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Rye House Rockets v Edinburgh Monarchs
Premier League, 21 August 2005
Hoddesdon Stadium, Rye House

Rye House 58
1Stuart Robson2*2*22*1 ..93
2Edward Kennett3331*. ..101
3Brent Werner2*11*1. ..52
4Daniel King3323. ..110
5Chris Neath33333 ..150
6Steve Boxall1101. ..30
7Tommy Allen3110. ..50
Edinburgh 37
1(g)Zdenek Simota14^Fx21 0.80
2William Lawson00R.. ..00
3Rusty Harrison026^33 2.160
4Daniel Nermark12002 ..50
6Matthew Wethers2121*2* 0.82
7Robert Ksiezak0X00. ..00

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

This was the second half of a double-header at the Hoddesden circuit. Despite a few falls in the earlier match, all of the Rye House riders were able to take part. Edinburgh were without Theo Pijper and used Zdenek Simota as a guest. The Monarchs had to use rider replacement for the still unfit Ross Brady.

The home supporters were pleased to see an improved showing from Edward Kennett. as he and Stuart Robson took a 5-1 in the opening heat ahead of Simota and William Lawson. It looked like a repeat in heat 2 until Matthew Wethers passed Steve Boxall on the second lap, coming around the outside of the second bend.

Daniel King was fast away in heat 3, chased by Daniel Nermark. Brent Werner caught and passed Nermark but the Edinburgh man refused to give up and just failed to pass Werner for second place on the run to the line. Nermark was out again in heat 4 against Chris Neath and Tommy Allen. The home pair led but the race was stopped after Robert Ksiezak seemed to get in Nermark's way, causing both of then to fall. Neath won a close re-run from Nermark and Allen. Sam Simota took a tactical ride in heat 5 but Daniel King again rocketed away from the tapes to win untroubled. Simota took second place ahead of Werner who took a while to pass Lawson.

Heat 6 was farcical. Sam Simota fell at the second bend and all four riders were back for the re-start. Then, coming out of the second bend, Simota appeared to clip Stuart Robson's wheel. Robson took an awkward looking fall and it was a minute or so before he was back on his feet. Once again, all four riders re-started. Kennett and Robson led early only for Wethers to hit the fence at the first bend. The referee decided to award a 5-1 to the home side and move on to heat 7!

After finishing last in his first race (heat 3), Rusty Harrison was out again in heat 7, partnered by Nermark. Chris Neath and Steve Boxall led with the Edinburgh pair hounding Boxall all the time. Eventually, Harrison got past him close to the line but Boxall stayed ahead of Nermark for third place in an exciting race. Wethers took a reserve replacement ride in heat 8 and managed to split the Kennett/Allen pairing. Lawson suffered an engine failure on the second lap and the scoreline was now 35-15.

Harrison took a tactical ride in heat 9 and his form continued to improve as he flew from the gate to win from King and Werner. He repeated this in heat 10 with an excellent win against the Kennett / Robson pairing. Neath, back to his fast-starting best, won heat 11 from Simota and Wethers and then Edinburgh hit back with a 5-1 in heat 12. Once again, Harrison stormed out of the gate and was joined by Wethers. Werner made up some ground on Wethers but the Edinburgh rider held on for second place.

The home side replied with a 5-1 in heat 13, Neath and Robson being too fast for Simota and Ksiezak. It looked like another 5-1 in heat 14 when King and Boxall hit the front but Nermark passed Boxall on the second lap, coming inside him on the third bend. Robson, Neath, Simota and Harrison was the line-up for the final heat. Chris Neath was out first and went on to win but Rusty Harrison hadn't finished for the day. With Stuart Robson tucked into second place behind Neath, Harrison burst past him on the outside as the two approached the first bend on the third lap, not a sight the home supporters have seen that often this year.

This was a spirited display by the visitors who would surely have gone a lot closer had Theo Pijper and Ross Brady been available. Rusty Harrison's display was one of the best by a visiting rider this year. Wethers and Simota had their moments, as did Daniel Nermark who rode better than his five points suggest. For the home side, Chris Neath was at his best, backed up by some good riding from Daniel King and Edward Kennett.

Match Report by Candyman