Field eye first victory in war of roses clash
(18) M Bell 9-0 .............................. C Shepherd 65
(23) A Balding 9-0 ................... J Watson 77 K Burke 9-0 ........................................ C Lee — (15) R Fahey 9-0 ..............................S P Davis (3) 68 (2) B Ellison 9-0 ..................Megan Nicholls (3) 69 (36) T Dascombe 9-0 ....................R Kingscote 60 M Johnston 9-0 ...................................... J Hart — (21) I Williams 5 10-0 (CD) ...................R Kingscote 90
(21) A King 6 9-13 ............ C Shepherd 81 (64) Sir M Prescott 4 9-8 (D2) ..................L Morris 73
(14) T Dascombe 4 9-2 (BF) ............... C Lee 97 (394) D Carroll 5 9-1 ..................................D Nolan — (21) M Johnston 3 8-13 ................................ J Hart 99
8-1 Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 16, 4 1/2l behind Time To Study at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 105 (2) sft. 6-1 Led and soon clear, 4 lengths lead halfway, reduced advantage 4f out, pushed along and headed 2f out, 4th and no impression 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 10l behind Downdraft at Down Royal 1m 6f Listed stks (1) gd in Jul. 15-8fav Led, reminder when hard pressed 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon headed, stayed on for 2nd final furlong, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 7, 11l behind Diocletian at Chester 1m 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gd. 40-1 Led, headed 10f out, tracked leaders, stayed far side and overall leader over 4f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra, 5th of 12, 5l behind Ranch Hand at Haydock 1m 6f 3yo hcp (2) sft. 20-1 Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 8th of 16, 9l behind Time To Study at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 105 (2) sft. 8-1 Towards rear, ridden and well beaten over 1f out, 8th of 9, 6l behind Majboor at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug‘18. HUDDERSFIELD look to claim the first win of their season against Fylde in a war of the roses tomorrow.
After three games, Field sit second from the bottom of National League 2 North with two draws and a defeat, although all their games have included positive and clinical play from Gareth Lewis’ men.
They visit Fylde, who are third with two wins and a draw, and have proved to be an attacking threat so far this season.
The Lancashire side have mustered 108 points, the highest of any team in the league so far.
However, Huddersfield head coach Lewis believes his team can cause an upset.
“They’ve had a good start and I believe they will be up there at the end of the season,” he said.
“Clearly this puts us as underdogs.”
Last season, Huddersfield produced an inspired display to beat Caldy ................................................ Sedgley Park............................... Fylde ................................................ Hull .................................................... Stourbridge ................................. Sheffield Tigers........................ Preston Grasshoppers ......... Loughborough Students .... Chester ........................................... Luctonians ................................... Otley................................................. Tynedale ........................................ Wharfedale .................................. Hinckley .........................................
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58 66 -8 72 101 -29 57 64 -7 96 106 -10 48 57 -9 43 87 -44 Fylde 45-33 at Lockwood Park, and Lewis’s men will be looking to produce the spoils again to create some momentum.
Fylde’s attacking threat appears to come in the form of their pacey wingers. Last week Tom Grimes scored two tries, while Connor Wilkinson, who scored a spectacular try after a 40m sprint, will be another name to look out for.
After a slow start to the campaign, Lewis believes his team have more to prove.
He said: “In rugby circles many people have written us off, however, with a 10 per cent improvement I believe we can cause problems for anyone in the league”.
HUDDERSFIELD: 15. Tom Hodson, 14. Kian Stewart, 13. Dave Martin, 12. Tom Owen, 11. Elliot Knight, 10. Will Milner, 9. Jack Mapelsden, 1. Callum Thompson, 2. Ross Thornton, 3. Reuben Pollard, 4. Guy Borrowdale, 5. Nick Sharpe, 6. Harvey Keighley Paine, 7. Lewis Bradley, 8 Dickie Piper (C). Replacements: 16. Josh Crickmay, 17. Darren Neilly, 18. Tor Borrowdale, 19. Joel Hinchcliffe, 20. Cail Cookland.