Hugo Bisson sprints the final few metres as he claims victory in the Year 3 race. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 0724795)

THERE were clear, convincing victories with few surprises in the Smokebuster Cross-Country Championships, held in excellent conditions at Pembroke.

The finest performance was in the Year 6 boys competition where Max Robin ran solidly from beginning to end to record a winning margin of 20 seconds over Tom Nightingale.

It was good to see George Bates continue to improve as he came home comfortably in third place.

The boys’ Year 5 race was also won decisively by Edward Mason over fellow GIAAC runner Teddy Le Clerc.

Among the Year 3 boys, the rivalry between Beechwood’s Hugo Bisson and Joshua Pipe continued.

This time Bisson won with a clear eight-second gap.

Another Beechwood boy, Tom Rihoy, ran strongly to win the Year 4 boys’ race by nearly 20 seconds.

There were fewer girls competing but quality made up for quantity in their performances.