Elmo

I don't know why any sensible person wouldn't go for the heat 15 option when winning the toss.

No. The previous owner decided he knew best and ignored the advice he was given.

Correct decision to exclude Pieszczek. Andersen & Wells for heat 15?

The grading this year has been shocking tbh. They don't have anything that brings it back in after it gets moved to the outside.

On the plus side there's normally a big blue groove by now.

The racing was better in the last 2 years following the alterations but this season it has been poor, though the Wolverhampton meeting last week was a marginal improvement.

And an honourable mention for Nick Morris who got 19+1 for Glasgow in 2011. And Charles Wright was riding for the Lions in that too.

Predictable gate picks for the final

Also a potential tac sub opportunity missed?

Pieszczek is a quick learner, Decent effort for his first visit to Monmore.

How did masters get away with that?

Should be a comfortable home win

Exactly, that's my point. The surface is just as important. One of the problems at Leicester this year is that the dirt is not being brought back down to give an even covering from inside to outside.

Whilst the shape is certainly not ideal, it isn't the only factor conducive to decent racing. It is the same shape as last year and yet the racing is nowhere near as a good. The SWC at belle vue in 2016, the race off was one of the dullest meetings I've ever seen yet the next day the final was fantastic. Shape was the same both days therefore it must have been the weather & subsequent preparation that made the difference in quality. With regards to any radical reshaping, the only options would be taking the track out and doing away with either the back straight stand or taking the home straight out into the waste ground. Either way I doubt it is affordable in the current climate (lottery win aside lol)

In the programme it said that Craig Ackroyd was the ref. We wondered why Rosco was upset after the Sarjeant tapes offence, I didn't notice if Andersen went on the infield or not. I can only put the poor racing this year down to track prep & surface. I think there was plenty of dirt down last night but it seemed very loose and some riders appeared to be struggling early doors. The blue groove going into the 3rd bend starts halfway down the back straight and there's no kit to bring the dirt back to the inside once it's been pushed wide.

In the main another total bore fest. The racing has really gone backwards this year after significant improvements over the last 2 seasons.

According to SGB it's Cookie that's the Aussie and he scored 15 tonight lol

And only 5 heat winners at home.

Was certainly not dusty. Lions just poor. Some excellent races. Watering understandable. Interval did drag on for far too long.

One way traffic. even Poole would beat us riding like this.

Looking forward to this. Expecting home win but the Lions to nick a bonus point hopefully

No, that was before the 2016 season.

Was done the previous winter for last season.

The commentator is terrible

Passed Doyle from the back too