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Edinburgh Monarchs v Glasgow Tigers
Premier Trophy (Group), 06 May 2005
Armadale Stadium, Edinburgh
| 1 | Ross Brady | 1* | 1 | 3 | 1 | . | . | . | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Theo Pijper | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2* | . | . | . | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | Rusty Harrison | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2* | R | . | . | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | Cameron Woodward | 3 | R | 1 | 2* | . | . | . | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniel Nermark | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | T | . | . | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | William Lawson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | . | 12 | 0 |
| 7(g) | Jamie Courtney | 1 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | George Stancl | 3 | 3 | Fx | 4^ | Fx | 2* | . | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | Jamie Birkinshaw | 0 | 1 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Matthew Wethers | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | F^ | . | . | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Shane Parker | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2! | 2 | 3 | . | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | James Cockle | 2 | 2* | 0 | 0 | 1 | . | . | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Trent Leverington | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1* | . | . | 5 | 1 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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This was the fourth local derby of the season as Edinburgh met Glasgow this time on Premier Trophy business. The match at Ashfield had ended in a draw so the result of the match would determine the destination of the bonus point. Edinburgh had switched round their top two with Ross Brady moving to number 1 and Daniel Nermark to number 5. They also had Jamie Courtney as a guest at number 7 in place of the injured Robert Ksiezak. Glasgow, who could no longer qualify for the semi-finals, switched Jamie Birkinshaw to number 2 and Matthew Wethers to number 3. They also used Rider Replacement at number 4 for Paul Bentley who was missing from the line up. George Stancl forced his way past both the home riders to win the opening heat for a 3-3 but Edinburgh took a four point lead with successive 4-2s in heat 2 and 3. They got a shock in heat four when Glasgow drew level with a 1-5 from Shane Parker and James Cockle who shot from the gate for an early lead. Although Daniel Nermark passed James Cockle he made a mess of the second bend and the young Glasgow reserve moved back into second place for the maximum heat win. The score was now 12-12. It looked as though it might be Glasgow’s night when they went ahead in heat 5 thanks to another Stancl win this time over Rusty Harrison. Cameron Woodward in third place suffered an engine failure to gift James Birkinshaw the third place point. However there was to be no repeat of the previous week’s collapse as Edinburgh rattled off four consecutive 4-2s and a 5-1 over the next five heats. Theo Pijper beat Shane Parker in heat six but it was heat seven which was the real turning point. George Stancl took the R/R for Paul Bentley but came crashing down on the second bend leaving Daniel Nermark to win the rerun comfortably. In one of the best races of the night Rusty Harrison came from behind to beat Shane Parker in heat 9 before a Brady/Pijper 5-1 put the Monarchs 10 points ahead in heat 10 at 35-25. Glasgow wasted no time in giving George Stancl a TR in heat 11 but it was Daniel Nermark who hit the front to hold off Stancl and Leverington. The 3-5 made the score 38-30 so Glasgow gave Shane Parker a Tactical Substitute ride from 15 metres back replacing James Cockle in heat 12. At this late stage in the meeting this was a real gamble and it did not pay off as Parker made no inroads to the lead built up by William Lawson and Rusty Harrison from the start. The 5-2 put Glasgow 11 points in arrears at 43-32. Heat 13 resulted in a pile up at the first bend as George Stancl fell bringing down his team mate Shane Parker with Daniel Nermark piling into both of them. Stancl was excluded and, in the rerun, Daniel Nermark brought the house down with a superb drive inside Parker on the fourth bend for a fine win and a 4-2 to Edinburgh. The Tigers played their last card giving Matthew Wethers a TR in heat 14. William Lawson hit the front leaving Wethers to fend off the chasing Woodward for second place. Woodward caught up with him coming off the fourth bend on the second lap and as both riders headed for the same spot of track on the first bend something had to give. Matthew Wethers fell and the race was awarded to Edinburgh 5-1. In the last heat Nermark touched the tapes and was replaced by man of the match William Lawson who had by far his best meeting for the Monarchs. Not in this heat though as Parker and Stancl hit the front with Rusty Harrison retiring on the third lap and then Lawson suffering an engine failure on the last lap and having to push home for the third place point. Match Report by Merlin |