By Liam Waite

Last updated at 15:14, Monday, 20 October 2014

Workington Comets 53 Edinburgh Monarchs 43: Workington Comets put in an excellent display to beat table-toppers Edinburgh, despite nothing but pride being on the line.

Kyle Howarth (red helmet), Craig Cook (white) and Joe Jacobs

The Monarchs are top of the Premier League table and, despite Comets still having one play-off fixture to play, crushed their hopes of qualifying for the final with a dominant display round Derwent Park last month.

Without their top two riders in No1 Josh Grajczonek and skipper Rene Bach, few would have bet on anything but a struggle against the impressive Scots.

But maximum points from the first four heats set Workington on their way to a thoroughly deserved victory on what was a rare perfect evening of speedway this season.

Grajczoneks replacement for the evening, Aaron Summers, made an excellent start with a lead from gate-to-tapes, his teammate trailing him ahead of ex-Comet Craig Cook and setting the tone for a weirdly comfortable 5-1 start.

Fast forward to heat four and still Comets were almost running away with it.

Kyle Howarth, in-form with his Elite League club Coventry Bees in recent weeks, flew round by the seat of his pants to make it four consecutive 5-1s and leave the Comets almost in disbelief at how easy it had come.

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