SHEFFIELD boss Simon Stead says Thursday’s rout over King’s Lynn was the perfect way to kickstart a key run of fixtures for his side.

The Tru7 Group Tigers bagged their biggest win of the season to date with a comprehensive 58-31 success over the Stars.

The Steel City side won 11 of the 15 heats and suffered just four last places against a King’s Lynn outfit who were reduced to five riders with three races gone.

Chris Holder secured a full four ride maximum with a stunning Heat 13 ride which also saw brother Jack produce a breathtaking last lap who was unbeaten by an opponent in four of his five races on his return from injury.

Guest Tom Brennan secured a hard-fought paid maximum whilst Josh Pickering was back to his best, wrapping up his highest score of the season with a sensational cut back under Niels-Kristian Iversen for a paid win in Heat 15.

Reserve Jason Edwards also raced his way to his biggest individual tally of the campaign, scoring in each of his four outings from the No.6 berth.

Rising Star Dan Gilkes chipped in with paid five and teamed up with Chris Holder for a 5-1 in Heat Four whilst captain Kyle Howarth recovered from two opening last places to finish off with two second places, cruelly denied a race win by an impressive ride by Grand Prix star Jan Kvech on the run to the line in Heat 14.

And with that the first of 13 meetings over the next seven weeks, Stead hopes such a dominant display can boost his side moving forward after they moved back up to second place in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership standings.

“I was obviously really pleased with the final scoreline and it was just how we wanted to start this really important period as a team,”
Stead said.

“Obviously King’s Lynn had some bad luck when they lost Benjamin Basso in Heat Three and with us then going up against a five-man outfit, it moved the odds even more in our favour.

“We can only ride what we’re put up against though and it was another comfortable home win for us.

“As we quite often see at Owlerton, the racing really came to life late on and those last three races were a stunning advert for speedway.

“All-in-all it was a good night for us and now we turn our attentions to the next one where we’ll try and add some more league points to our tally.”

The Tru7 Group Tigers head to bottom side Birmingham on Monday (July 22, 7.30pm) in a televised clash at Perry Barr.

SHEFFIELD 58: Jack Holder 12+1, Chris Holder 12, Josh Pickering 11+2, Tom Brennan 10+2, Jason Edwards 6+2, Kyle Howarth 4, Dan Gilkes 3+2.
KING’S LYNN 31: Niels-Kristian Iversen 13, Jan Kvech 9+1, Anders Rowe 7+1, Patryk Wojdylo 1+1, Justin Sedgmen 1, Benjamin Basso 0, Nicolai Klindt R/R.