Gladiators take all the points

A full strength Plymouth ProwPark Gladiators deliver a comprehensive 54-34 victory over The Edinburgh Monarchs in the Cab Direct Championship.

Number 1 Nico Covatti returned to track action with 11 points on his home debut at The Coliseum, backed by the impressive Dan Thompson (11+1) whilst all of the team chipped in with valuable heat or paid wins, helping to also deliver the aggregate bonus point (102-76)

In a meeting which saw a delay due to an electrical issue with the tapes, Josh Pickering was the pick of the visitors, scorching to a new track record in heat 5.

Scores and heat results.

Plymouth Gladiators = 54 (102)

1. Nico Covatti – 3, 2, 3, 3 = 11

2. Alfie Bowtell – R, 0, 3, 2’ = 5+1

3. Dan Thompson – 1’, 2, 3, 3, 2 = 11+1

4. Kyle Newman – 2, 1’, 2’, 2’ = 7+3

5. Ben Barker – 3, 1, 1’, 1, 0 = 6+1

6. Joe Thompson – 3, 0, 2, 3 = 8

7. Jacob Hook – 2’, 1, 2’, 1 = 6+2

Edinburgh Monarchs = 34 (76)

1. Josh Pickering – 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 3 = 14

2. Kye Thomson – R, 0, F, 0 = 0

3. Lasse Fredriksen – 3, 2’, 1, 2, 1 = 9+1

4. Paco Castagna – 0, 3, 0, 1 = 4

5. Justin Sedgmen – 2, 3, 0, 0 = 5

6. Max James – F, 1, 1, 0 = 2

7. Connor Coles – R, 0, 0 = 0

Heat Results

Heat 01: Covatti, Pickering, Thomson (R), Bowtell (R) 3-2, 53.42

Heat 02: J. Thompson, Hook, James (F), Coles (R) 5-0, 8-2, Awarded

Heat 03: Fredriksen, Newman, D. Thompson, Castagna 3-3, 11-5, 53.53

Heat 04: Barker, Sedgmen, Hook, Coles 4-2, 15-7, 53.79

Heat 05: Pickering, D. Thompson, Newman, Thomson 3-3, 18-10, 52.30 (New Track Record)

Heat 06: Sedgmen, Covatti, James, Bowtell 2-4, 20-14, 53.86

Heat 07: Castagna, Fredriksen, Barker, J. Thompson 1-5, 21-19, 53.72

Heat 08 Re-Run x2: Bowtell, Hook, James, Thomson (F) 5-1, 26-20, 54.27

Heat 09: D. Thompson, Newman, Pickering, Sedgmen 5-1, 31-21, 53.32

Heat 10: Covatti, Bowtell, Fredriksen, Castagna 5-1, 36-22, 53.62

Heat 11 Re-Run x2: Pickering, J. Thompson, Barker, Thomson 3-3, 39-25, 53.39

Heat 12: D. Thompson, Fredriksen, Hook, James 4-2, 43-27, 53.32

Heat 13: Covatti, Pickering, Barker, Sedgmen 4-2, 47-29, 54.23

Heat 14: J. Thompson, Newman, Castagna, Coles 5-1, 52-30, 54.31

Heat 15 Re-Run x2: Pickering, D. Thompson, Fredriksen, Barker 2-4, 54-34, 53.50

Courtesy of Speedway Updates

Image Credit: Dan Westlake