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Sheffield Tigers v Stoke Potters
Premier Trophy (Group), 08 June 2006
Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield
| 1 | Ricky Ashworth | 3 | 2* | R | R | . | . | . | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Ben Wilson | 2* | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | . | . | 12 | 1 |
| 3 | Emiliano Sanchez | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Kyle Legault | 3 | 1* | 3 | 2 | . | . | . | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | Andre Compton | 2* | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | . | . | 14 | 1 |
| 6 | Paul Cooper | 3 | 2* | 1 | 1* | . | . | . | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | Benji Compton | F | 3 | 0 | 1 | . | . | . | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Mark Lemon | R | 3 | 4^ | 2 | 2 | . | . | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | Trent Leverington | 1 | 1* | 0 | 2 | 0 | . | . | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Robbie Kessler | 2 | R | 2 | 6^ | 0 | . | . | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | Alan Mogridge | X | 1 | 2 | 1* | . | . | . | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Barrie Evans | 1* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | . | . | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Luke Priest | 2 | 1 | 1* | 1* | 2 | 0 | . | 7 | 2 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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Sheffield were at full strength for this match but . Stoke were without Paul Clews who was injured in the final heat of the match against Berwick last Sunday. They used Rider Replacement for him at number 3. Sheffield needed to win this match by more than six points to clinch second spot in the section and qualify for the semi-final of the Premier Trophy where they will race against Rye House. This they did with something to spare as Stoke managed only two heat winners all match. The match opened with the usual 5-1 from Ashworth and Wilson, although Stoke’s cause wasn’t helped by an engine failure for Mark Lemon, but heat 2 was shared when Benji Compton fell on the second lap. Paul Cooper won for the Tigers and a 3-3 then heat 3 was shared, too. Kyle Legault was the race winner as Robbie Kessler and Trent Leverington finished ahead of Emiliano Sanchez. Alan Mogridge had just taken the lead in heat 4 by passing Benji Compton but locked up causing both Compton brothers to fall. Mogridge was excluded from the rerun which Sheffield took with a 5-1 to take the lead after four races to 16-8. Mark Lemon raced clear to win heat 5 while Emiliano Sanchez passed Trent Leverington and Kyle Legault for second place and a shared heat. The Wilson/Ashworth combine produced another 5-1 in heat 7 after a hard first bend from Ben Wilson on Alan Mogridge and Andre Compton and Paul Cooper added another in heat 7 but only after second-placed Robbie Kessler had pulled up on the second lap claiming to have seen a red light. Ben Wilson won heat 8 while Trent Leverington came from the back to pass Benji Compton and then Luke Priest for second place and a shared race taking the score after eight races to 32-16. Heat 9 saw a thrilling race between Kyle Legault and Alan Mogridge with the riders passing and repassing each other before Legault got the better of the Stoke man. Sanchez was third for a 4-2 which put the Tigers 18 ahead. Ricky Ashworth had an engine failure in heat 10 so Ben Wilson’s win was only for a shared heat then in heat 11 Stoke finally gave a TR to Mark Lemon. Andre Compton won the race but Mark Lemon finished second with Paul Cooper third after holding off a strong challenge from Trent Leverington for a 4-4. Emiliano Sanchez won heat 12 from Luke Priest with Benji Compton third for a 4-2 which took the score to 47-27. Ricky Ashworth had another engine failure in heat 13 won by Andre Compton after a titanic battle with Mark Lemon with Alan Mogridge third for a 3-3. Stoke finally enjoyed a heat advantage in heat 14 when Robbie Kessler won while on a TR from Legault and Cooper for a 3-6 and in the last heat Andre Wilson got up to pass early race leader Mark lemon while at the back Ben Wilson likewise passed Robbie Kessler for a 4-2 heat win. Match Report by Merlin |