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Stoke Potters v Sheffield Tigers
Premier League, 06 August 2005
Loomer Road, Stoke

Stoke 55
1Alan Mogridge332*2X ..101
2Adam Allott12*33. ..91
3Paul Clews32*22. ..91
4Robbie Kessler2*31*32 ..112
5(g)Glenn Cunningham31R1*. ..51
6Barrie Evans33202* ..101
7Jack Hargreaves100.. ..10
Sheffield 41
1Sean Wilson216^0. ..90
2Ben Wilson0021. ..30
3Ricky Ashworth1216^1 ..110
4Richard Hall0000. ..00
5Andre Compton21333 ..120
6Paul Cooper0001. ..10
7Kyle Legault21*1*1. ..52

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

Glenn Cunningham was this week’s choice of guest for Stoke in place of Jan Staechmann while Sheffield were at full strength. When Sheffield took all of 7 heats to score 12 points it looked as though this match might turn into a rout. That wasn’t the case however as Sheffield fought back to claim the bonus point by protecting their 16 point win at home last Thursday.

Sheffield made a dreadful start to this match losing three 5-1s and three 4-2s over the opening 7 heats, the other heat being shared. This took the score to 30-12 and the Potters even had a two point lead on aggregate for the bonus point at that stage.

Adam Allott made it 8 race winners in a row for Stoke as the heat was shared but Andre Compton provided Sheffield with their first race winner by winning heat 9 for a shared heat. In heat 10 Adam Allott and Alan Mogridge took another 5-1 from Ricky Ashworth as the Potters extended their lead to 22 points, six on aggregate for the bonus point as the score went to 41-19.

Sean Wilson took a TR in heat 11 and was very lucky to score all 6 points when Glenn Cunningham suffered an engine failure when well in front. The 2-7 to Sheffield pulled 5 points back and they pulled another 5 back with another 2-7 in heat 12. This time Ricky Ashworth scored 6 points and Paul Cooper took third place with the gap between the two sides cut to 12 points and Sheffield now four points up on aggregate as the score went to 45-33.

A hard heat 13 was won by Andre Compton from Alan Mogridge and Glenn Cunningham before a 5-1 for Stoke from Kessler and Evans put the Potters 16 points ahead at 53-37 which tied the two teams for the bonus point. In a heated heat 15 Alan Mogridge went underneath Compton and both riders fell. There was some ‘unpleasantness’ in the aftermath which saw fists raised but the upshot was an exclusion for Mogridge leaving Robbie Kessler to face Compton and Ashworth in the rerun. In the rerun Compton won the race from the gate and with Ashworth having no-one to beat for third place the resultant 2-4 to the Tigers saw them take the bonus point in a remarkable second half to a match which at the half way point had looked beyond Sheffield.

Match Report by Merlin