Sam's big day today

NEWS Sunday 26th March 2023, 10:24am

by Mike Hunter

  Edinburgh Monarchs

The legendary Monarchs' captain of recent years, Sam Masters, has his Testimonial at Wolverhampton today, and a big Monarchs contingent is heading for Monmore either as sponsors or fans on the terracing.

Testimonials can be a worrying time for riders, suddenly getting a glimpse of what it is like to be a meeting organiser rather than a participant, but Sam will probably be as laid-back as ever.

The weather looks reasonable and he has a strong field turning out including Jason Doyle, Max Fricke and Freddie Lindgren. Monarchs are represented by Josh Pickering who paired up so often with Sam to great effect last season. Wolverhampton might not be his favourite track.

Sam has won all the major team, pair and individual honours with Monarchs and will never be anything else but a Monarchs legend.