A 51-39 win over Redhill saw Fenny Stratford complete the first round of this season’s Division Two Cup unbeaten. It also saw them through to the last four of the competition as group winners, setting them up with a semi-final tie against Kelvedon. It will be the Stags fourth semi-final, they have yet to reach the final, or lift any club trophy, this surely their best chance of ending that silverware drought. Despite the defeat Redhill went through in second spot, the Racers finishing a point clear of Buxton and two better off than Liden, who agonisingly lost their final qualifier at Hawick, 46-44. Redhill take on Group B winners Sandwell in the last four, the semi-final line up ensuring a new name will be on the trophy this season.

The SL34 World Championship lost another of the top eight from last season’s GP’s this week with Svenne Gregersen (2) finishing last in the Play Off round in Coventry. But five remain, including Houston’s world number eight Harry Sloan (12), who topped the standings from shock qualifier to the GP series, Adam Bennett (11). New Zealander’ Bennett will be one of five riders making their GP debut in next weeks opening European round in York, three of which ply their trade with European League club’s. Adam Ashton (10) is one of the other two, he becoming the third British rider to qualify—behind Sloan and British Champion’ John Hawke—thanks to a sixth placed finish in York, secured by two points for second in the final scheduled race of the meeting. One-club man Ashton has come through the ranks at Witham, whom he joined as a junior over ten years ago, the 25 year old earned his first International cap for the Lions earlier this season.

A draw at Boston saw Houston regain top spot in division one from Coventry. The Mustangs went a point clear of their rivals after recording their third 45-45 result on the road of the campaign, their promoter George Seymour will be disappointed however it wasn’t a second away win, with his Colts side leading by eight in the fixture with just four races to go. Elsewhere St Ives’s meeting at York also finished all-square, the Pirates more than happy with what was also their third away draw of the campaign, it returned in a meeting they had trailed in by eight thanks to a last heat 5-1 from Marek Siadaczka (16+1) and Nalek Walczak (12+2).

A strong start to the second half of the season for Beverley who—just as they did at the start of the first half—won their opening two fixtures. So a second away win of the campaign for the Hellcats at Sneyd Green, by a single point on this occasion, courtesy of a last heat Richard Lewis (17) winning 4-2. Steve Baker’s side—relegated from the top flight last season—remain fifth, but have closed to within a point of the promotion places. In division three it proved to be mixed week for Bolsover, who having beaten Bury 43-47 on the road, lost for the fourth time at their Crown Ground home in the league this season, going down 44-46 against Liden after conceding a last heat 4-2 to Konstantin Moroz (14) and Liam Elliott (10). Liden remain bottom despite the loss, Bolsover currently two points above them in eighth spot.