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Isle of Wight Islanders v Rye House Rockets
Premier Trophy (Group), 25 April 2006
Smallbrook Stadium, Isle of Wight
| 1 | Chris Holder | 1* | 3 | 2 | 6^ | 2 | . | . | 14 | 1 |
| 2 | Jason Doyle | 2 | R | M | R | . | . | . | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Krister Marsh | 0 | 1 | 1* | 1 | . | . | . | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Krzysztof Stojanowski | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | Jason Bunyan | 2 | 1* | 3 | 2* | 1* | . | . | 9 | 3 |
| 6(g) | Daniel Giffard | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | . | . | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Nick Simmons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ross Brady | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | . | . | . | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Jamie Courtney | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1* | . | . | . | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Edward Kennett | 1* | R | 3 | 3 | 3 | . | . | 10 | 1 |
| 4 | Tommy Allen | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Chris Neath | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | . | . | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | Luke Bowen | 1 | 1* | 0 | . | . | . | . | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Steve Boxall | 3 | 3 | 2* | 2* | 3 | . | . | 13 | 2 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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The Isle of Wight were able to field a much stronger side than the one which was turned over last Tuesday night by Somerset. They had Jason Doyle back at number two following his injury at King’s Lynn and the reserve berths were filled by Daniel Giffard and Nick Simmons. Rye House were on the usual lines and were strong favourites for the bonus point with a 32 point lead. After a fairly torrid time since his signing by Rye House, Ross Brady won the opening heat from Jason Doyle and Chris Holder to share the points but the Rockets took the lead in heat 2. Steve Boxall won the race from Daniel Giffard but at the back Nick Simmons, in third place, suffered an engine failure while under pressure from Luke Bowen so the race resulted in a 2-4 for a two point advantage to the visitors. That typing nightmare Krzysztof Stojanowski won heat 3 but Tommy Allen and Edward Kennett tucked in behind to share the heat. In heat 4 Rye House went further in front. Nick Simmons had another engine failure, this time at the starting gate, as Steve Boxall and Chris Neath headed off for a 1-5. Jason Bunyan passed Neath on the third lap to limit the damage to a 2-4 but the Rockets now had a four point lead with the score after four heats at 10-14. The Isle of Wight clawed two points back in heat 5. Another fast start by Ross Brady looked like it might produce another race win but Krzysztof Stojanowski passed him on the third lap. With Krister Marsh third from Jaimie Courtney it was a 4-2 for the home side which cut the Rockets’ lead to two points. Heat 6 produced an excellent battle between Chris Neath and Chris Holder. The Islanders’ number 1 finally caught his Rye House opponent on the last bend of the last lap for the win but since Jason Doyle had suffered an engine failure at the tapes it was only good enough for a 3-3. Tommy Allen won heat 7 for the Rockets but Daniel Giffard and Jason Bunyan finished behind him as Edward Kennett had an engine failure at the back on the third lap. Just when the Islanders needed to keep their challenge going they lost a bad 1-5 in heat 8. Jason Doyle was excluded under the two minute rule so the home side went with their two reserves. For Rye House, Jaimie Courtney raced off to win the heat and he was followed home by Steve Boxall who was now unbeaten by an opponent from three rides. The maximum heat loss found the home side six points down with the score after eight heats reading 21-27. Chris Neath and Luke Bowen made fast starts to heat 9 but on the fourth bend Bowen was passed by both Stojanowski and Marsh for a share of the points which kept the Rockets six points in front but they went further ahead with a 2-4 in heat 10. Edward Kennett won the race but Chris Holder and Jason Doyle looked like sharing the heat until Jason Doyle had another engine failure letting Tommy Allen through for third place. This put Rye House eight points ahead and the Islanders were in big trouble again. Ross Brady leapt from the gate in heat 11 but Jason Bunyan passed him on the second lap. Jaimie Courtney took third place for a shared heat so there was still no joy for the home side. A further worry for the home fans was the announcement that Jason Doyle was still struggling with his injuries and had gone to hospital for a check up. Heat 12 was another sore one for the Isle of Wight. Edward Kennett and Steve Boxall scored a 1-5 against Krister Marsh to increase Rye House’s lead to 12 points with just three heats to go. In heat 13 the Islanders gave a TR to Chris Holder and they gave their fans something to shout about when he and Jason Bunyan scored the big 8-1 against Chris Neath and Ross Brady. This knocked seven points off the visitors’ lead which meant that there were now just 5 points between the teams. It was all over though in heat 14 when Steve Boxall completed a paid maximum by beating Krzysztof Stojanowski with Tommy Allen third for the 2-4 which clinched the points for the visitors. Edward Kennett wrapped things up with a heat 15 win with Chris Holder and Jason Bunyan taking the minor places for a shared heat. Match Report by Merlin |