Edinburgh Monarchs v Workington Comets

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EDINBURGH slammed Workington 65-24 at Armadale in the first leg of their MAXiCab KO Cup tie ahead of today’s (Saturday) return in Cumbria.

The Monarchs raced to eight 5-1s and 5-0 in a one-sided encounter with their middle-order pairing of Jonatan Grahn and Kye Thomson both scoring paid maximums.

Thomsen scored 16+2 from six rides whilst Grahn remarkably had five paid wins in his total of 13+5 – and powerhouse reserve Victor Palovaara racked up 20 from seven outings.

Palovaara’s only dropped point came at the hands of Troy Batchelor in Heat 1, with the Comets captain scoring nine points and adding a further win in Heat 13.

Grahn said: “It’s been an amazing night, I’m so happy for the performance from all the guys in the team and also myself.

“Before the season I had a target to score ten points in every meeting and for sure I did it tonight, all the guys in the team helped each other.”

MAXICAB KO CUP FIRST ROUND, 1st leg
EDINBURGH 65: Victor Palovaara 20, Kye Thomson 16+2, Jonatan Grahn 13+5, Justin Sedgmen 8+2, Paco Castagna 7+2, Mark Parker 1, Oskar Polis r/r
WORKINGTON 24: Troy Batchelor 9, Jacob Hook 8, Tate Zischke 3, Fraser Bowes 2, Antti Vuolas 1+1, Vinnie Foord 1+1, Jye Etheridge 0

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