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Workington Comets v Stoke Potters
Premier League, 29 July 2005
Derwent Park, Workington
| 1(g) | Sean Wilson | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | . | . | . | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Shaun Tacey | 3 | 1* | R | 1* | . | . | . | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Scott Robson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | . | . | . | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | James Wright | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2* | 1* | . | . | 11 | 2 |
| 5 | Kauko Nieminen | R | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | . | . | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | Jamie Courtney | Fx | 1 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Aidan Collins | Fn | 2 | 2 | 0 | . | . | . | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Robbie Kessler | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Adam Allott | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | . | . | . | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Paul Clews | 1 | F | 0 | 2 | . | . | . | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Alan Mogridge | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | . | . | 12 | 0 |
| 5(g) | Ricky Ashworth | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1* | R | . | . | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | Barrie Evans | 3 | 0 | 1* | 1* | 0 | . | . | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Jack Hargreaves | 2* | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | 4 | 1 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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Workington had Sean Wilson at number 1 as a guest for Carl Stonehewer while for Stoke Adam Allott changed sides to ride for the Potters at number 2. Stoke also had Ricky Ashworth at number 5 for Jan Staechmann. The Workington fans must have had a feeling of déjŕ vu about this match as for the second week running they scraped home by one point and had a reserves race crash – this time, luckily enough, without serious repercussions. The Comets got off to a 4-2 winning start from Shaun Tacey and Sean Wilson but in heat 2 they were soon behind as both Jaimie Courtney and Aidan Collins crashed gifting a 0-5 to the Potters who went into a 3 point lead. Stoke then went further ahead with a 2-4 from Alan Mogridge and Paul Clews. Another 2-4 in heat 4 from Ricky Ashworth and Jack Hargreaves took the score to 8-15 and Workington were struggling. The Comets hit back with a 4-2 in heat 5 from Wright and Robson which improved things for them but Ashworth had his second win in heat 6 for a shared heat. Another 4-2 went the Comets way in heat 7 when Kauko Nieminen beat Alan Mogridge as Paul Clews fell and was excluded. However, Adam Allott shot from the gate to win heat 8 and, since Shaun Tacey retired from the heat, Stoke pulled out another two points to their lead and the heat 8 score went to 21-26. Heat 9, won by James Wright, was shared as was heat 10 won by Alan Mogridge. In heat 11 Workington clawed back 2 points with a 4-2 from Nieminen and Courtney and heat 12 was shared after a win from Scott Robson. The score after 12 races was 34-37. Sean Wilson touched the tapes in heat 13 and had to go from 15 metres back. He couldn’t pass Kessler and Ashworth in the rerun as Nieminen won the heat for a share of the spoils but Workington were still 3 points down and running out of races. Heat 14 proved to be the turning point of the match. Jaimie Courtney and James Wright made the start and, try as he might, Alan Mogridge couldn’t get past either of them so Workington took a surprise 5-1 to get their noses in front by one point at 42-41 with just one heat to go. In the last heat Alan Mogridge was fast away to win the race but at the back Nieminen and Wright kept Ashworth out until Stoke’s guest retired on the third lap and Workington were home and dry. Match Report by Merlin |