Edinburgh Monarchs v Redcar Bears

REPORT Friday 19th June 2015, 10:00pm

by Mike Hunter

  Edinburgh Monarchs

This was the kind of match that would test the enthusiasm of the keenest fan.

Perhaps you have to expect it in June, but the weather was cool with rain before and during the meeting.

Steve Worrall deserved great praise for his consistent efforts, and he achieved the substantial feat of preventing all of the home side from staying unbeaten.

Both Ben Morley and Jan Graversen were visibly trying and scored reasonably well, but the rest of the visiting team were either unwilling or unable to put on any kind of show.

Lasse Bjerre was unlucky to stop with much popping and banging after gating in heat one, but thereafter his appetite for the fray visibly disappeared. He led the way in trying to have the meeting abandoned at heat 8, thankfully unsuccessful in conditions which were tricky but not much more than that.

There’s not much to be said about the home team because most of the time it was a stroll to them. Erik Riss would be the rider who remembers the meeting with most fondness as he returned his biggest score so far, another step on his upward path.

Craig Cook lost out to Worrall in his opening ride, but thereafter showed great determination to the first turn even though he wasn’t getting away from the tapes quickly. That was all that was required, there was no challenge to any of the race leaders after the first half lap.

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