Keighley’s Jacob Snowdon, Joseph Fox and Aaron Carter were to the fore as Horsforth DMC staged the tenth event in the Simon Green Championship series at rainswept Stump Cross, Greenhow.

The trial catered for all classes and that included ten youngsters in the separate small wheels class.

Rawdon’s Sam Beecroft-Penny managed to defeat Ben Hemingway, who was the sole expert ranked contender on the hard course. Kieran Child won his class as did top inter Joe Jennings.

Fox and Snowdon won their classes on the clubman route. Joe Child was third behind Snowdon and Carter.

RESULTS, Hard course – Expert: Ben Hemingway (Beta UK) 15. Inters: 1 Joe Jennings (Gas Gas) 39, 2 Ricky Mellon (Montesa) 41. Novices: 1 Sam Beecroft-Penny (Sherco) 14. Youth Class A: Tom Geldart (Beta) 114. Youth Class B: Keiran Child (Beta) 97. Youth Class C: Joe Faunthorpe (Beta) 104.

Clubman course – Novices: Rob Bratley (Sherco) 21, 2 Chris Beecroft (Sherco) 31, 3 Simon Green (Gas Gas) 58. Over-50: Chris Johnson (Beta) 22. Youth Class B: 1 Joseph Fox (Gas Gas) 27, 2 Gabby Whitham (Beta) 118. Youth Class C: 1 Jacob Snowdon 44, 2 Aaron Carter 84, 3 Joe Child 106. (All Beta).

Easy course – Novices: 1 Jason Dunning (Beta) 12, 2 Michael Benson (Sherco) 13, Brendan Quinlan (Beta) 17.

* Bradford DMC found sunshine on Saturday at Glusburn where the first round of the Autowbars Novice and Beginners Championships series took place in mild conditions at Manor House Farm.

Paul Bailey planned the eight-section four-lap course for hard and easy competitors. Even the youngest riders rode the full course in terms of sections.

Silsden football-playing, trials-riding all-rounder Danielle Whitham competed on the hard course, losing a single penalty and winning her class, but Keighley’s Snowdon went one better and got through 32 sections without dropping a penalty.

Glusburn’s John Wrigglesworth also ran without fault to win the clubman class from Otley’s Steve Bradley. Alfie Lampkin won his class, beating Baildon’s Dominic Horne and, not to be outdone, Fraser Lampkin headed his class in the small wheels category.

RESULTS, Hard course – Novices: 1 Danielle Whitham (Jotogas) 1, 2 Sam Sharp (Gas Gas) 5, 3 Simon Hodson (Beta) 7.

Over-40s: 1 Tom Reynoldson (Sherco) 0, 2 Cliff Camfield (Gas Gas) 1, 3 Darren Mitchell (Bultaco) 2. Youth Class A: Vickey Peel (Beta) 62. Youth Class B: 1 William Tolson (Gas Gas) 0, 2 Joseph Fox (Gas Gas) 4, 2 Will Harrison (Beta) 6. Youth Class C: 1 Jacob Snowdon 0, 2 Aaran Carter 4, 3 Jack Thompson 20. (All Beta).

Green course – novice: Phil McGowan (Gas Gas) 64. Over-40s: Ian Capper (Beta) 20. Youth Class A: Megan Holdsworth (Gas Gas) 20.

Clubman course – novices: 1 Chris Chew (Beta) 5, 2 Beth Dunning (Beta) 25, 3 Shaun Birtwell (Sherco) 31.

Over-40s: 1 John Wrigglesworth (Montesa) 0, 2 Steve Bradley (Beta) 5.

Youth Class B: Edward Chiltern (Beta) 63, Youth Class C standard wheels: 1 Alfie Lmapkin 1, 2 Josh Chew (Beta) 18; Youth Class C small wheels: Ellie Woodhead (Sherco) 79.