About 300 runners and a Shetland pony took part in the annual Santa Dash in Douglas today.

The £5 entry fees and an array of prizes for the top competitors will be donated to local charities.

Beginning on Hill Street, the runners dressed as Santa and elves to complete a mile-long route through the capital.

Nick Colburn beat Jamie Newton by four seconds to claim victory in five minutes, one second.

Carly Craig won the women’s competition.

In the past the Isle of Man Bank sponsored the event but this year it pulled out. Nedgroup Investments stepped into the breach.