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A rather strange date and time to arrange this "prestige" fixture....putting it up against the Vojens GP. Also they must be praying that Sheffield Wednesday don't get a home fixture the same day, as that would mean no car parking at the stadium?

According to Scots insta post coverage starts on HBO max at 6pm, him and Kelvin are on comms

Terrazzo in the Italian championship

First 2 seasons of watching BSN through the tv browser, no issue whatsoever. Last year, constant problems with the event freezing through the TV browser (Sony TV, TV Bro app), although there was never an issue when watching reruns through the tv browser, only live meetings. For rest of the season continued watching with the laptop connected to the TV and no issues at all. This season i have used the Amazon Silk browser through the firestick and so far on the 2 meetings broadcast, not a single hitch or glitch.

Ben Cook even money tonight over Matej Zagar, should be a license to print money. Ok Zagar could have 7 rides, 5 of which are almost guaranteed but i dont see him getting any more than 7 points. Going to face Ben Cook twice, add in heats with Bomber and Fricke also, plus he is going to be partnering Lidsey and Klindt in 2 of his own rides, so won't even be guaranteed 3rd place in most of his heats. Klindt even money over Jan Kvech, purely basing this on the fact Klindt could have 7 rides tonight and Kvech may only get 4, and I would say 7 rides for Klindt guarantees him double figures, 4 rides may not get Kvech to double figures. Klindt over 10 @ 11/8 purely in the hope he gets 7 rides, Id say 6 are guaranteed and that should still get him over 10. Northampton +10 at even money is appealing also, 4 ex Stars in the Northampton line up and the fact there are 2 ex Stars at reserve, who should easily outscore their counterparts, hopefully ensure this remains closer than most think. Brennan over 9 @ 11/8, should have 6 rides tonight and he should get double figures from those 6. Obvioulsy up against Brady and/or Dan in 3 of those heats, but no other BV rider should be beating him along with non of his own team mates.

Ben Cook +2 over Hellstrom Bangs @ 5/6, seems rather generous to me.

I say again 97 different riders rode in the UK last year

People keep banging on about not enough riders for one big league....given the fact that Chris Louis claims unless theres a 6 team Premiership Ipswich will not run in 2026....that leaves 13 teams, a total of 91 riders required....97 riders rode in the UK last season...a quick pedantic way to look at it as its plainly clear there will be no room for the Likes of Dan Brady Max and Jack in one big league, but add in a few new comers Cooper Rushen etc, add in the Aussies already plying their trade in Europe but not the UK, Michael West etc, Gets the likes of Matic Ivacic to return and similar, try and entice the likes of Berge and Bellego along with any up and coming new Aussie, Swede, Dane and 13 teams can easily be filled....obvioulsy whether the talent would be spread evenly is another question But in the meantime the can is kicked down the road to sometime in Jan when they finally decide the Premiership is dead or alive..and then wow, where have all the Premiership riders gone??? Dougy, Lidsey Ellis, Musielak, Chris Holder all sat at home now thinking well i cant hang around waiting for the BSPA to get their arse in gear, I'll sign in Poland, Sweden and Denmark...come Feb Sheffield ring Chris up and he says sorry mate, schedules already full, no time for Mondays and Thursday, Same with Dougy, Becker etc

Drew Kemp Under 7 at even money Heat 2, potentially gets 3 points although I would say Dan T is fav to take the heat win Heat 7, Will he get a point? Possibly can hold off Ellis if he gates Heat 11, Cant see him beating any of Emil, Danny or Sam Heat 12, if he replaces Joe, but again still up against Dan T, so will do well to get a point Heat 14, 2 points at best and even if he beats both Witches, of which one will most likely be Dan T again In my opinion will have to ride extremely well to get 6 points at best By the same token also taking Dan Thompson +1 to outscore Drew also at even money

Id imagine 7 rides for both Magic and PK

Yet still rode in Denmark last night scoring paid 5?

Where did Tungate get injured?

Steve Worrall said earlier in the season that he only wanted to do the one league. Although Sheffield have until the 10th August to make a change, 75% hits on the 11th when they ride against Belle Vue. By the 10th August Scunthorpe will only have 2 meetings remaining, as i doubt they will make the play offs, so maybe he will do more than one league for a couple of meetings if it extends his season into September

If the greyhounds are moving to Dunstall Park then what does this mean for the future of Monmore Green? Surely Wolverhampton cant sustain 2 dog tracks less than 3 mile apart?

So, how and why are Birmingham being allowed to run RR for MJJ when the 28 day facility ended yesterday?

If there is 10 points to play with why not go with James Pearson and Michael West, both currently in Europe and neither riding in the UK

Whats the format of this meeting? Im assuming top 2 straight to he final next 4 to a race off?

Ooops sorry. Meant -28. But was still considering the minus 16 at heat 8 Anyway stand by my original comment the Brummies won’t hit 30

Ipswich v Birmingham Snapped up the -16 @5/6on offer for the Witches, cant for the life of me see how the Brummies get 37 points at Foxhall, will do exceptionally well to get 30. Rew Over 6 @5/4, is a no brainer, likely to get 6 rides and should be able to hit the occasional 2nd place. Brennan over 10 @6/5, dont see him getting beaten and the likelihood of Emil and Doyle skipping heat 15, should mean Tom gets 5 rides MJJ under 9 @ 10/11, will do well to be beating Thompson and Jenkins around Foxhall let alone the top 5. Sheffield v Oxford Sheffield will win this easily but whether they can cover the handicap of -20 is unknown, using RR they may well have hit 56 points, but with the changes to the Tigers septet, it could be a bit hit and miss how Sedgy and Kerr hit the ground running. Wright over 6 @6/5, for very similar reasons above, 4 rides and should be coming 2nd in all of them, add in a potential heat 15 and should easily get over 6 Riss +1 over Rowe @ 6/5, Both will probably score a similar amount but with the possibility that Riss will get a TR and also Heat 15 then will outscore Anders from his 4 rides.

Worrall stated at CLRC that he would only ride in the Championship this year wants to get back to just enjoying speedway riding once a week

Willing to take a punt on Oxford at +4, they managed 42 points at home to Ipswich so should be capable of 44, 45 points at home to Leicester Charles Wright over 7, feel he should have the beating of Kildemand in most heats and more than capable of finishing ahead of Leicesters lower order, with the possibility of 5 rides should be getting almost double figures Gusts -1 over Kemp, Now Sam Hagon has gone and a "home" rider brought in just feel it may be harder for Kemp to score as freely and certainly shouldnt be picking up any extra rides, so as long as Gusts performs well in Heat 2, Kemp will find it hard to score more than Gusts

Kings Lynn v Leicester Happy to back the Stars at -4, personally think this will end 49-41, The Stars may only win the occasional race but dont see them running many lasts. Fricke over 11, based purely on the fact he will probably take 6 rides Cook over 4, he cant keep putting in poor performances can he? A decent return yesterday should give him a confidence boost, ok the opposition he beat yesterday wasnt great but many of those are still better riders than Howarth, Kemp and Hagon. Surely good for 3 second places tonight at least. Belle Vue v Oxford Going to take a punt on Oxford at +12 @ 11/10, still not overly convinced by Belle Vue's bottom end, yes Kurtz Lidsey and Bewley should be getting 30-32 points between them, but can Blodorn, Cook and the reserves hit another 18-20? Gusts will be the key obviously, if he can take 6-7 rides and reach double figures, then Wright, Riss and Magic popping in with 7-8 each may just take the Spires to 40 points Riss +1 over Blodorn, would probably outscore him with just 4 rides but the potential for 6 means he should do it easily Wright over 6, should be beating the Aces second strings and reserves, and with 5 rides should get over 6 Kurtz +4 over Tungate, I dont see Rohan getting 7 points and apart from heat 13 I dont see Brady being beaten

Ipswich v Oxford Ipswich -24 @ 5/6, barring crashes and EF's this will be a comfortable victory for the Witches around the 59-31 mark Emil -2 over Magic @ 4/5 pretty sure Emil will have put his Monday night troubles behind him and will be hitting 13-15 points Tungate over 6 @ 11/10, Hit double figures in his visit here last season and at the only track in the country he has done more laps around than Oxford now, if Rohan cant get 7 points then he's in for a very long season. Leicester v Belle Vue Leicester -4 @ 6/5, A very solid Leicester side against the power house top 2 and at the moment I dont see the Aces second strings and reserves living with the likes of Becker, Howarth Douglas and Kemp away from the NSS, I see this as a 10 point home win Kurtz over 12 @ 11/10, based purely on the hope he has 6 rides Sheffield v Kings Lynn A tough one to call given the gaters paradise that Owlerton was last week. If Sheffield gate as well as last week and the Stars are as poor out the gate as Birmingham then yes it will be a comfortable home win. Although if the likes of Lawson has his gating gloves on and the track is similar to last week then he can easily be picking up double figures. Only bet Im comfortable with is Pickering -2 over Iversen @ 21-20, As last week, Josh partnered now 3 times with a home reserve and the possibility of 6 rides should see him hit 11-12 points minimum and I dont see Niels hitting double figures;

Belle Vue v Kings Lynn Kvech over 5 @10/11, picked up paid 4 on his only visit to the NSS last year, this year will be better prepared and dont see how he cant get 6 points, Should have the beating of all the Aces second strings and reserves Klindt -1 over Cook @ 10/11 Just a pure punt that Nicolai may be able to transfer his weekend form into beating Zach around Belle Vue, whilst Zach still works out the quickest lines to take Birmingham v Ipswich Willing to take a punt on Birmingham at +10, Still not convinced by King and Ellis away from Foxhall, plus Ellis managed to miss all 3 visits to Perry Bar last season, so may be a bit rusty around the track, Birmingham should have enough to get 41 points MJJ +1 over Ellis @4/6, for the reasons mentioned above, Ellis lack of recent track time at Perry Bar and MJJ may get 5 rides Brennan over 9 @6/5 back at his former track, should pick up a couple of heat wins at least and should be finishing ahead of Ellis in most of rides.

At home...Jack Holder v Wolves in 2021, paid max, he had previously ridden away for the Tigers that season, scoring 19 out of 21 on his full debut In 2018, Kyle Howarth, Charles Wright and Lasse Bjerre all scored paid max's on home debuts