Bears take the win

The Plymouth Gladiators suffered a narrow 43-47 defeat against the Redcar Bears, in another competitive meeting at the Coliseum.

Already missing the inform Dan Thompson (suffering with Covid), the Gladiators then lost Ben Barker following a fall in his opening heat 4 ride, with the skipper eventually withdrawing on medical grounds.

Despite the setback, the remaining Gladiators battled hard, keeping hopes of a draw alive until the last heat of the meeting, before the Bears skipper Charles Wright took the checkered flag to secure the away victory.   Alfie Bowtell top scored for The Gladiators with 13+2, back by guest Troy Batchelor with 12+1.

Plymouth Gladiators : 43

1. Troy Batchelor (G) – 2, 2′, 3, 3, 2 = 12+1

2. Alfie Bowtell – 1′, 3, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1′ = 13+2

3. Dan Thompson – R/R (AB-3, JT-0, JT-0, KN-2 = 5)

4. Kyle Newman – 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1′ = 8+1

5. Ben Barker – Fx, 0 = 0 Withdrawn

6. Joe Thompson – 3, 0, 0, 0, 1′, 2 = 6+1

7. Jacob Hook – 1, 2, 1, 0 = 4

Redcar Bears : 47

1. Charles Wright – 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3 = 17

2. Connor Bailey – 0, 2′, 3, 0 = 5+1

3. Dan Gilkes – 0, 2′, 0, 3, 0 = 5+1

4. Jason Edwards – 2, 1, 3, 2, 3, 0 = 11

5. Danny King – R/R (BT-3, JE-1, CW-3, DG-0 = 7)

6. Ben Trigger – 2, 3, Fx, 1, 1, 0 = 7

7. Jake Mulford – 0, 1, 1 = 2

8. Kai Ward –

Heat Results

Gladiators win toss and take gates 1&3.

Heat 01: Wright, Batchelor, Bowtell, Bailey 3-3 (3-3) 53.25

Heat 02: J Thompson, Trigger, Hook, Mulford 4-2 (7-5) 54.92

Heat 03: Bowtell, Edwards, Newman, Gilkes 4-2 (11-7) 54.05

Heat 04: Trigger, Hook, Mulford, Barker (Fx) 2-4 (13-11) 54.39

Heat 05: Wright, Bailey, Newman, J Thompson 1-5 (14-16) 53.35

Heat 06: Re-run Bowtell, Batchelor, Edwards, Trigger (Fx) 5-1 19-17

Heat 07: Edwards, Gilkes, Hook, Barker 1-5 20-22 53.90

Heat 08: Bailey, Bowtell, Trigger, J Thompson 2-4 22-26 55.72

Heat 09: Wright, Newman, Mulford, J Thompson 2-4 24-30 53.02

Heat 10: Batchelor, Edwards, Bowtell, Gilkes 4-2 28-32 52.55

Heat 11: Wright, Bowtell, J Thompson, Bailey 3-3 31-35 54.08

Heat 12: Gilkes, Newman, Trigger, Hook 2-4 33-39 53.84

Heat 13: Batchelor, Wright, Newman, Gilkes 4-2 37-41 53.08

Heat 14: Edwards, J Thompson, Newman, Trigger 3-3 40-44 53.96

Heat 15: Wright, Batchelor, Bowtell, Edwards 3-3 43-47 53.85

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Image credit:  Dan Westlake