British Under 18 Semi Final
 
There were 5 riders who the bookies had picked out pre-meeting as favourites for this one and they duly qualified by filling the top 5 spots with relative ease.  Young JJ star Sam Woodcock headed the field with EL duo Tyrone York and Callum Clegg filling the rostrum places.  Luke Cook and Simon Kennett also made light work of reaching the final in a couple of weeks.  The final 2 places were taken by JJ riders Ricky Rice and Toby Squires.  Interestingly 6 of the 7 riders who progressed were 16 or below and only Clegg is competing in this tournament for the last time this season before he is too old to be eligible.  A word of note for 14-year-old Alex Kelly who picked up 5 points and, although never looking likely to qualify, showed his undoubted quality and he's one to watch for the future.
 
  1. Sam Woodcock.............. 3  3  2  3  3  14   ---   QUALIFIED
  2. Tyrone York............... 3  1  3  3  3  13   ---   QUALIFIED
  3. Callum Clegg.............. 2  3  3  2  3  13   ---   QUALIFIED
  4. Luke Cook................. 2  2  3  2  3  12   ---   QUALIFIED
  5. Simon Kennett............. 3  R  3  3  2  11   ---   QUALIFIED
  6. Ricky Rice................ 2  3  2  1  0   8   ---   QUALIFIED
  7. Toby Squires.............. 3  0  1  3  0   7   ---   QUALIFIED
  8. Jason Lomas............... 1  3  0  0  2   6
  9. Lewis Holden.............. 0  1  1  2  2   6
 10. Will Pucovskiu............ 2  F  2  1  1   6
 11. Alex Kelly................ 1  1  0  1  2   5
 12. Christopher Garner........ 0  2  1  1  1   5
 13. George Lomas.............. 1  2  0  0  1   4
 14. Dan McDonald.............. 1  2  1  Fx F   4
 15. Paul Currie............... 0  0  0  2  1   3
 16. Mike Watkinson............ 0  1  2  Fx N   3 (I)
 
 No. Results
  1: Sam Woodcock, Callum Clegg, Alex Kelly, Paul Currie 
  2: Tyrone York, Will Pucovskiu, Dan McDonald, Mike Watkinson 
  3: Toby Squires, Ricky Rice, George Lomas, Lewis Holden 
  4: Simon Kennett, Luke Cook, Jason Lomas, Christopher Garner 
  5: Ricky Rice, Christopher Garner, Alex Kelly, Will Pucovskiu (F) 
  6: Jason Lomas, George Lomas, Mike Watkinson, Paul Currie 
  7: Callum Clegg, Luke Cook, Tyrone York, Toby Squires 
  8: Sam Woodcock, Dan McDonald, Lewis Holden, Simon Kennett (R) 
  9: Simon Kennett, Mike Watkinson, Toby Squires, Alex Kelly 
 10: Luke Cook, Will Pucovskiu, Lewis Holden, Paul Currie 
 11: Callum Clegg, Ricky Rice, Dan McDonald, Jason Lomas 
 12: Tyrone York, Sam Woodcock, Christopher Garner, George Lomas 
 13: Tyrone York, Lewis Holden, Alex Kelly, Jason Lomas 
 14: Toby Squires, Paul Currie, Christopher Garner, Dan McDonald (Fx) 
 15: Simon Kennett, Callum Clegg, Will Pucovskiu, George Lomas 
 16: Sam Woodcock, Luke Cook, Ricky Rice, Mike Watkinson (Fx) 
 17: Luke Cook, Alex Kelly, George Lomas, Dan McDonald (F) 
 18: Tyrone York, Simon Kennett, Paul Currie, Ricky Rice 
 19: Callum Clegg, Lewis Holden, Christopher Garner, Mike Watkinson (N) 
 20: Sam Woodcock, Jason Lomas, Will Pucovskiu, Toby Squires 
 21: Tyrone York, Callum Clegg (R) 

 

 

 

 

British Under 18 Semi Final
 
On paper this looked the tougher semi final and it proved as much with established league riders dominating.  The top 4 places were filled by EL youngsters Mark Osborne, Oliver Courtney, Dan Sheldrick and Riley Payne, with Callum Wood, who has been impressing for Teesside in the PL, cruising through with few worries.  Mark Dempsey, currently unnatached, showed that he still has talent that some sides could make use of by progressing with 9 points, as did Tommy Barnes.  EL rider Kyle Freeman was the unlucky rider to miss out and many said afterwards he would probably have qualified if the draw had been a bit more favourable.  The hard luck story of the day was that of Alwyn Morgan, who was going well but took a knock in a fall and couldn't take his last ride.  As with the first semi final 6 of the 7 qualifiers were 16 or under.  The final will see Jay Patterson and Shane Forbes (both seeded through after missing this stage through injury) join the 14 qualifiers which will see 6 15-year-olds competing and just 2 of the field, Clegg and Dempsey, looking to take the title before they become ineligible for Under 18 competition next year.
 
  1. Mark Osborne.............. 3  3  3  3  3  15   ---   QUALIFIED
  2. Oliver Courtney........... 3  3  3  2  3  14   ---   QUALIFIED
  3. Dan Sheldrick............. 3  2  2  1  3  11   ---   QUALIFIED
  4. Riley Payne............... R  3  1  3  3  10   ---   QUALIFIED
  5. Callum Wood............... 2  2  3  1  2  10   ---   QUALIFIED
  6. Mark Dempsey.............. 3  1  3  0  2   9   ---   QUALIFIED
  7. Tommy Barnes.............. 1  2  2  2  2   9   ---   QUALIFIED
  8. Kyle Freeman.............. 2  0  2  2  2   8
  9. Will O'Brien.............. 2  1  1  2  1   7
 10. Alwyn Morgan.............. 1  3  2  F  N   6 (I)
 11. Shaun Brooks.............. R  1  1  3  1   6
 12. Patrick Hartnell.......... 2  2  0  1  0   5
 13. David Appleton............ 0  0  0  3  0   3
 14. Jack Pusey................ 1  0  0  1  1   3
 15. Jacob Murphy.............. 1  0  1  0  1   3
 16. Alfie Curtis.............. F  1  F  0  0   1
 
 No. Results
  1: Mark Osborne, Kyle Freeman, Tommy Barnes, Alfie Curtis (F) 
  2: Dan Sheldrick, Callum Wood, Alwyn Morgan, David Appleton 
  3: Mark Dempsey, Patrick Hartnell, Jack Pusey, Shaun Brooks (R) 
  4: Oliver Courtney, Will O'Brien, Jacob Murphy, Riley Payne (R) 
  5: Oliver Courtney, Dan Sheldrick, Mark Dempsey, Kyle Freeman 
  6: Mark Osborne, Callum Wood, Shaun Brooks, Jacob Murphy 
  7: Riley Payne, Patrick Hartnell, Alfie Curtis, David Appleton 
  8: Alwyn Morgan, Tommy Barnes, Will O'Brien, Jack Pusey 
  9: Callum Wood, Kyle Freeman, Will O'Brien, Patrick Hartnell 
 10: Mark Osborne, Dan Sheldrick, Riley Payne, Jack Pusey 
 11: Mark Dempsey, Alwyn Morgan, Jacob Murphy, Alfie Curtis (F) 
 12: Oliver Courtney, Tommy Barnes, Shaun Brooks, David Appleton 
 13: David Appleton, Kyle Freeman, Jack Pusey, Jacob Murphy 
 14: Mark Osborne, Oliver Courtney, Patrick Hartnell, Alwyn Morgan (F) 
 15: Shaun Brooks, Will O'Brien, Dan Sheldrick, Alfie Curtis 
 16: Riley Payne, Tommy Barnes, Callum Wood, Mark Dempsey 
 17: Riley Payne, Kyle Freeman, Shaun Brooks, Alwyn Morgan (N) 
 18: Mark Osborne, Mark Dempsey, Will O'Brien, David Appleton 
 19: Oliver Courtney, Callum Wood, Jack Pusey, Alfie Curtis 
 20: Dan Sheldrick, Tommy Barnes, Jacob Murphy, Patrick Hartnell