diff --git a/rowers/plannedsessions.py b/rowers/plannedsessions.py
index 92166a78..de3698ac 100644
--- a/rowers/plannedsessions.py
+++ b/rowers/plannedsessions.py
@@ -1372,8 +1372,9 @@ def default_class(r,w,race):
             boatclass=boatclass,
             adaptiveclass=adaptiveclass,
             boattype=boattype,
-            weightclass=weightclass
-            ).order_by("agemax","-agemin","boattype")
+            weightclass=weightclass,
+            sex=sex,
+            ).order_by("agemax","-agemin","boattype","sex")
 
 
         if standards.count()==0:
@@ -1382,12 +1383,12 @@ def default_class(r,w,race):
                                                       boatclass=boatclass,
                                                       adaptiveclass=adaptiveclass,
                                                       boattype=boattype,
-                                                      )
+                                                      ).order_by("agemax","-agemin","boattype","sex")
             if standards.count()==0:
                 standards = CourseStandard.objects.filter(agemin__lt=age,agemax__gt=age,
-                                                          boattype=boattype)
+                                                          boattype=boattype).order_by("agemax","-agemin","boattype","sex")
                 if standards.count()==0:
-                    standards = CourseStandard.objects.filter(agemin__lt=age,agemax__gt=age)
+                    standards = CourseStandard.objects.filter(agemin__lt=age,agemax__gt=age).order_by("agemax","-agemin","boattype","sex")
 
             if standards.count()==0:
                 # boolean, boattype, boatclass, adaptiveclass, weightclass, sex, coursestandard,