PREVIEW: CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP, REDCAR

REDCAR promoter Jamie Swales is hoping for a home victory in today’s (Sunday, 5pm) Championship League Riders’ Championship – but expects his riders to face very strong competition.

Charles Wright and Danny King represent the Bears in the prestige event at the ECCO Arena with a multitude of top heat-leaders chasing the title.

Swales said: “I wouldn’t go as far as saying they are favourites, but it’s a wide-open meeting so I don’t make anyone as a favourite. However, I’m confident they can do well and I would be disappointed if at least one of them didn’t make the Final.

“The way they have been riding in the last few matches means there is no reason why they shouldn’t be feeling confident. Both of them are feeling very relaxed at the moment and they don’t look like they are letting the pressure get to them.

“Additionally, both of them should have a little home track advantage, but not enough to make a huge difference.

“There’s four former Bears in the line-up plus a number of others who you would call track specialists including Richard Lawson who got 16+1 last week. It’s going to be a tough meeting so whoever does win it will deserve it!”

LINE-UP:

1 Rory Schlein (Berwick)
2 Justin Sedgmen (Birmingham)
3 Troy Batchelor (Birmingham)
4 Kye Thomson (Edinburgh)
5 Richard Lawson (Poole)
6 Richie Worrall (Plymouth)
7 Paco Castagna (Edinburgh)
8 Lewis Kerr (Oxford)
9 Charles Wright (Redcar)
10 Ryan Douglas (Scunthorpe)
11 Craig Cook (Edinburgh)
12 Ben Cook (Poole)
13 Chris Harris (Glasgow)
14 Jake Allen (Scunthorpe)
15 Danny King (Redcar)
16 Leon Flint (Berwick)

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