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Isle of Wight Islanders v Rye House Rockets
Premier Trophy (Group), 10 May 2005
Smallbrook Stadium, Isle of Wight
| 1 | Craig Boyce | 3 | 3 | 3 | R | 3 | 3 | . | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | Manuel Hauzinger | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | . | . | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Krister Marsh | 1* | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | . | . | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Ulrich Ostergaard | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | . | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | Jason Doyle | 1* | 0 | 1* | 0 | . | . | . | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Steen Jensen | 2 | 0 | F | 2 | . | . | . | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Stuart Robson | 1* | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | . | . | 11 | 1 |
| 2 | Edward Kennett | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | . | . | . | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Chris Neath | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | . | . | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | Tommy Allen | 0 | 1 | 2* | 1* | . | . | . | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Brent Werner | 1* | 2 | 2 | 0 | . | . | . | 5 | 1 |
| 6(g) | Barry Burchatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Daniel King | 3 | 2 | 1* | 1 | 2 | . | . | 9 | 1 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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The Isle of Wight once again used Rider Replacement for Jason Bunyan at number 5 while Rye House, having lost Harland Cook to injury at Reading last night, gave the number six race jacket to another Raiders’ rider Barry Burchatt. Isle of Wight faced a 29 point deficit from the earlier match at Hoddesdon so realistically the bonus point was a long shot for them. The Islanders have been dominant round their own track since the season started but were given a thorough examination by the Rye House Rockets currently on fire and fresh from an eight point win at Reading last night. The opening four heats were all shared but, ominously for the Islanders, Craig Boyce had appeared in two of them, won them both yet still the scores were level at 12-12. The deadlock was broken in heat 5 when Stuart Robson headed home Ulrich Ostergaard with Edward Kennett keeping Krister Marsh at the back for a 2-4 to put the Rockets 14-16 ahead. The Islanders hit back with their own 4-2 in heat 6 when Boyce, out for the third time, won for the third time from Brent Werner with Manuel Hauzinger third. But Rye House were back in front again with another 2-4 in heat 7 from Neath and Allen to lead 20-22. Heat 8 was shared thanks to a Hauzinger win from Kennett and King. The Isle of Wight squared the match again with a 4-2 in heat 9 when Krister Marsh beat Brent Werner but they suffered a bad blow in heat 10. Craig Boyce came through the field on the second bend to lead the race only to suffer an engine failure on the fourth bend. Rye House took full advantage by scoring a 1-5 from Chris Neath and Tommy Allen to go four points ahead at 28-32 and, after a Robson win in heat 11 for a shared heat, they stretched the lead to six points with a Neath/King 2-4 to make the score 33-39 at the interval. The Islanders were certainly needing their usual pick-me-up that the interval frequently brings them. They did get two points back in heat 13 when Craig Boyce beat Stuart Robson with Manuel Hauzinger doing well to take third place from Brent Werner. The 4-2 took the score to 37-41. However, the Islanders were running out of heats and, although Ulrich Ostergaard won heat 14, the shared heat made the score 40-44 leaving the Islanders needing a 1-5 for a draw. They almost did it! Craig Boyce and Ulrich Ostergaard were heading for the 5-1 but Stuart Robson got past Ostergaard on the last lap to give all three points to the Rockets. This result puts the runners-up spot back in the melting pot cancelling out the benefit of the Islanders away win at Reading earlier in the season. Match Report by Merlin |