Horspath Hammers unleashed their youngsters in the British Junior & Youth League at Southampton – with all bar one of their 18 riders reaching the Grand Prix finals.
Hammers came second to regional champions Exeter, just missing out on victory by four points.
RESULT Exeter 216 pts, Horspath 212, East Newport 196, Poole 157, Newport 132, Southampton 69, Filton 15.
HORSPATH RIDERS TO MAKE FINALS J Richardson, B Carter, R Edge, M Carmichael, C Cooper, G Horsley, J Currell, A Wakefield, M Russell-Sharp, B Green, W Clarke, L Clarke, J Fletcher, M Coulter, J Carter, C Russell-Sharp.
HORSPATH opened their South West Division 1 campaign with a 102-76 win over Filton Flyers.
Wayne Hutt and Mark Boaler were unbeaten, with Dave Carmichael dropping just a point.
The Conference side gained a victory over Newport 88-60, Joe Wyatt unbeaten.
Horspath return to Premier League action tomorrow, with Marcin Skowronek back to take on defending champions Leicester.
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