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Monarch Edition
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Comment now on the latest news at the Forum EU-RE A GONNA Vipers exit Don Valley have became the fourth of the four British sides competing to exit from this years European Cup. No home nation finalists for the second year in succession and for the fourth time in five seasons following the Vipers two point aggregate defeat to Horsens, the narrow semi-final loss inflicted despite Valeri Lach adding an unbeaten 18 on home shale to the 17 points he scored in the opener in Denmark. He completed his 18th club maximum of SL26 with victory in the deciding race at the DVSA, however with second string Chris Carver (12) unable to take the two points for second—he beaten by Giuseppe Mesto (12)—it was the Vipers falling out of the exit door. If was the first time Don Valley had met Horsens in the competition, they becoming the tenth different European League opponent for Matt Akers side, who had been looking to emulate Lublin by lifting the trophy for a record equalling fourth time this season. Horsens—who earned their only other previous success in SL19—will take on holders Pori in the two-legged final. It was an otherwise successful week for Don Valley, who recovered to put in two impressive performances on the road, the first earning them a draw at Southampton in the first leg of their KO Cup quarter-final tie. Then on to struggling Ramsgate for a division one clash, the leaders bouncing back from an early four point deficit in that one to take the lead for the first time in heat 11 thanks to a Lach (12+2) winning 4-2, Samuel Murphy (15) and Lach 5-1’s in heats 13 and 15 completed the 41-49 success, the win their fifth away from home in their top flight campaign.TODAY: Shorts Ramsgate put behind them their poor league form to win at fellow top flight side Cradley Heath in the KO Cup. The Rams are on course to reach the semi-finals of the competition for the first time since they lifted the trophy in SL23, the three-times winners limiting home number one Bradley Law to just seven points as they won at the Dudley Wood Arena for only the second time in their 14 trips there, 43-47. Rami Honkola (12) beat Law twice on the night, including when winning a heat 13 5-1 ahead of team mate, Alexander Wagner (9+1). Laceby trail Denaby by just two points ahead of their home leg in the other all-top flight quarter-final tie, while third division Bolsover will fancy their chances of causing an upset when they host Liden next week, they just eight points adrift of the division one side.
Laceby end the week outside of the division one relegation zone after extending their unbeaten league run to four. Still disappointment of sorts for them at Dumpton, where a last heat 5-1 reversal cost the Avenues a first top flight away victory of SL26, they had led by eight having scored three 5-1’s in the space of nine races, but in the end had to settle for a draw. Reserve Leos Stich was involved in two of those maximums, his 9+2 tally saw him top the scoring for the visitors on the night. The result leaves the Devils in the relegation zone for the first time in four months. The two sides below them in the standings—Ramsgate and Liden—shared the spoils when the two met at the latter earlier in the week.
Ramsgate world number nine Alexandr Wagner (12) raced to five heat wins to claim his second career Grand Prix success in this years opening meeting in Southampton. No maximum for the 27 year old though as he landed the European GP title on his 35th appearance in the series, the fifth of his heat victories returned in a race-off for top spot on the podium against Valeri Lach. Wagner also beat Lach in the main meeting, but finished last in heat 16, a race won by top Brit on the night, Callum Osborne (10).
A fourth away victory of the league campaign has taken London from fifth back up to a season high second in the division two table. A heat 14 4-2 from Corey Wolin (13) and reserve Yevgeny Kulkov (9+1) clinched the points for the Jaguars in an eventual 42-48 victory at Tottenham, the success their second in the league at the venue in SL26.
Stobswood have become further detached at the foot of division three after suffering their fifth home defeat of their 11 home league meetings this season. Hertford have now inflicted two of those five, with the Bears adding to their early season six point success, with a narrower 44-46 victory this week. Simon Williams side secured the points with a last heat Dejan Straus (11+1) winning 4-2, in third was second string Lewis Clements (9), who’d opened his account on the night with three points for victory in a heat three 5-1. Hertford end the week up one place to third, just three points off leaders Bolsover, who like them are looking to make an immediate return to division two.
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