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Isle of Wight Islanders v Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Premier Trophy (Group), 02 May 2006
Smallbrook Stadium, Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight 56
1Chris Holder2131*. ..71
2Jason Doyle1*332*. ..92
3Krister Marsh01*1*3. ..52
4Krzysztof Stojanowski22231* ..101
5Jason Bunyan33322 ..130
6(g)Simon Walker3112*. ..71
7Nick Simmons2*111. ..51
Mildenhall 39
1Jason Lyons334^33 ..160
2James Brundle0020. ..20
3Shaun Tacey32120 ..80
4Jason King10F1. ..20
5Daniel King226^0. ..100
6Barry Burchatt0000. ..00
7Jon Armstrong1R00. ..10

* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).

The Isle of Wight had Simon Walker as a guest at number 6 while Mildenhall were at full strength for this match

The flags are out on the Isle of Wight tonight as the Islanders registered their first win of the season in some style beating Mildenhall comfortably and they weren’t all that far from challenging for the bonus point too. It was a solid performance by the home side while Mildenhall were effectively a three man team. Their bottom four scorers contributed a measly 5 points to their cause.

Jason Lyons recorded the fastest time of the season at Smallbrook when he won the opening heat for a 3-3. The reserves race produced a 5-1 for the Islanders with Jon Armstrong back in third place but Mildenhall pulled two points back with a 2-4 in heat 3 won by Shaun Tacey from Krzysztof Stojanowski with Jason King third. In heat 4 Jason Bunyan came from fourth place to win the race from Daniel King. Nick Simmons took third place as Jon Armstrong suffered an engine failure. The 4-2 made the heat 4 score 14-10.

Jason Lyons won again in heat 5 but again it was only for a shared race. Heat 6 needed three attempts to get under way. Firstly it was pulled back when Jason Doyle got a flier then, in the rerun, Chris Holder touched the tapes. He went from 15 metres back. Jason Doyle eventually won the race from Daniel King and Chris Holder passed Barry Burchatt for third place and a 4-2 to stretch the Islanders lead to 6 points. They added another 4-2 in heat 7. Simon Walker led for over a lap but Jason Bunyan then Shaun Tacey passed him for a 4-2 and eight point lead. The lead went to 10 points after yet another 4-2 in heat 8 won by Jason Doyle from James Brundle with the score now at 29-19.

It was time for Mildenhall to play a TR card and Daniel King was the man nominated in heat 9. He won the race too having to pass both Krzysztof Stojanowski and Krister Marsh to do so and the Fen Tigers took a 3-6 advantage cutting the home side’s lead to seven points. The Isle of Wight took a 5-1 in heat 10 from Chris Holder and Jason Bunyan from Shaun Tacey as Jason King fell causing the race to be awarded. Mildenhall then nominated Jason Lyons for a TR in heat 11. Jason Bunyan and Lyons were involved in a thrilling battle for first place but it was Bunyan who took the chequered flag. With Simon Walker third the race resulted in a 4-4. Krister Marsh beat Shaun Tacey in heat 12 with Nick Simmons third for another 4-2 which took the heat 12 score to 45-32.

Jason Lyons won heat 13 from Bunyan and Holder but the shared race meant that the Islanders were home and dry. They added a celebratory 5-1 in heat 14. Krzysztof Stojanowski won the race but Simon Walker rode very well to hold off Jason King for second place. In the last race Jason Lyons won for the fourth time but Bunyan and Stojanowski followed him home for a shared race.

Match Report by Merlin