SWINDON Robins put their boss Alun Rossiter through the wringer - but found their form at the right times to avenge their previous evening’s defeat to the Bees last night.

Troy Batchelor (11+1) and Peter Kildemand (11) both scored well, but it was the support from the likes of Grzegorz Zengota and Aaron Summers that was key to securing the win.

On a night where 10 heats ended all square, Summers and Zengota scored valuable points behind the heat leaders in races 11 and 13 to extend the Robins’ advantage as the meeting neared its conclusion.

After heat 10 there were only two points in it and, by his own admission, Rossiter was struggling to keep his emotions in check.

But a 4-2 in 11 and a maximum in 13 ultimately gave Swindon an unassailable lead, much to the relief of the Blunsdon boss.

“My heart is all over the place in a meeting like that,” Rossiter said. “If they put a heart monitor on me it would be through the roof. I was just engrossed and emotional with it all and my stomach is going over and over.

“It was nice to win. They were a bit unfortunate with Hans (Andersen) going over (in heat 15), so we got all three points, but you make your luck in speedway.

“We came good towards the end where we got strong.

“Their (the Bees’) reserves have been labelled the best in the league, but it shouldn’t be that way really, that reserves are winning them matches. Tonight we kept them at bay.”

Rossiter was particularly impressed with the performance of skipper Batchelor, who was promoted to number one.

“Batchelor is freeing up a little bit now, don’t forget he’s been riding injured pretty much all year,” added the Robins boss.

“I thought he looked more like the old Troy Batchelor tonight, riding the bike a lot more freely.”

The Robins got a decent start in heat one when Summers did well to pass Thomas Jorgensen at the back of the pack, allowing the home side bag a 4-2 lead as Batchelor streaked away for the win.

A tied first reserves heat preceded a disaster for Nick Morris in heat three.

The Aussie appeared to have mechanical issues at the tapes and trundled home at the back. With Zengota not allowed to pass by the Bees, the Robins found themselves on the wrong end of a 5-1.

After another tie in heat four, Lewis Rose and Summers combined for a maximum to see the Robins return into the lead.

Kildemand was riding well and he secured his second heat win in six to give Swindon a share of the points, as Morris fell.

The two teams could not be separated as heats seven, eight, nine and 10 were also all drawn.

Of those, only heat 10 looked like going the Robins’ way. Zengota made a great pass on the back straight to move past Thomas Jorgensen to set up a 4-2 with Morris leading.

However Chris Harris stole past the Robin on the final bend to ensure the last five heats would be nail-biting.

When it counted the Robins came up big. Summers produced a sterling effort to hold off Max Fricke in heat 11 which allowed the Robins a measure of comfort.

Another draw in 12 was followed by an ultimately match-clinching maximum in heat 13. Batchelor took the glory, but it was the work of Zengota behind him to keep Harris at bay which was key.

With the 14th another tie it was enough to see the Robins pick up the win without running the gauntlet in the final heat as they had the night before.

In the last, Andersen’s fall meant the Bees could not grab a consolation 5-1 as the night ended, fittingly, with another tie.