300 Strong

Cofton Park, Birmingham, England

Three hundred plus under 13 boys charged out of the starting pens and galloped downhill in a massive pack before hitting a mud caked bottleneck some ten feet wide, causing the group to stretch out and even slow to a walking pace while it sorted itself out.  Perhaps not ideal as the first to arrive gain a significant positional advantage over the rest regardless of overall ability.  Ben bib No. 4810 suffered quite a bit, although well up the field he was somewhat trapped against the fence where others speared through the tiny gap and lost his initial advantage from a good start.
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