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Monarch Edition
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Comment now on the latest news at the Forum RAMS HIT THE WALL Brit stars as Vipers return to the final Don Valley will make a long awaited return to the final of the KO Cup after sneaking through their last four tie at Ramsgate with a last race 5-1. The aggregate scores were level heading into heat 15 of the second leg at the Ram’s Channel Arena, and having already racked up a combined total of seven wins from their previous eight outings to the circuit, Joseph Wall (14) and Valeri Lach (14+1) went into it as clear favourites to earn their side the necessary points for victory. Jacob Brady (10+1) had been the only home rider to beat either of the pair in the scheduled races, however he was left for dead in the nominated race, Wall and Lach sprinting clear after exiting the opening bend to lead Ramsgate’s near £1/2million SL23 signing, the Vipers two ten point men would go on to provide an impenetrable barrier despite plenty of attempts by Brady to split the pair. Don Valley’s first 5-1 of the meeting saw Lach complete his third successive maximum of this years competition and his sixth from eight KO Cup meetings in SL26, the Vipers—who have lifted the trophy a record eight times—reaching their first final since they finished as runners-up for a second year in a row in SL17, they had lost at the semi-final stage five times in the previous six seasons, including twice to Ramsgate. One side they have a 100% record against in the competition to is Laceby, and it’s they who await them in the final with the Vipers looking to make it three wins out of three in the KO Cup against the Avenues. SL18 runners-up Laceby repeated their 48-42 first leg win over Liden in the return at home, to progress to their second final by 12 on aggregate.TODAY: Shorts Don Valley returned to winning ways in the league after going four without success. The leaders advantage at the top has been cut to two points by Denaby, with that margin stabilising this week as both sides won home and away. The Vipers victory on their travels came at Merseyside, where heat leaders Valeri Lach (14+1), Joseph Wall (14) and Samuel Murphy (11+1) dropped just a point between them in taking their side to a 37-53 success, which is their biggest on the road in nearly three years. Much closer at bottom side Liden for Denaby, but a vital three league points nonetheless for the Devils whose 43-47 victory was completed by a last heat Shane Goodwin (14)/Callum Osborne (10+1) 4-2. Liden have won just four of their 30 league fixtures this season and end the week 13 points adrift of safety with just 18 left to ride for. Elsewhere Cradley Heath lost at home in the league for the first time this season, they trailed Merseyside from the concession of a 5-1 to reserves Freddy Gomez (7+1) and Kim Folstad (3+2) in heat two onwards, eventually going down 44-46 to the Marauders, who climb back out of the relegation zone as a result, moving above Dumpton on points difference.
Nottingham moved to the head of division three for the first time this season after smashing Bolsover 55-35 in the top of the table clash. Thomas Davis (15) scored his third maximum in four league meetings in the rout, which equalled the Ducks biggest league win of the season. Davis scored another full house as Nottingham made it six victories in a row in all competitions in the first leg of their Division Three Cup Final at Benfleet, Davis winning crucial heat 11 and 13 5-1’s for the visitors as they completed a ten point turnaround in the scores in the space of four races in going on to win the meeting, 41-49. Six straight wins became seven when Pete Watmough’s side travelled to Newquay for their latest league fixture, the Ducks scoring four 4-2’s in the final six races in taking a 42-48 success at the Knights. With Bolsover being held to a home draw by Border in the same round of fixtures, Nottingham have gone three points clear at the top of the standings, the Knights dip in form in the league has seen them win just one of their last seven.
Home advantage helped four-time defending World Champion Valeri Lach (12) claim his first GP win of the season. Lach needed a race-off though to finally see off the challenge of Brit’ Callum Osborne at Don Valley however, with another Vipers rider—Samuel Murphy (10)—taking third. Lach has now earned at least one Grand Prix win in each of the last six seasons, the latest success a record extending 12th overall, but surprisingly his first in the British round. The 29 year old Russian maintains his two point advantage over Osborne at the top of this years World Championship, Federico Castellini (9) slips six points adrift in third.
Aussie starlet Liam Hill (15) scored a maximum to win the second of the WU21 semi-finals in Richmond. Hill—who has recently moved from Don Valley to Manor on loan—is looking to take the title for the second successive season.
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