He did it once more on Saturday – and no doubt he will do it again in the future.

Make no mistake about it, Fleming is a class act. This fact was proven at Tweedbank Games, when the 21-year-old Scottish amateur internationalist powered to a splendid victory in the 100m handicap.

Fleming looked the part when blitzing to a heat win in 10.73 seconds. The triumph earned him a final spot along with Alan White of Earlston (9m) Daniel Paxton of Hawick (8m) David Knox of Selkirk (17m) and Steven Hood of Edinburgh (5.5m).

Fleming was giving away a lot of ground to his front runners. But this didn't mean a thing, for the man from Harrow produced an explosive run from start to finish to hit the tape in 10.45. Paxton finished second and Knox third.

Fleming told TheSouthern: "I have mainly been running in 200m events or over at under-23 level on the amateur scene against some really good high-standard runners.

This was only my second appearance at the games. I was beaten by my training mate Steven Charters at Earlston. I always enjoy running at the games circuit and it's even better when you win."

Fleming also appeared in the 200m handicap. Competing this time from a mark of 2m after having been pulled back for his sprint success, he produced a top-notch run to take his heat in 21.60.

A double triumph looked as though it could well be on the cards. But it was not to be, for just when he was getting into full stride, Fleming pulled up through injury.

The race was over for Fleming, but elsewhere a battle was on to take the honours, and it was Bonchester's Douglas Moffat (23m) who took them.

Qualifying for the final by taking second in his heat, 35-year-old Moffat held off challenges from the back in a keenly-contested finish to win in 21.32.

The other places went to Hawick pair David Grieve (20m) and David Rae (6m).

Moffat said: "I got a row from my coach Chico Woods for not running well on the bend in my heat, which led to me being caught and only coming in second.

"I was told not to let it happen again and if you get a telling off from Chico you listen. I then ran a different race in the final and it worked for me."

Thirteen-year-old Annabelle Hughes (19.5m) also did the business for the Woods stable by emerging victorious in the Youths' 100m handicap.

A former winner of the Langholm Games Youths' 90m handicap, Hughes showed up well when winning her heat in 11 seconds.

More was to come from the Jedburgh schoolgirl in the final when lining up against Grant Runciman of Lauder (5.5m) Ryan Ferguson of Earlston (10m), Debbie Yorke of Galashiels (13m), Craig Gillan of Jedburgh (7.5m), David Edwards of Lauder (12m) and Hawick duo Bethan Douglas (25m) and James Parker (10m).

Hughes excelled once more, hitting the finish line in an improved time of 10.54.