Steve Shovlar

A good meeting tonight, perhaps not as good as the one two weeks ago but still entertaining. Track was nicely watered with no dust, meaning some good flat out racing. The track improvements really helping the riders go for it. After Swindon’s performance last week at Ipswich I expected them to turn up and rip us a new one but after a tense opening two 5-1s on the bounce more or less settled where the win was going to go. I would have used Josh in heat 15 but Middlo thought otherwise. Klindt chose tonight to have his worst meeting of the season. For Swindon I thought Doyle and Batchelor excellent but the rest were hit and miss. No reserves is Swindons bane. And no T/Rs allowed in the playoffs. We don’t have the top end firepower of Swindon but we do have 6 riders giving their all. Now well clear at the top. Top 4 still wide open with Wolves win at Belle Vue. Very pleased after that. Return on Thursday should be another cracker.

If the track is the same as it has been since the work was done it should be a good meeting.

The racing could be great tonight but I would put money on certain posters slagging the track off.

I haven’t played the underdog card or said we are going to lose. I said if we get beat it will be because Swindon have a better top 5 who are currently on form. Nothing wrong with that.

No surprise at all using Kyle. Obvious choice given rider availability. Perhaps he is not riding as well as he was 3 years ago but still knows the track well enough. The Swindon team have certainly clicked recently and all are showing good form. Same can’t be said for us but if we are turned over then fair enough. But we are at home and hopefully Josh’s bike issues will have been sorted as we can’t carry anyone. Same goes for Klindt who has been suffering in his last two meetings.

Hopefully Madsen will wrap it up in Cardiff.

Well done to Lindgren. Well done to Madsen in pulling out a 6 point lead while quite badly injured.

Madsen increases his lead by 4 at the mo with final to come. And he lost two points to an idiot mechanic.

Easy call to have all 4 back.

Doyle very hard done by.

What a ride from Magic. I feel sure there’s a world championship in the guy if he was just a bit harder. Such a nice guy as well.

We are blessed.

Madsen riding determined with an injury. Gutted with the ef. I hope he wins the title. No fuel! Shoot the mechanic!

Some great racing tonight. Shame about the pathetic crowd. Rain put them off I guess?

No Dudek was behind. Dudek exc. Fricke is badly shaken there. No suprise.

Carnage! Hope all riders ok. All up. Dudes should go imo.

You know as well as the rest of us that the current Swindon lineup go very well at Poole and judging by current form have a very good chance of coming away with a win. Should be a very good meeting on BT.

I don’t believe Ipswich are going through a lack of form at all. I would say they were punching well above their weight in the first half of the season but have now reverted to form. Wouldn’t be a surprised if they missed out on a top four playoff berth to be honest.

Not you clearly.

Vissing wouldn’t be near at Point. Looks like Vissings ban has helped Swindon! Hopefully the weather will settle down to a dry period and some great racing on Monday night.

Did you see the make up of that Poole team?

Certainly wouldn’t want him on his current form. If KP becomes available I would have him. Clearly not enjoying the Ipswich track, but a far better rider than he is showing.

Lol! Ipswich bubble well and truly popped. They might end up out the playoffs.

Nothing good about it. We all saw what Cook did. If he loses the appeal the ban should increase and he will certainly be hit with costs.