THE COUNTY Wexford Novice and Masters road races were held in ideal conditions in Bridgetown on Sunday last, and it was most encouraging to see such a large turn-out for both the ladies' and men's races.

The results of both contests are below, although the category results and Novice results won't be available for a few days, as clarification is needed on athletes' grades.

First off were the ladies, over 3km, and this saw a head-to-head between Ann Sullivan (D.M.P.) and Jackie Carty (Kilmore). The pair had finished second and third respectively on their last meeting in the county Senior cross-country race in December and it was again Ann who had the upper hand.

Ladies' race: 1, Ann Sullivan (D.M.P.), 10.48; 2, Jackie Carty (Kilmore), 10.56; 3, Martina Conran (Slaney Olympic), 12.38; 4, Yvette Shovlin (St. Killian's), 12.43; 5, Mary Doyle (Slaney Olympic), 13.10; 6, Marie Walsh (Adamstown), 13.25; 7, Catherine Doolan (St. Killian's), 13.31; 8, Catherine O'Connor (Menapians), 13.35; 9, Niamh O'Brien (Menapians), 13.40; 10, Dawn Whelan (Slaney Olympic), 13.46; 11, Deirdre O'Grady (St. Killian's), 13.47; 12, Mary Moriarty (St. Killian's), 14.09; 13, Fran Barden (Kilmore), 14.18; 14, Deirdre Kennedy (Kilmore), 14.41; 15, Orla O'Connor (Menapians), 14.44; 16, Bridget Barron (Slaney Olympic), 14.49; 17, Deirdre Kavanagh (Slaney Olympic), 15.00; 18, Linda Busher (Menapians), 15.11; 19, Jane Porter (Slaney Olympic), 15.19; 20, Elaine McMahon (Menapians), 15.22; 21, Siobhán Doyle (Menapians), 15.24; 22, Barbara Shortle (Menapians), 15.59; 23, Christine Doyle (S.B.R.), 16.25; 24, Helen Sinnott (Menapians), 16.44; 25, Emma Farrell (Slaney Olympic), 16.47; 26, Kate Wilson (Menapians), 16.52.

The men's race was held over two laps of the 3km circuit covered by the ladies, and Kevin Murphy (Slaney Olympic) set out to make it a good test.

However, last year's winner, David Barron (also S.O.), was in close attendance throughout and he kicked on in the final two kilometres to open a decisive gap and thus repeat the 2009 win from Enniscorthy.

Men's race: 1, David Barron (Slaney Olympic), 19.02; 2, Kevin Murphy (Slaney Olympic), 19.13; 3, Lahcen Aouissar (S.B.R.), 19.44; 4, Jim Stafford (Slaney Olympic), 20.00; 5, Willie Rossiter (S.B.R.), 20.21; 6, Ger Moloney (St. Paul's), 20.29; 7, Tommy McElwaine (S.B.R.), 20.46; 8, Mick Jordan (Slaney Olympic), 20.52; 9, Brian Murphy (Slaney Olympic), 21.08; 10, Martin Monaghan (Slaney Olympic), 21.11; 11, John Roban (Slaney Olympic), 21.49; 12, Seán Murphy (United Striders), 22.02; 13, Richard Fortune (D.M.P.), 22.03; 14, Eugene Doherty (S.B.R.), 22.24; 15, Denis Moynihan (S.B.R.), 22.35; 16, Aidan Doyle (S.B.R.), 22.38; 17, Michael Flaherty, 22.48; 18, Pat Hyland (Slaney Olympic), 22.51; 19, Mick Morrissey (Slaney Olympic), 22.55; 20, Maurice Whitty (Slaney Olympic), 23.01; 21, Eugene Reck (D.M.P.), 23.06; 22, Malo Roban (Slaney Olympic), 23.10; 23, Mick Nolan (Slaney Olympic), 23.18; 24, David Leonard (S.B.R.), 23.22; 25, Pat Sullivan (Slaney Olympic), 23.22; 26, Emmett Malone (United Striders), 23.53; 27, David Kirwan (United Striders), 23.54; 28, Brendan Kirwan (United Striders), 24.01; 29, Frederic Bourdin (Menapians), 24.11; 30, Edward White (Slaney Olympic), 24.17; 31, Patrick O'Leary (United Striders), 24.17; 32, Brendan Dillon (Slaney Olympic), 24.20; 33, Leo Harte (St. Paul's), 24.31; 34, Pat Kirwan (S.B.R.), 24.47; 35, Adrian Stafford (Kilmore), 24.50; 36, Paul Fallon (Kilmore), 24.57; 37, Kevin Burke (Kilmore), 25.16; 38, Paul Murphy (Slaney Olympic), 25.45; 39, Kieran Bates (Menapians), 26.12; 40, Paul Holmes (S.B.R.), 26.25; 41, Owen O'Neill (St. Paul's), 27.04; 42, Steven Whelan (Kilmore), 28.02; 43, Peter Connick (St. Paul's), 28.06; 44, Lar Doyle (Slaney Olympic), 28.18; 45, Paul Foley (Kilmore), 29.32; 46, Graham Porter (Slaney Olympic), 29.52; 47, Terry O'Keeffe (Slaney Olympic), 30.00; 48, Billy Harpur (S.B.R.), 30.03; 49, Mick Byrne (Menapians), 33.04.