DARRELL Bellinger leads the senior men’s standings in Division 1 of the Apex Sports Chiltern Cross Country League after round four at Slough.

The Oxford City athlete finished fourth in the race in a time of 28mins 4secs and heads the rankings after a consistent campaign.

Bellinger has come 13th, sixth, fourth and fourth so far, so another top-five placing in the final round at Wing on February 11 should see him take the title.

Headington Roadrunner Chris Dettmar leads the vet 40 Division 1 standings after his 15th-place finish at Slough in 29.03.

Simon Taverner (Headington) is second in the Division 1 vet 50 rankings after finishing 65th in 32.00, while clubmate John Griffiths is in fifth place.

The Division 1 vet 60 standings see City’s Roy Treadwell, Dave Parsons and John Exley in second, third and fourth place respectively.

Headington’s Charlotte Harris lies seventh in the Division 1 senior ladies’ standings, having finished 14th at Slough in 23.02.

But the leading Oxfordshire lady on the day was Harris’s clubmate Jude Craft, who came sixth in 22.00 – and was the first vet 35 home.

Headington’s Adrienne Hopkins is fourth in the vet 35 rankings, with clubmate Helen Turley third vet 55.

City’s Lauren Hawtin lies seventh in the under 17 girls Division 1 table.

Abingdon Ambler Nick Wiltshire was fourth under 11 boy home.

Wiltshire, who won the Oxfordshire under 11 crown the previous week, clocked 5mins 26secs to finish 12 seconds behind winner Shaun Hudson (Bracknell).

SELECTED RESULTS

Men (senior unless stated): 4 D Bellinger (Oxford City) 28.04, 15 C Dettmar (Headington, V40) 29.03, 34 T Wright (Banbury) 30.09, 37 M Robinson (Headington) 30.14, 41 T Doole (Headington) 30.31, 45 A Byerley (Thame, V40) 30.36, 52 P Rice (Abingdon) 31.11, 54 T Offord (Banbury) 31.20, 58 G Harris (Headington) 31.34.

Under 17 boys: 12 C Hewitt (Radley) 20.10, 18 A Vessey (Abingdon) 20.36, 20 M Marshall (Oxford City) 20.39.

Under 11 boys: 4 N Wiltshire (Abingdon) 5.26.

Ladies (senior unless stated): 6 J Craft (Headington, LV35) 22.00, 14 C Harris (Headington) 23.02, 28 A Hopkins (Headington, LV35) 24.14, 33 F Burge (Headington) 24.39, 44 J Coulcher (Thame, LV45) 25.23, 56 G Hueter (Oxford City, LV45) 26.13.

Under 20 ladies: 12 C McMillan (Banbury) 19.21.

Under 15 girls: 9 M Humphreys (Radley) 10.45.

Under 11 girls: 17 T Williams (Banbury) 6.14.