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Hammers struggle at Wolves
LAKESIDE suffered something of a morale-busting defeat against likely play-off rivals Wolves on Bank Holiday Monday.
The home side made a blistering start, with Fredrik Lindgren recording a track record in winning the first heat
Wolves got a second 4-2 in the next when Matt Wethers pulled away from the start with Stuart Robson second for the visitors, whose guest rider Sam Masters was overtaken by Ludvig Lindgren for third.
Tai Woffinden and Nicolai Klindt got a max for the home side next time out though Adam Shields won heat four for a share of the points. Stuart Robson falling on the last lap.
Lee Richardson and Peter Ljung got three points from the next but heats six and seven went Wolves’ way. Ljung and Shields led home the next two heats but their partners trailed in last.
Wolves extended their lead when Fredrik Lindgren won heat ten. Having missed out with a tactical ride from Kauko Nieminen in heat seven. Hammers fared a little better when Richardson donned the black and white and won in heat 11, but two shared heats took any momentum away from a possible Hammers revival and they failed to win another heat on the night.
Hammers: Lee Richardson 13; Peter Ljung 5+1; Kauko Nieminen 5; Jonas Davidsson 0; Adam Shields 9+1; Sam Masters 0; Stuart Robson 5+1.
Heat by heat:
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F Lindgren, Richardson, Proctor, Ljung (4-2) (4-2) 53.9
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Wethers, Robson, L Lindgren, Masters (4-2) (8-4) 55.1
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Woffinden, Klindt, Nieminen, Davidsson (5-1) (13-5) 55.4
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Shields, Skornicki, L Lindgren, Robson (fell) (3-3) (16-8) 56.5
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Woffinden, Richardson, Ljung, Klindt (3-3) (19-11) 55.0
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F Lindgren, Shields, Proctor, Masters (4-2) (23-13) 55.6
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Skornicki, Wethers, Nieminen (tactical ride), Davidsson (5-1) (28-14) 56.19
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Ljung, Proctor, L Lindgren, Masters (3-3) (31-17) 56.8
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Shields, Klindt, Woffinden, Masters (3-3) (34-20) 56.1
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10:
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F Lindgren, Proctor, Nieminen, Davidsson (5-1) (39-21) 55.2
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11:
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Richardson, Wethers, Ljung, Skornicki (fell) (2-7) (41-28) 56.8
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Klindt, Nieminen, Robson, L Lindgren (3-3) (44-31) 56.0
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13:
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F Lindgren, Richardson, Shields, Skornicki (3-3) (47-34) 56.4
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Woffinden, Robson, Wethers, Davidsson (4-2) (51-36) 57.0
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Woffinden, Lindgren, Richardson, Shields (5-1) (56-37) 56.4
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