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Rye House Rockets v Workington Comets
Premier Trophy (Final), 07 August 2005
Hoddesdon Stadium, Rye House
| 1 | Stuart Robson | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | . | . | . | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Edward Kennett | 2* | 2* | 3 | 3 | . | . | . | 10 | 2 |
| 3 | Brent Werner | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1* | . | . | 13 | 1 |
| 4 | Daniel King | 2* | Fx | 2* | 0 | . | . | . | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Chris Neath | 2* | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | . | . | 13 | 1 |
| 6 | Steve Boxall | 0 | R | 2* | 2 | . | . | . | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Tommy Allen | 3 | 3 | 2* | 2* | . | . | . | 10 | 2 |
| 1(g) | Magnus Zetterstrom | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | . | . | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Shaun Tacey | 1 | 1* | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Scott Robson | 1 | 4^ | 2 | 1 | . | . | . | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | Kauko Nieminen | 0 | 1* | 0 | 3 | . | . | . | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | James Wright | 1 | 1 | 2^ | 1* | T | . | . | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Jamie Courtney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Aidan Collins | 1* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | . | . | 3 | 1 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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Rye House Rockets arrived at the Hoddesden track this afternoon with a 2-point lead following yesterday's first leg of the Premier League Trophy at Workington. Looking to win their first major trophy in ages, Rye put out a full strength team. Workington used Magnus Zetterstrom as a guest rider in place of the injured Carl Stonehewer. Stuart Robson and Edward Kennett got the Rockets off to the best possible start in heat 1. Robson led on the inside from Magnus Zetterstrom but Kennett forced his way through into second place on the third bend. Steve Boxall broke the tapes in heat 2 and started 15m back. Jamie Courtney led early from Tommy Allen and Aidan Collins but Allen passed him on the first lap and went on to win. Boxall tried hard but couldn't get close enough to Collins to challenge for third place. Rye followed up with two more 5-1s. Brent Werner & Daniel King were too fast for Scott Robson & Kauko Nieminen in heat 3 and then Chris Neath & Tommy Allen finished ahead of James Wright & Collins in heat 4. Neath was well clear after the first lap and spent much of the remainder of the race checking on the progress of Allen. Neath slowed right down as the line approached to let Allen take the victory but the pair only just kept ahead of the fast finishing James Wright. A Daniel King fall in Heat 5 gave Workington the chance to score some points. Shaun Tacey led briefly but Werner swept round the outside and won as he pleased ahead of Zetterstrom. Rye extended their lead in heat 6 when Robson and Kennett gave a textbook team ride to make the score Rye House 26 Workington 10. Scott Robson took a tactical ride in heat 7 alongside Nieminen but Neath blazed off in front and won easily. At least Workington managed the heat win, 3-5, after Boxall's engine blew up at the start, leaving him motionless as the tapes went up. Kennett & Allen posted another 5-1 in heat 8, Tacey and Collins making little impression. Heat 9 was probably the best of the afternoon. Wright appeared as a tactical rider and led Werner & King from the tapes. Werner showed King what to do when he went wide around the third and fourth bends on the second lap to pass Wright. King took the advice and repeated the move exactly on the next lap to give Rye another 5 points. The Rockets had effectively won the trophy at this point but they continued to pour it on. Kennett took heat 10 from Scott Robson but the main talking point was Stuart Robson's last gasp charge at the line where he just pipped Nieminen for third place. Neath / Boxall (now on Kennett's bike) were too good for Zetterstrom / Tacey in heat 11 and Werner / Allen repeated this in heat 12 ahead of Robson and Courtney. Workington were still looking for their first race winner. Neath made them wait a bit longer when he again stormed out of the gate to win heat 13 easily. It looked as if Stuart Robson had already been at the champagne as he trailed in last, not a familiar sight for the home fans. At last, Workington won a heat when Nieminen led all the way in heat 14 to beat Boxall with Aidan Collins in third place. This was quickly followed by a good ride in the last heat from Zetterstrom, winning from Neath and Werner. Congratulations to Rye House for a comprehensive victory over two legs. Len Silver announced that he was delighted at winning "our first trophy of the season." It sounds as if he expects more ... and he might be right. Match Report by Candyman |