ABINGDON AC’s Paul Fernandez recorded back-to-back top four finishes at the Motavation Series race in Combe and the Hooky six-mile event.

The 41-year-old finished fourth overall, and the second Vet 40 home, at the fourth round of the series in west Oxfordshire last Thursday.

White Horse Harriers’ Paul Jegou came ninth, while Fernandez’s clubmate Alexander Vessey was 12th.

Abingdon’s Mark Lewy was the third Vet 50 in 43rd.

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

At Sunday’s Hooky 6, Fernandez went one better to finish third behind John Parker (Cheltenham & County Harriers) and James Bolton (Woodstock Harriers) in 33mins 2secs.

He was more than a minute ahead of fourth-placed Jegou, while Abingdon’s Paul Keating was tenth.

Paul Wileman, of White Horse Harriers, came 18th, while teammate Tim Hughes impressed to finish in 38.19 as the first Vet 60 in 34th place.

ABINGDON'S Pete Stepney is through to the semi-finals of the 400m at the World Masters Championships in Lyon.

RESULTS (senior men unless stated)

MOTAVATION SERIES RACE 4 – COMBE

Abingdon AC: 4 P Fernandez (2nd V40) 22mins 53secs, 12 A Vessey (U20M) 24.20pb, 34 M Ray (U20M) 25.44, 43 M Lewy (3rd V50) 26.33, 51 D Wilson 27.03pb, 52 L Bailey (U23M) 27.05, 53 J Bruce (V35) 27.06, 67 J Moore (V50) 28.04, 68 T Clarke (V45) 28.11, 91 C Lewis (V50) 28.55pb, 99 A Francis (V45) 29.30, 101 C Sharpe (V35) 29.34, 115 M Shepley (V50) 30.10, 136 C Humphreys (SW) 31.38, 147 K Adams (LV35) 32.25, 161 T Greenland (V65) 33.04, 165 K Dixon (V45) 33.26, 166 M Edwards (V45) 33.30, 168 E Woosey-Griffin (LV40) 33.37, 170 B Compton (LV40) 33.42, 180 J Newton (V40) 34.08, 189 S Douglas (LV55) 35.07, 201 C Penton (V50) 36.40, 205 J Styles (V50) 36.58, 207 E Durkin (LV35) 37.06, 208 C Onions (LV55) 37.09, 216 J Francis (LV45) 37.50, 223 P Wilson (LV55) 38.40, 226 H Smith (LV35) 38.54, 228 A Moger (LV55) 39.07, 230 H Bower (LV35) 39.12, 239 D Hunter (V50) 41.24, 240 G Sinclair (LV40) 41.31, 246 B Evans (V65) 44.27, 251 L Astbury (LV45) 47.20, 253 K Hood (SW) 47.40, 255 R Hayden (LV50) 47.54, 259 E Moore (LV45) 51.22.

White Horse Harriers: 9 P Jegou (V40) 23.47, 185 J McCabe (LV45) 34.34.

LONG TOUR OF BRADWELL ULTRA – 33 MILES

Abingdon AC: 69 J Bones (V40) 8hrs 38mins 40secs.

HOOKY 6

Abingdon AC: 3 P Fernandez (3rd V40) 33.02, 10 P Keating 35.25, 31 M Lewy (V50) 38.01, 48 C Whitehead 40.37, 55 J Moore (V50) 41.28, 110 B Compton (LV35) 46.51, 132 E Woosey-Griffin (LV35) 49.13, 167 A Kinnaird (LV35) 51.53, 174 G Lean 53.05, 184 J Styles (V50) 53.37, 195 H Smith (LV35) 54.22, 212 M Piper (LV35) 56.25, 216 J Worth (LV35) 56.54, 222 H Bower (LV35) 58.18, 229 K Lean (LV35) 59.08, 251 L Astbury (LV45) 01.08.41, 254 E Moore (LV45) 01.11.32.

White Horse Harriers: 4 P Jegou (V40) 34.29, 18 P Wileman 36.27, 33 I Lambourn (V50) 38.12, 34 T Hughes (1st V60) 38.19, 123 G Wiggins 48.16, 138 R Bennett (VL35) 49.43, 139 H Chaundy (SL) 49.45, 150 J McCabe (3rd VL45) 50.33, 163 C Wainwright (VL45) 51.38.

SALISBURY HALF MARATHON

White Horse Harriers: 25 T Coakley (M40) 1.30.49.

ABINGDON PARKRUN

Abingdon AC: 3 R Kembleton 18.08, 4 P Keating 18.15, 7 D Wilson 19.33, 10 G Warwick (V40) 19.58, 15 C Lewis (V50) 20.27, 18 K Francis (JM11-14) 20.52, 19 D Richards (V55) 20.54, 21 A Francis (V45) 21.12pb, 24 M Shepley (V50) 21.21, 27 G Wallace (V45) 21.35, 29 S Smith (V55) 21.42, 40 G Bartley (V50) 22.44, 42 T Clarke (V45) 23.03, 46 M Wilson (V55) 23.15, 50 C Kembleton (LV35) 23.29, 53 J Wiblin (LV45) 23.46, 90 C Penton (V50) 26.07, 98 S Gilbert (LV35) 26.20, 107 K Pulford (LV60) 27.08, 112 S Walters (LV55) 27.26, 113 P Wilson (LV55) 27.28, 118 E Twinn (JW11-14) 27.46, 141 H White (LV40) 29.32, 149 S Pomeroy (V50) 30.53, 195 S Egerton (LV45) 36.53, 200 S Twinn (LV40) 37.12, 207 E Moore (LV45) 39.33, 208 K Walters (LV45) 39.34, 209 M Coates (LV45) 39.35, 210 J Moore (JM11-14) 39.36, 215 C Kon (LV40) 43.46, 219 C Hutchings (SW) 45.55.

White Horse Harriers: 172 R Colliass (VL55) 33.18, 199 G Wiggins 37.11.

DIDCOT PARKRUN

Abingdon AC: 2 J Shayler (JM15-17) 18.32.

White Horse Harriers: 7 A Evans (V45) 20.31.

OXFORD PARKRUN

Abingdon AC: 128 H Smith (LV35) 28.07.

PENRHYN PARKRUN

Abingdon AC: 48 A Newton (JM10) 27.19, 112 C Newton (JW10) 41.40, 113 J Newton (V40) 41.40.

KESWICK PARKRUN

White Horse Harriers: 56 J Atkin (Junior) 27.15, 57 S Atkin (V50) 27.16.