Who will be the Cross Country masters in Dublin?

The Masters International Cross Country returns on Saturday (Nov 12) in Santry Demesne, on the outskirts of Dublin. Ireland are the hosts. The event was last held on this course in 2015 and also previously staged there in 2010. England won the lion’s share of individual and team titles in the most recent edition of the international held at Aintree racecourse in 2019.

The Masters International Cross Country International returns on Saturday (Nov 12) in Santry Demesne, on the outskirts of Dublin. It was last held on this course in 2015 and also previously staged there in 2010. The most recent edition of the international was held at Aintree racecourse in 2019. England won the lion’s share of individual and team titles.

Alastair Walker is the overwhelming favourite in the M65 age group. England won the first 16 contests and the last four. Ireland won two of the 16. Kevin Newman and Dave Butler are strong contenders. Eugene Moynihan won Irish trials.

Terry Eakin defends his M70 title. Northern Ireland team have won this event four times. England have a strong team and are going for their 10th successive victory. Martin Kerr won the Irish trials. Tony Martin won European masters Half-Marathon title in 2019.

England have won five out of six of the M75 age group. Richard Mullins won the Irish trial. Peter Giles defends his individual title. Scotland have a strong duo with 2019 runner-up Bobby Young and their trials winner Norman Baillie. Wales have Dic Evans, who took part in the first Championships in 1988 and won M45 race in 1991.

Sue Haslam won the English trials from Anna Garnier. England have won eight of the 14 English competitions since 2006. Scotland are defending champions. Ireland have big hopes for their trials winner Pauline Moran.

England have won four out of six in the W70 age group since it was introduced in 2014. Angela Copson competes for the English W75 team. Eileen Kenny won multiple golds at the Euro Masters road event in May. Ann White and Yuko Gordon are also in this age category.

June Comiskey won the Irish trials unopposed. Paulne Rich is the sole English runner in the W75 age group.

Sinead O'Connor won the Irish trials and won a road 10km title in April. Yvonne McNairn won Scottish trials. Jennifer Wetton ran 34:41 for 10 km this Autumn. Wales have a good pairing in Lucy Marland and Donna Morris.

England are going for their 11th team win in a row in the W40 age group. They have won 25 out of the 32 events. Juliet Potter is a former Midlands senior champion and finished 22nd in UK Inter Counties Championships this year. Dympna Ryan is the Irish trials winner. Euro Masters medallist Michelle Kenny could also place highly.

England have won 20 out of 25 and the last four for the W45 age group. Christine Lathwell won the English trials. Natasha Evans won an Irish trial. Avril Mason and Carol Parsons are other likely contenders.

England have won the last ten stagings in the W50 age group. England have a solid quartet led by trials winner Cleo Perry. Mandy Vernon is a former W45 winner. Annette Kealy won W35 in 2010. Elisoa Crawford won two-minute trials in Northern Ireland.

England have won 21 of 22 Cross Country Masters events. England's team is not their strongest. Defending champion Clare Elms is still the strongest member of the team. Sarah Avery recently won a W45 BMAF relay team title. Maura Dervin won the Irish trials. Deborah Rushman is another likely medal contender. Sue Ridley features in the Scottish team and won W35 race in 2004.

Monica Williamson, Fiona Matheson and Yvonne Crilly are the favourites for the W60 age group in the Cross Country masters in Dublin.

Tim Hartley has seven race wins in the M50 Age Group. Northern Ireland produced a team win in 2019. Eamon White won the Northern Irish trials and should again place highly. Vivian Foley won an Irish trial. Huw Evans is a regular high placer.

M55 Age Group is relatively new and first run in 1995. England have 19 team wins and six losses. Their team is led by defending champion Andrew Leach. Ireland's team includes trials winner Pauric McKinney. Scotland's James Austin should place highly.

England won the last two editions of the M60 age group. Tommy Payne won Irish trials. Jeff Farquhar leads the Scottish team. Wales’ Ifan Lloyd is a regular medallist.

Mark McKinstry of Northern Ireland won the last two events. Ireland have won 10 of the 13 titles on offer. England have only two. Adam Stokes won an English trial. Ed Chuck won a BMAF title and made the top ten of Surrey League recently. Scotland won last edition in Liverpool. Wales’ Luke Northall and Matt Edmonds should also place highly.

England have dominated the team event between 1990 and 2014. Ireland have won three of the last five. Jamie Gahan won the Irish trial. England will be led by Trials winner Robert Warner.

England have won team gold 28 times out of 32, including the last three. Paul Featherstone won the English trials. Ireland won in 2016. Brian Maher and Declan Reed are the favourites. Northern Ireland's Brian McElvenna ran 2:27:07 in the Berlin Marathon. Scotland's Andrew Davis and Wales' Simon Lewis are other potential medallists.