FORMER Woodstock Harrier Steve Naylor claimed his second successive Motavation Series victory at the fourth round in Combe.

Naylor, running for Bedford & County, edged Border Harriers’ Harry Earl by seven seconds as he crossed the line in 22 minutes last Thursday.

The 36-year-old made it a Combe double after winning the previous round at the west Oxfordshire village on July 2.

Woodstock’s James Bolton was the first Vet 40 runner home in third, while Tegid Jones, of Witney Road Runners, was fifth.

Brian O’Connor, of Woodstock, was 14th.

Belgrave Harriers’ Sophie Carter, from Woodstock, was the first female Vet 35 in 20th.

Dafydd Warburton was the first Eynsham Road Runner home in 30th.

Clubmate Kate Williamson finished as the first VL65 in 156th.

The final round is at Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, on September 3.

MOTAVATION SERIES RACE 4 – COMBE (senior men unless stated)

1 S Naylor (Bed) 22mins, 3 J Bolton (Wds, V40) 22.44, 5 T Jones (Wit) 23.00, 14 B O’Connor (Wds, V40) 24.24, 20 S Carter (Bel, VL35) 24.48, 26 D Cantwell (Wds, V40) 25.13, 30 D Warburton (Eyn) 25.39, 32 R Linnell (Wds, V40) 25.43, 34 M Ray (Eyn, U19) 25.44, 35 J Webb (Wds, SL) 25.50, 38 C Williams (Eyn) 26.17, 49 W Downey (Wit) 26.51.

Bolton continued his good form by coming second at Sunday’s Hooky 6.

The Woodstock Harrier finished in 32mins 28secs, half a minute behind winner John Parker, from Cheltenham and County Harriers.

Bolton’s clubmate Kevin Game was 12th in 35.47, and he was closely followed by Eynsham’s Benedict Pollard, Woodstock’s Dave Cantwell and Witney’s Anthony Lock, who were 13th, 16th and 19th respectively.

Eynsham’s Hannah Hale was the third woman to cross in 44th in a time of 39.50.

HOOKY 6 (senior men unless stated)

2 J Bolton (Wds, V40) 32mins 28secs, 12 K Game (Wds, V40) 35.47, 13 B Pollard (Eyn, V40) 35.52, 16 D Cantwell (Wds, V40) 36.20, 19 A Lock (Wit, V40) 36.30, 26 C Williams (Eyn) 37.26, 35 W Downey (Wit) 38.28, 44 H Hale (Eyn, SL) 39.50, 47 G Bridges (Eyn, V40) 40.29, 49 J Arthur (Eyn) 40.53.