Cragg focuses on title glory in Belfast

ALISTAIR CRAGG is favourite to win the Woodies DIY National Cross-Country Championships at his first attempt in Belfast this afternoon.

Cragg represented South Africa in the junior race when the world championships were staged here but it is an event he prefers to forget after floundering in the mud.

He has represented Ireland at all the major championships including the Olympic Games and while Beijing is forefront in his mind, he still has big ambitions for this event and next month’s worlds in Edinburgh.