Workington Comets made amends for Saturday's 19-point defeat at Berwick with a hard-fought 48-42 win against the Bandits at Derwent Park.

Mason Campton nailed the start in heat one as Craig Cook missed it completely but the skipper weaved his way through the pack to take the win for a statement 5-1.

Berwick hit back with a 5-1 of their own in heat two as Dany Gappmaier and Connor Coles were too fast for Tom Woolley and James Sarjeant retired.

Ty Proctor got a stunning start in heat three and Matt Williamson soon joined him at the front as the home pair won it at a canter.

Thomas Jorgensen made a beeline for the first bend in heat four, pipping David Howe and cruising to a stylish victory, but Woolley was last to share the points.

Heat five saw Nick Morris look different class, while Williamson was third behind Proctor until Doolan breezed past to make it a Bandits 4-2.

Gappmaier got an impressive start in heat six but Cook stalked him down the back straight and made the pass look easy for the lead as Campton lost third to Howe in a 3-3.

Jorgensen turned it on again in heat seven but Woolley was at the back for another shared heat.

Morris produced a hard but fair pass on Campton to snatch the win in heat eight, with Sarjeant retiring to hand the away side a 4-2 which levelled the scores.

The ride of the night came from David Howe in the ninth race, storming past Williamson then Proctor before somehow retaining his lead over the last lap as the Bandits recovered a draw from what had looked like a home 5-1.

Cook gated and was gone in heat 10 but Campton got stuck between the Berwick duo for a Comets 4-2, then Gappmaier and Morris followed Jorgensen for a draw in heat 11.

After missing the start completely, Proctor reeled in Etheridge then soared around the outside of Gappmaier for a brilliant win in heat 12, followed by a 5-1 from Cook and Jorgensen which allowed Comets to breathe a little.

They were quickly sweating again as the visitors got a 5-1 in heat 14, but Jorgensen and Cook coolly blasted to a 5-1 to hand the former a maximum, the latter a paid max and secure the win for Workington.

On Saturday, Comets were on the back foot immediately as the hosts hit three 4-2s in the opening trio of heats, while a heavy fall for Campton saw him excluded from heat one and eventually forced him to withdraw.

A 4-2 for the visitors thanks to Jorgensen and guest Ryan MacDonald chipped away at Berwick's early lead but a 4-2 and 5-1 put the home side 10 points up.

Comets turned to Proctor on a tactical ride in heat seven and the Australian delivered with a win, followed closely by Williamson for an 8-1 which brought the scoreline closer than the performance had perhaps merited so far.

A 3-3 in heat eight kept the gap at three points briefly before back-to-back 5-1s for the Bandits saw them wrestle the meeting back under control.

Comets didn't mount much of a challenge after that, registering no more heat advantages in the rest of the meeting as they slumped to a disappointing defeat, with the win proving to be enough to secure the Border Trophy.

SATURDAY

Berwick Bandits 56

1. Nick Morris – 3, 3, X, 2, 2*, 1* = 11+2

2. Nikolaj B Jakobsen R/R

3. Jye Etheridge – 3, 1, 3, 3 = 10

4. Kevin Doolan – 1, 3, 2*, 2*, 2*, 2 = 12+3

5. David Howe – 1, 2, 1, 2, 1* = 7+1

6. Dany Gappmaier – 3, 3, 3, 1*, 2*, 3 = 15+2

7. Connor Coles – 1, R, 0 = 1

Workington Comets 37

1. Craig Cook – 2, 2, 3, 3, 3 = 13

2. Mason Campton – FX, 0 = 0 WITHDRAWN

3. Ty Proctor – 2, 6^, R, R = 8

4. Matt Williamson – 0, 2*, 2, 1, 1 = 6+1

5. Thomas Jorgensen – 3, 1, 1, 0, 0 = 5

6. James Sarjeant – 2, 0, 1*, 0, 1, 0 = 4+1

7. Ryan MacDonald – 0, 1, 0 = 1

HEAT BY HEAT

HEAT 1 (RERUN) – Morris, Cook, Howe, Campton (fell excluded) – 4-2

HEAT 2 – Gappmaier, Sarjeant, Coles, MacDonald – 4-2, 8-4

HEAT 3 – Etheridge, Proctor, Doolan, Williamson – 4-2, 12-6

HEAT 4 – Jorgensen, Howe, MacDonald, Coles (retired) – 2-4, 14-10

HEAT 5 – Doolan, Cook, Etheridge, Campton – 4-2, 18-12

HEAT 6 – Morris, Doolan, Jorgensen, Sarjeant – 5-1, 23-13

HEAT 7 – Proctor (tactical ride), Williamson, Howe, Coles – 1-8, 24-21

HEAT 8 (RERUN) – Gappmaier, Williamson, Sarjeant, Morris (fell excluded) – 3-3, 27-24

HEAT 9 – Etheridge, Doolan, Jorgensen, Sarjeant – 5-1, 32-25

HEAT 10 – Gappmaier, Morris, Williamson, Proctor (retired) – 5-1, 37-26

HEAT 11 – Cook, Howe, Gappmaier, MacDonald – 3-3, 40-29

HEAT 12 – Etheridge, Gappmaier, Sarjeant, Proctor (retired) – 5-1, 45-30

HEAT 13 – Cook, Morris, Howe, Jorgensen – 3-3, 48-33

HEAT 14 (RERUN) – Gappmaier, Doolan, Williamson, Sarjeant – 5-1, 53-34

HEAT 15 – Cook, Doolan, Morris, Jorgensen (retired) – 3-3, 56-37

SUNDAY

Workington Comets 48

1. Craig Cook – 3, 3, 3, 2*, 2* = 13+2

2. Mason Campton – 2*, 0, 2, 1 = 5+1

3. Ty Proctor – 3, 2, 2, 3 = 10

4. Matt Williamson – 2*, 0, 1*, 1 = 4+2

5. Thomas Jorgensen – 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 15

6. James Sarjeant – R, R, 0, R = 0

7. Tom Woolley – 1, 0, 0, 0 = 1

Berwick Bandits 42

1. Nick Morris – 1, 3, 3, 1, R, 1 = 9

2. Nikolaj B Jakobsen R/R

3. Jye Etheridge – 1, 1*, 2, 1* = 5+2

4. Kevin Doolan – 0, 1, 2, 0, 3 = 6

5. David Howe – 0, 2, 1*, 3, 1, 0 = 7+1

6. Dany Gappmaier – 3, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2* = 11+1

7. Connor Coles – 2*, 1*, 1 = 4+2

HEAT BY HEAT

HEAT 1 – Cook, Campton, Morris, Howe – 63.1, 5-1

HEAT 2 – Gappmaier, Coles, Woolley, Sarjeant (retired) – 65.2, 1-5, 6-6

HEAT 3 – Proctor, Williamson, Etheridge, Doolan – 64.5, 5-1, 11-7

HEAT 4 – Jorgensen, Howe, Coles, Woolley – 63.4, 3-3, 14-10

HEAT 5 – Morris, Proctor, Doolan, Williamson – 63.6, 2-4, 16-14

HEAT 6 – Cook, Gappmaier, Howe, Campton – 64.7, 3-3, 19-17

HEAT 7 – Jorgensen, Doolan, Etheridge, Woolley – 63.6, 3-3, 22-20

HEAT 8 – Morris, Campton, Coles, Sarjeant (retired) – 64.7, 2-4, 24-24

HEAT 9 (RERUN) – Howe, Proctor, Williamson, Gappmaier – 65.9, 3-3, 27-27

HEAT 10 – Cook, Etheridge, Campton, Doolan – 63.6, 4-2, 31-29

HEAT 11 (RERUN) – Jorgensen, Gappmaier, Morris, Sarjeant – 64.4, 3-3, 34-32

HEAT 12 – Proctor, Gappmaier, Etheridge, Woolley – 65.5, 3-3, 37-35

HEAT 13 – Jorgensen, Cook, Howe, Morris (retired) – 64, 5-1, 42-36

HEAT 14 – Doolan, Gappmaier, Williamson, Sarjeant (retired) – 65.6, 1-5, 43-41

HEAT 15 – Jorgensen, Cook, Morris, Howe – 64.1, 5-1, 48-42