Edinburgh Monarchs v Workington Comets

EDINBURGH were taken to a last-heat decider before banking the Cab Direct Championship points with an enthralling 49-41 win over Workington.

The Comets fought back from ten points down at Armadale and narrowed the gap to four points heading into the last race.

But home duo Kye Thomson and Justin Sedgmen raced to a 5-1 to get the Monarchs off to a winning start in their league campaign.

Sedgmen top-scored with 12+1 and Thomson kept up his great form with 11+1, whilst Troy Batchelor scored 14+1 from seven rides for the Comets and Jonas Jeppesen notched 11.

Edinburgh boss Alex Harkess said: “It got a bit tight in the end for me after we had been fairly comfortable at the start. They had riders who gated very well and made life difficult for us.

“Heat 13 was crucial because they were on a 5-1, but Nick and Kye fought very hard to turn it into a 3-3.

“I’d like to have had it sewn up before the last heat but we didn’t; however Justin and Kye combined brilliantly in that. That made it look like an easy win, but it wasn’t.”

CAB DIRECT CHAMPIONSHIP
EDINBURGH 49: Justin Sedgmen 12+1, Kye Thomson 11+1, Nick Morris 8+1, Paco Castagna 5+2, Jonatan Grahn 5+1, Jordy Loftus 5+1, Mitchell Cluff 3
WORKINGTON 41: Troy Batchelor 14+1, Jonas Jeppesen 11, Tate Zischke 9, Darryl Ritchings 6+2, Niklas Holm Jakobsen 1+1, Ryan Ingram 0, Craig Cook r/r

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Watch the action from Heat 13 (courtesy of EMTV) – see below