Tigers v Berwick select

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You had to feel for the Bandits today . Anything that could go wrong did go wrong . Already under-strength they lost Kus , victim of a hard first bend , with concussion . Burza looped through the tapes in one race , then suffered a broken toe in HT15 . Rempala was excluded in one race after suffering mechanical problems at the tapes - so all in all it was a difficult afternoon for them .
Glasgow only really had to go through the motions to win easily , with Shane Parker scoring the easiest 15 point maximum of his career . All the Tigers got amongst the points and had the luxury to give their number 8 , Gary Beaton , 4 rides .
But at least it gave me the chance to spend the afternoon in good company , so it was an enjoyable afternoon from that point of view .

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Glasgow versus Berwick

Glasgow..62

1..C Watson..3,3,3,2’,1 = 12+1
2..D McAllan..2’,1,3,0 = 6+1
3..S Parker..3,3,3,3,3 = 15
4..R Ksiezak R/R
5..T Leverington..2,3,3,3 = 11
6..M Coles..2’,1,2’,2 = 7+2
7..L Dicken..3,1’,2’,2’ = 8+3
8..G Beaton..0,1,1,1’ = 3+1

Berwick..28

1..M Kus..0,2,W = 2
2..K Katajisto..1,1’,0,1,1 = 4+1
3..M Makovsky R/R
4..J Rempala..2,2,2,1,3,2 = 12
5..S Burza..3,2,2,1’,1,W = 9+1
6..J McPhail..0,0,0,0 = 0
7..S Martin..1,0,0,0,0,0,0 = 1

Ht 1..59.3..Watson, McAllan, Katajisto, Kus [Fall] 5-1 (5-1)
Ht 2..60.0..Dicken, Coles, Martin, McPhail [F/Rem] 5-1 (10-2)
Ht 3..59.2..Parker, Rempala, Katajisto, Beaton 3-3 (13-5)
Ht 4..59.9..Burza, Leverington, Dicken, Martin 3-3 (16-8)
Ht 5..59.2..Parker, Kus, Beaton, Katajisto 4-2 (20-10)
Ht 6..59.3..Watson, Burza, McAllan, McPhail 4-2 (24-12)
Ht 7..59.5..Leverington, Rempala, Coles, [T/R] Martin [Kus W] 4-2 (28-14)
Ht 8..59.9..McAllan, Dicken, Katajisto, Martin 5-1 (33-15)
Ht 9..61.1..Parker, Burza [Ex/T – 15m], Beaton, McPhail 4-2 (37-17)
Ht 10..59.8..Watson, Rempala, Burza, McAllan [F/Rem] 3-3 (40-20)
Ht 11..61.7..Leverington, Coles, Katajisto, Martin 5-1 (45-21)
Ht 12..61.2..Parker, Dicken, Rempala [Ex/2 – 15m], McPhail 5-1 (50-22)
Ht 13..61.1..Leverington, Watson, Burza, Martin 5-1 (55-23)
Ht 14..61.5..Rempala, Coles, Beaton, Martin 3-3 (58-26)
Ht 15..59.7..Parker, Rempala, Watson, [Burza W] 4-2 (62-28)

Notes:

1..Ht 3 and Beaton takes the R/R for Glasgow.
2..Ht 3 and Katajisto takes the R/R for Berwick.
3..Ht 5 and Beaton takes the R/R for Glasgow.
4..Ht 7 and Kus takes the R/R for Berwick.
5..Ht 7 and Berwick’s Kus takes a Tactical Ride – his points will count double if he defeats a Glasgow rider.
6..Ht 7 and we’ve a re-run with all 4 after Glasgow’s Coles and Berwick’s Kus take tumbles on the 1st turn.
7..Ht 7 and Berwick’s Kus is withdrawn from the meeting.
8..Ht 7 and Martin replaces Kus for Berwick.
9..Ht 9 and Beaton takes the R/R for Glasgow.
10..Ht 9 and Berwick’s Burza gets into mischief at the tapes, is excluded and goes off a 15 metre handicap.
11..Ht 10 and Burza takes the R/R for Berwick.
12..Ht 11 and Martin replaces Kus for Berwick.
13..Ht 12 and Rempala takes the R/R for Berwick.
14..Ht 12 and Berwick’s Rempala fails to beat the 2 minutes, is excluded and goes off a 15 metre handicap.
15..Ht 13 and Martin replaces Kus for Berwick.
16..Ht 14 and Beaton takes the R/R for Glasgow.
17..Ht 15 and it’s Parker ( R )-Watson ( B ) for Glasgow and it’s Rempala ( G )-Burza ( Y ) for Berwick.
18..Ht 15 and we’ve a re-run with all 4 after Glasgow’s Watson and Berwick’s Burza take tumbles on the 1st turn.
19..Ht 15 and Berwick’s Burza is withdrawn from the meeting.

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Should be same 1-7 but with Ksiezak at STMP on thursday then?

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Yes, but fuck knows what Berwick's team will be when they take on the heathen Monarchs on Saturday.

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Lol, can it get any worse for them this season?

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Reports in this morning's newspaper suggested that surgeons were trying to save Burza's toe last night . Just goes from bad to worse for Peter Waite this season .
Well my old mongol mate how did you enjoy your first visit to the Messiahdome ?

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paulco said:

Reports in this morning's newspaper suggested that surgeons were trying to save Burza's toe last night . Just goes from bad to worse for Peter Waite this season .
Well my old mongol mate how did you enjoy your first visit to the Messiahdome ?

A very pleasant afternoon watching the Weirdity in action and some reasonable racing, albeit for minor placings. You have to feel ever so slightly sorry for Martin, who put everything he had into seven rides and only got a point - he deserved much more, but you don't get points for effort.