | 145.95 |
| David Bownes | 117.55 | 20 | 137.55 |
| Barry Gyte | 74.31 | 10 | 84.31 |
| Graham Goff | 72.29 | 10 | 82.29 |
Ian would appear to have a commanding 71.05 point lead but with no runner having completed 5 races, plenty of points can still be made up. If Ian doesn’t make it to Doncaster, Richad and David would need to run 61.05% or 69.45% of he winning time respectively to steal away the title.
Full standings as ever are here.