Speedway – ice cool Cook ends Bandits cup hopes

Skipper Craig Cook (pictured) led from the front as Glasgow Tigers mugged Berwick Bandits to march on in the SGB Championship Knockout Cup.

The Cumbrian powered to a 15 point maximum by winning the final heat with team-mate Ricky Wells in second spot for a 5-1 which secured the road win.

Tigers took a 12-point lead into the second-leg but the Borders combine pushed the Glasgow side hard and led 15-9 after four heats.

But 5-1 scorelines in the fifth and sixth heats edged Tigers ahead 19-17.

Bandits recorded a 4-1 after Heat 8 to level at 24-24 but Tigers edged ahead with 4-2 scorelines in Heats 11, 12 and 13 before a gutsy 5-1 from Bandits closed the gap to 41-43 with one heat remaining.

But ice cool Cook and Wells did the business in the final race for a 48-42 final scoreline and an overall aggregate win of 99-81.

SGB Championship Knockout Cup: first-round, second-leg: Berwick Bandits 42, Glasgow Tigers 48 (agg: 81-99)