FINALISTS PLEASED WITH RESULTS

TOM Brennan and Craig Cook both paid tribute to new British Champion Dan Bewley after joining the Cumbrian on the podium at Belle Vue on Sunday.

Brennan’s runner-up spot continues a season of massive progress for the former British U21 title winner, whilst former champion Cook enjoyed a terrific meeting on his old home track despite having spent extensive time on the sidelines of late.

Said Brennan: “To be known as the British No.2 is pretty special, and the amount of work and effort that went into this meeting, for me, was unbelievable.

“It was always in my mind, the previous meeting, what I had done and what I would need to do to replicate that but at the same time, you have to be open-minded.

“My family have been a huge inspiration to me and while it would have been great to win, I’m over the moon with silver and I couldn’t lose to a better man than Dan.”

Cook added: “If you had told me at the start of the meeting that I would be going straight through to the Final then I would have taken that all day long.

“I’ve had a challenging few weeks coping with some injuries, and I really wanted to be able to finish the season on a high and I’ve made some good progress just recently.

“I’m happy with third. I’ve been on the top step before now and I’m very pleased to see Dan experiencing what I experienced when I won, so congratulations to him.”

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