Also, you may want to simplify things a bit if you're using PreparedStatements. It takes a little more code but, especially if you start dealing with Strings, it makes your life much simpler.
Something instead like:
int raceNumber = 123;
String sql = "SELECT Results.ID, Results.Race_Number, Results.Runner_ID, Results.Time, Results.Position, " +
"Runners.Runner_Title, Runners.Runner_FirstName, Runners.Runner_FamilyName, Runners.Runner_Points" +
"FROM Runners INNER JOIN Results ON Runners.Runner_ID=Results.Runner_ID" +
"WHERE (Race_Number =?) ORDER BY Runners.Runner_FamilyName";
PreparedStatement stmt = connection.prepareStatement( sql );
stmt.setInt( 1, raceNumber );
stmt.executeQuery();
Daniel