FORMER Swindon Robins number one Peter Kildemand enjoyed a triumphant return home to claim the Denmark Grand Prix title.

However, it was a disappointing evening in Horsens for Swindon Robins captain Troy Batchelor as he narrowly missed out on qualifying for the latter stages.

The Aussie was beaten in his first race in heat four by Chris Holder as he secured a second place finish, before picking up a solitary point in heat five.

Batchelor then looked in good shape as he took the win in heat 12 ahead of Chris Harris and Tomas Jonasson, but failure to score any points in heat 14 left Batchelor agonisingly outside the semi-final picture.

Meanwhile Peter Kildemand made a successful return to Denmark as he secured himself a 14 point victory in Horsen.

The Dane sent the home crowd wild when he saw off Tai Woffinden in heat two before finishing without a point in heat seven.

Kildemand was excluded in heat 12 after the Dane run out of room on the back straight and crashed hard.

Despite concerns over his hand, Kildemand stormed to victory in heat 13, before he was involved in his second crash of the night in heat 18 as he came together with fellow Dane Nicki Pedersen.

Kildemand took second place, behind Janowski, after the re-run to book his place in the semi-finals.

The 25-year-old booked his place in the final as he took the race win in the second of the semi-finals, as he was followed home by fellow Danish rider Michael Jepsen Jensen.

British rider Woffinden was excluded from the final after unsettling Kildemand going into the third bend, before the Dane picked himself up to storm to victory.

“This is absolutely perfect," said the Odense-born rider. 

"It was a tough night. I had to pick myself up off the deck a few times and fair play to the boys in the pits. They got the bikes going again and it was tough work for them.

“The bikes were pretty damaged every time I went down. So it was an absolutely great job by them.

“When I crossed the finish line and I’d won it, it was like time stood still for a few seconds. I’m just so glad.

“Every time I go to a GP, I go to win it. Right now, it’s a feeling I want to have more often.

“It’s amazing. It was a tough night and it didn’t always go the way I hoped, but I’m so glad to win it. It was my first time in Horsens. It was an amazing stadium and the track guys did some good work.”