Hot favourite Emily Burgess (Astley & Tyldsley), fresh from her win in the British Championship two weeks earlier in Southampton, was the woman they all needed to beat. Three racers that could topple her were 2 times British Champion Maddie Saunders, Lily Parr (Ipswich & Under 16 World Champion) and Lizzy Rigley-Porter (Sheffield). Zuzia Klett (ULKS Mustang Å»oÅ‚Ä™dówo) is the current World Champion and will be all guns blazing in pursuit of regaining her title. Laura Watson (Sheffield) and new women’s sensation Lacey Ackroyd (Sheffield) certainly will be in the mix as will Bekah Humphries (Birmingham) and Rachel Lammin (Horspath). Amberley Gant (Kesgrave) has shown great speed in the latter part of 2025 and Lucy Whitehead (Leicester) will be there or thereabouts by the end of the 20 heats.
Australia’s representatives are Holly Greenhalgh (Salisbury) and Kayleigh Clarke (Findon) will no doubt want to make their presence felt on the World stage. Last but not least are Esmae Lewis (Newport), Lexi Curtis (Poole) and Ella Case (Kesgrave) who are the spoilers and can easily win races from the gate. Who will win?….
[Music] Seven deputants across the southeast of England represented well and truly by the ladies on parade. I’ll read out the full list to your programs after we’ve had the parade of riders. But first of all, let’s meet them individually. And starting off drawing toward number one today is Emily Burgess of Great Britain International from Ashley and Tilsby who qualified in semi-final two with 20 points. Emily is the newly crowned three times British champion and was runner up in the Euros two years ago. will need to call on all of her experience today to overcome an unhelpful gate ball. Rining at number two this afternoon, Lizzy Wrigley, the GB International from Sheffield. Top score on 18 from 351. Lizzy is in her fourth world final. Her Brits total in this event increases year on year and her runnerup position in the region British Championships will give her great confidence. Now on to rider number three, Lucy Whitehead, the Great Britain International from Leicester from semi-final one with 14 points. Lucy is making her third world final appearance today and carries on the remarkable racing record of the legendary Whitehead Dynasty from the East Midlands Club. For position four today is Laura Watson, Great Britain International captain from Sheffield, qualified from 751 with 15 points. Flora is a former world champion when the series ran in America and is a fantastic ambassador and role model to UK women’s riders. Always there or thereabouts. On to number five in the draw and that’s Ella Case, one of three East Anglians here today. Came through from semi-final two with 14 points. Ella is one for the future and is sure of fantastic support from the Esgrade contingent. She’ll be absolute credit to those who have steered her progress so far. And to rider in number six, this is Holly Greenhouse, the current Australian champion and one of two Aussie internationals on parade today. qualified in semi-final two with 14 points and is appearing in her third world final with Amsterd coming in shorter track time following relocation back home to Darwin in the Northern Territories must not be underestimated. The favorite number seven draw goes to Great British International Maddie Saunders from Southampton qualified from semi-final one 17 points. Maddie makes her third world final appearance today. the British champion in 2023 and 2024. Her gate draw means she’ll be strongly fancied today. Coming in at number eight today, Lexi Curtis, junior GB International from P Come Comets, qualified from semi-final team with 14 points. Lexi is one of seven World Finals here today and another class rider from the Comets production line. Brother Teddy won the under 16 world title last weekend. So nothing to worry about there in the Curtis household. Thrown to ride at nine today. Lacy Aroy from the Sheffield Stars. 14 points in semiinal one. Lacy has come from nowhere to surprise the fourth and fully deserved third place in last month’s British final and last weekend a fantastic third in the world under 16 age group. On to number 10, Lily Carr. The newly crowned under 16 Great British world champion qualified through semi-final one with 17 points. Lily’s two frames instantly recognizable in her unrelenting progress through the women’s ranks makes her favorite for another podium place of her world final debut. Going at number 11, big please for Esme Lewis who will be flying the flag for Wales today. qualified from semi-final two with 15 points. Essay has made strong and steady progress with the Newport club under the guidance of their coaches and will be a tough opponent to pass once in position today. At position 12, Rachel Lamin, Great British International from Horse Park, qualifies for semi-final two with 18 points. Rachel’s on her best at just the right time and will be out to uphold the family edge lamming tradition. debuts in the world final today. On to number 13 in the draw and that’s Becca Humphre. Great British international from Birmingham qualified via a runoff from semi-final 2. Becca was third in the world in 2023 with 18 points. She’ll be desperate to find that former game this afternoon and could easily upset the chances for others. Racing at number 14 is Zeusia Cl Polish international Kim Zola from semifinal one. She qualified through with 17 points. Zuzia is the reigning world and European champion and the only Polish racer in the meeting today. The two previous world finals have highlighted her unflapable temperament and that is sure to be tested tonight. onto the number 15 draw that goes to local lady Amberly Gen from qualified semi-final two with the big 19 points. Ambly is now world number two in the under 16 age group and have tremendous local road support here at number 16 today for international from the Bendon skid pitch in Adelaide. Qualified semiinal one with 14 points. Ky appears in her fourth women’s final today. Her French total in finals has increased on each occasion. So we’ve been aiming to go better than 13 today. Our two reserved riders both come from Poland. At number 17, it’s Nella Vlogas. And at number 18, Karina Vancheek. And there we have it. Your riders on parade in this women’s final. Control of the meeting today. What is ready? You’re under starters orders. [Music] [Applause] Lucy. [Music] Go on Lucy. [Music] [Applause] Keep going. [Music] Lucy, keep going. Come on, guys. You’re very polite. You’re very quiet. We need to hear those cows. Word is ready. You’re under status orders. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Happy [Music] [Music] [Applause] The board is ready. You’re under stat’s orders. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Good one. Hey [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] So the word is ready. You’re under Starters’s orders. [Applause] [Applause] [Music] He’s got the race staring. is ready. That was a dark, wasn’t it? Fair play. So, Amberly’s made the gate from grid number three. Becca Humphre is currently being chased by Kaye Clark for second. Come on. [Music] [Applause] [Applause] Coming round to take check a flag. It’s Amberly Gant taking four points. Becca Humphre and Kaye Clark in third. No fault. You’re under status orders. [Music] [Music] That was [Music] go [Music] [Applause] Love your cowbell. Let’s have some double cowboy. [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] You’re under stat’s orders. She was up and then Rod is ready. You’re under starters orders. [Applause] [Music] You’re under stat’s orders. [Music] Come on Lily. [Music] Come on. Come on Lily. [Music] Come on, Lily. [Music] [Music] You’re under [Music] [Applause] ready. You’re under orders. [Music] [Applause] And now she’ll get [Music] [Applause] [Music] Go on. [Music] Go on, Lucy. [Music] [Music] Understand you’re under starch’s orders. under stat’s orders. The Lord is ready. You’re under stat’s orders. Australian [Music] Australian. Okay. He’s northern [Music] [Applause] entire orders. [Applause] [Applause] [Music] Yeah, I’ll go. [Applause] are really [Music] [Applause] [Applause] under orders. Your family [Applause] It’s not [Applause] there. You can wait for it to go unless you hear unless you hear You’re right. [Music] [Applause] The word is ready. Understand? [Music] [Music] Yes. Lucy, get in there. [Music] [Music] Come on. Come on. The water is ready. You’re under stat’s orders. All right. Yeah. [Music] [Music] The board is ready. You’re under stats orders. Keep [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] board is ready orders. Get back. [Music] Come on. Okay. [Music] [Music] You’re under stat’s orders. [Applause] [Music] She’s got like better smooth. [Music] Come on, Lucy. So she I sort of agree great when I started it. Yeah. And that meant that he got that last ready start. [Music] Come on. Come on. board is ready. You’re under stat’s orders. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] Wait, [Music] stay on. [Music] [Applause] [Music] women champion. You’re under stat’s orders. Come on. That’s his orders. [Music] [Applause] [Music] What do you think? [Music] [Applause] So we found ourselves a silver medal for the word is ready. You’re under stat’s orders. Way back. [Music] Keep [Music] going. [Music] [Applause] And there we go. It’s heat 19. [Music] by the pink Oh, wait. [Music] [Music] [Music] Let’s go. [Music] And now we get to the podium positions in the presentation party out there on the center beam. Charlie Jane Herbert, the GP international women’s manager and Tammy Clark representing the ICF and they’re going to present the third place award today to an absolutely inspiring young lady who takes Speedway so seriously. She deserves all the honor she gets. Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Lizzy Wrigley. in silver medal position today. She was doing it as a hand, wasn’t she? Do please Manny Saunders. And now we come to the podium travel. 20 points today. Unbelievable. Absolutely fantastic racing straight up the gate and straight to the front every time. You can’t really hurt the win that has been posted today from Emily Burgess. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] to the victor the spoils. And there you are, top of the podium. Heavily Heat. Heat. [Music]
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Excellent coverage – thanks for the upload!