Around the Premier League Tracks 2007
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Friday, 22 June
Unusually for a Friday night there were three Premier League matches scheduled for tonight. The big question was how many of them would beat the dreadful weather forecasts. At Edinburgh the Monarchs were up against Redcar while at Somerset the Rebels took on Workington. The third match was at King’s Lynn where the Stars took on Rye House.
Premier League: Edinburgh 40, Redcar 50 Redcar won the aggregate bonus point by 102-81
Edinburgh were again without Henrik Moller and used Rider Replacement at number 5. They also had Jack Roberts at number 6 in place of long term injury victim Daniele Tessari. Redcar had Josh Auty and Benji Compton filling their reserve berths.
The two teams met last night with Redcar winning by 11 points. However the Bears were looking for more than the bonus point having already won at Armadale in the Premier Trophy. With the Monarchs struggling with injuries and Josh Auty now full time at reserve for the Bears the chances of an away win looked bright.
This was a feeble display by the home side who were humiliated by virtually a five man Redcar team. The minute that it became apparent that Gary Havelock and James Grieves were going to go through the card unbeaten it was just a matter of time before the Monarchs succumbed. Redcar produced 12 of the 15 race winners and the fact that it took them until heat 12 to go in front was due to the weakness in their tail. Once the Bears’ two passengers, Arlo Bugeja and Benji Compton, had taken their three compulsory rides it was all over for Edinburgh. In fact had Redcar turned up with only Havelock, Grieves, Josh Auty and Mathieu Tressarieu they would still have won such was their potency.
The racing? Well in seven of the races a Redcar rider won unchallenged while the Monarchs kept afloat by packing the minor places. The Monarchs had one heat success in heat 4 when Matthew Wethers and Derek Sneddon, by far the best of the home riders, scored a 5-1 after Mathieu Tressarieu had lifted badly at the start. Redcar pulled two points back in heat 7 with a 2-4 from Grieves and Kerr then there was parity until heat 11. After heat 11 the programme showed that Redcar held all the aces for the last four races and they banged home two 2-4s and two 1-5s as the home side simply collapsed. Edinburgh have big problems but Redcar, with Josh Auty now in the side permanently, should be a force to be reckoned with.
Scorers: For Edinburgh – Matthew Wethers 11 (6), Ronnie Correy 10 (5), Theo Pijper 8 (5), Derek Sneddon 7+4 (5), Andrew Tully 4+2 (5), Jack Roberts 0 (4).
For Redcar – James Grieves 15 (5)(full maximum), Gary Havelock 14+1 (5)(paid maximum), Josh Auty 11 (6), Mathieu Tressarieu 6+1 (4), Chris Kerr 3+1 (4), Benji Compton 1+1 (3), Arlo Bugeja 0 (3).
Premier League: Somerset 52, Workington 41
Somerset were without Emil Kramer who was ill so had to use Rider Replacement at number 3. Workington were at full strength.
With Emil Kramer missing and Workington having such a high scoring top end this looked like being a tough match for the Rebels. The home side were not lacking confidence though after their superb win at Glasgow last Sunday.
As it turned out it was the Somerset reserves who left the Comets gasping. Simon Walker was unbeaten after his first five rides before running a last in heat 15 for his paid 15 points. Add in another 9 points from Danny Warwick and you find that the home reserves outscored the visiting reserves by 22-4, more than the winning margin.
Other points of note? Shock, horror, Magnus Zetterstrom dropped a point in his 17 point total when he was beaten by James Wright while Ritchie Hawkins fell twice restricting his score to 4 points. The Comets led 14-10 after four races but pulled away with a 3-2, two 4-2s and a 5-1 to lead 30-17 by heat 8. A six point TR from Kauko Nieminen resulted in a 2-7 reducing the gap to eight points but Workington could only produce one more race winner after that when James Wright won heat 10. They did get another heat advantage though when Wright took a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres in heat 14 and passed Jordan Frampton to finish behind his partner for a 3-4 but the Rebels ran out comfortable winners.
Scorers: For Somerset – Magnus Ztterstrom 17 (6), Simon Walker 13+2 (6), Danny Warwick 9 (5), Stephan Katt 6+1 (5), Jordan Frampton 3 (4), Ritchie Hawkins 4 (4).
For Workington – Kauko Nieminen 15 (5)(with 6 point TR), James Wright 12+2 (6)(with 2 point TS), Carl Stonehewer 7+1 (4), Craig Branney 2 (4), Charles Wright 2 (4), John Branney 2 (4), Mattia Carpanese 1+1 (3).
Premier League: King’s Lynn 49, Rye House 43 Rye House won the aggregate bonus point by 93-89
King’s Lynn were at full strength but Rye House were still without Tai Woffinden and used Leigh Lanham at number 3 as a guest. For some reason Adam Roynon and Robbie Kessler changed places in the team with Roynon moving out of the reserve berth to number 2 and Kessler moving the other way to number 7.
King’s Lynn managed to race their first home league match of the season on Wednesday night and, in an effort to catch up their backlog of fixtures, they faced Rye House tonight. The Rockets were protecting a 10 point lead from the match at Hoddesdon to secure the bonus point.
I wonder how long ago it is since there was a last heat decider in a league match at King’s Lynn. It happened tonight as the Rockets gave them a real run for their money and outdid them in the heat win stakes producing 8 race winners to the Stars’ 7. It wasn’t a one man show either as four different Rye House riders shared the race wins. The Stars suffered a blow in heat 2 when Grant MacDonald fell and suffered a suspected broken wrist.
It was all going so well for the Stars despite MacDonald’s injury when they shot into a six point lead after heat 4. They stretched it to eight points by heat 7 and responded to a 1-5 from the Rockets in heat 8 through Robbie Kessler and Adam Roynon with a 5-1 of their own in heat 9 from Daniel Nermark and Trevor Harding. Three shared heats took the match to the interval after heat 12 when the score stood at 40-32.
Heat 13 was eventful. Steve Boxall fell while leading the race and, while Tomas Topinka managed to avoid him, Paul Lee and Chris Neath crashed too. In the rerun Chris Neath passed Tomas Topinka for another shared heat then Rye House gave Leigh Lanham a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres in heat 14. This one had the home nerves jangling. Tommy Allen won the race while Leigh Lanham came from the back to pass James Brundle and Trevor Harding. There wasn’t time for the Rye House riders to sort out the finishing position so the heat resulted in a 1-7 which took the score to 44-42 and, suddenly, King’s Lynn’s long unbeaten home record was under pressure. However the Stars rallied to win the final heat 5-1 thanks to Topinka and Nermark who both finished ahead of Lanham and Neath. Rye House had the consolation of winning the bonus point.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Daniel Nermark 14+1 (5)(paid maximum), Tomas Topinka 12 (5), James Brundle 7+2 (7), Paul Lee 6+2 (4), Trevor Harding 6+2 (4), Chris Mills 4+2 (4), Grant MacDonald 0 (1).
For Rye House – Leigh Lanham 14 (6)(with 4 point TS), Chris Neath 10 (5), Robbie Kessler 6+1 (5), Steve Boxall 6 (4), Tommy Allen 3 (3), Luke Bowen 2+1 (3), Adam Roynon 2+1 (4).
Unusually for a Friday night there were three Premier League matches scheduled for tonight. The big question was how many of them would beat the dreadful weather forecasts. At Edinburgh the Monarchs were up against Redcar while at Somerset the Rebels took on Workington. The third match was at King’s Lynn where the Stars took on Rye House.
Premier League: Edinburgh 40, Redcar 50 Redcar won the aggregate bonus point by 102-81
Edinburgh were again without Henrik Moller and used Rider Replacement at number 5. They also had Jack Roberts at number 6 in place of long term injury victim Daniele Tessari. Redcar had Josh Auty and Benji Compton filling their reserve berths.
The two teams met last night with Redcar winning by 11 points. However the Bears were looking for more than the bonus point having already won at Armadale in the Premier Trophy. With the Monarchs struggling with injuries and Josh Auty now full time at reserve for the Bears the chances of an away win looked bright.
This was a feeble display by the home side who were humiliated by virtually a five man Redcar team. The minute that it became apparent that Gary Havelock and James Grieves were going to go through the card unbeaten it was just a matter of time before the Monarchs succumbed. Redcar produced 12 of the 15 race winners and the fact that it took them until heat 12 to go in front was due to the weakness in their tail. Once the Bears’ two passengers, Arlo Bugeja and Benji Compton, had taken their three compulsory rides it was all over for Edinburgh. In fact had Redcar turned up with only Havelock, Grieves, Josh Auty and Mathieu Tressarieu they would still have won such was their potency.
The racing? Well in seven of the races a Redcar rider won unchallenged while the Monarchs kept afloat by packing the minor places. The Monarchs had one heat success in heat 4 when Matthew Wethers and Derek Sneddon, by far the best of the home riders, scored a 5-1 after Mathieu Tressarieu had lifted badly at the start. Redcar pulled two points back in heat 7 with a 2-4 from Grieves and Kerr then there was parity until heat 11. After heat 11 the programme showed that Redcar held all the aces for the last four races and they banged home two 2-4s and two 1-5s as the home side simply collapsed. Edinburgh have big problems but Redcar, with Josh Auty now in the side permanently, should be a force to be reckoned with.
Scorers: For Edinburgh – Matthew Wethers 11 (6), Ronnie Correy 10 (5), Theo Pijper 8 (5), Derek Sneddon 7+4 (5), Andrew Tully 4+2 (5), Jack Roberts 0 (4).
For Redcar – James Grieves 15 (5)(full maximum), Gary Havelock 14+1 (5)(paid maximum), Josh Auty 11 (6), Mathieu Tressarieu 6+1 (4), Chris Kerr 3+1 (4), Benji Compton 1+1 (3), Arlo Bugeja 0 (3).
Premier League: Somerset 52, Workington 41
Somerset were without Emil Kramer who was ill so had to use Rider Replacement at number 3. Workington were at full strength.
With Emil Kramer missing and Workington having such a high scoring top end this looked like being a tough match for the Rebels. The home side were not lacking confidence though after their superb win at Glasgow last Sunday.
As it turned out it was the Somerset reserves who left the Comets gasping. Simon Walker was unbeaten after his first five rides before running a last in heat 15 for his paid 15 points. Add in another 9 points from Danny Warwick and you find that the home reserves outscored the visiting reserves by 22-4, more than the winning margin.
Other points of note? Shock, horror, Magnus Zetterstrom dropped a point in his 17 point total when he was beaten by James Wright while Ritchie Hawkins fell twice restricting his score to 4 points. The Comets led 14-10 after four races but pulled away with a 3-2, two 4-2s and a 5-1 to lead 30-17 by heat 8. A six point TR from Kauko Nieminen resulted in a 2-7 reducing the gap to eight points but Workington could only produce one more race winner after that when James Wright won heat 10. They did get another heat advantage though when Wright took a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres in heat 14 and passed Jordan Frampton to finish behind his partner for a 3-4 but the Rebels ran out comfortable winners.
Scorers: For Somerset – Magnus Ztterstrom 17 (6), Simon Walker 13+2 (6), Danny Warwick 9 (5), Stephan Katt 6+1 (5), Jordan Frampton 3 (4), Ritchie Hawkins 4 (4).
For Workington – Kauko Nieminen 15 (5)(with 6 point TR), James Wright 12+2 (6)(with 2 point TS), Carl Stonehewer 7+1 (4), Craig Branney 2 (4), Charles Wright 2 (4), John Branney 2 (4), Mattia Carpanese 1+1 (3).
Premier League: King’s Lynn 49, Rye House 43 Rye House won the aggregate bonus point by 93-89
King’s Lynn were at full strength but Rye House were still without Tai Woffinden and used Leigh Lanham at number 3 as a guest. For some reason Adam Roynon and Robbie Kessler changed places in the team with Roynon moving out of the reserve berth to number 2 and Kessler moving the other way to number 7.
King’s Lynn managed to race their first home league match of the season on Wednesday night and, in an effort to catch up their backlog of fixtures, they faced Rye House tonight. The Rockets were protecting a 10 point lead from the match at Hoddesdon to secure the bonus point.
I wonder how long ago it is since there was a last heat decider in a league match at King’s Lynn. It happened tonight as the Rockets gave them a real run for their money and outdid them in the heat win stakes producing 8 race winners to the Stars’ 7. It wasn’t a one man show either as four different Rye House riders shared the race wins. The Stars suffered a blow in heat 2 when Grant MacDonald fell and suffered a suspected broken wrist.
It was all going so well for the Stars despite MacDonald’s injury when they shot into a six point lead after heat 4. They stretched it to eight points by heat 7 and responded to a 1-5 from the Rockets in heat 8 through Robbie Kessler and Adam Roynon with a 5-1 of their own in heat 9 from Daniel Nermark and Trevor Harding. Three shared heats took the match to the interval after heat 12 when the score stood at 40-32.
Heat 13 was eventful. Steve Boxall fell while leading the race and, while Tomas Topinka managed to avoid him, Paul Lee and Chris Neath crashed too. In the rerun Chris Neath passed Tomas Topinka for another shared heat then Rye House gave Leigh Lanham a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres in heat 14. This one had the home nerves jangling. Tommy Allen won the race while Leigh Lanham came from the back to pass James Brundle and Trevor Harding. There wasn’t time for the Rye House riders to sort out the finishing position so the heat resulted in a 1-7 which took the score to 44-42 and, suddenly, King’s Lynn’s long unbeaten home record was under pressure. However the Stars rallied to win the final heat 5-1 thanks to Topinka and Nermark who both finished ahead of Lanham and Neath. Rye House had the consolation of winning the bonus point.
Scorers: For King’s Lynn – Daniel Nermark 14+1 (5)(paid maximum), Tomas Topinka 12 (5), James Brundle 7+2 (7), Paul Lee 6+2 (4), Trevor Harding 6+2 (4), Chris Mills 4+2 (4), Grant MacDonald 0 (1).
For Rye House – Leigh Lanham 14 (6)(with 4 point TS), Chris Neath 10 (5), Robbie Kessler 6+1 (5), Steve Boxall 6 (4), Tommy Allen 3 (3), Luke Bowen 2+1 (3), Adam Roynon 2+1 (4).
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