BRADLEY Wilson-Dean was delighted with his points haul as he helped Swindon Robins to progress to the semi-finals of the Premiership Knock-out Cup last night.

The young Kiwi scored an impressive 10 points as Swindon built on their eight-point advantage going into the second leg against Rye House Rockets to come out 100-80 winners overall.

Wilson-Dean got off to a flyer, picking up heat wins in his first two outings, and was pleased with the way his evening panned out.

“It was a good night, a few points on the board and the team coming away with the win so what more could you ask for,” he said.

“To get my first heat one win, I didn’t even have a heat one win in the Premier League, or what they call the Championship this season.

“To get my first heat one win was pretty special and I think it was the fastest time of the night as well.

“We’re through to the next round of the Knock-out Cup so it’s a good night.”

Wilson-Dean upset Rye House number one Edward Kennett with his win in heat one, which led to a heated exchange in the pits after but the New Zealand rider felt he did little wrong.

“I learnt that some people in the pits want to get a bit fiery, that was funny,” he added.

“I come off of that second bend and I come off on the kerb and the track sort of cambered and it lifted on me.

“I put my leg out to get a bit of balance and get my wheel back down and as I have done that, I have looked across to see if anyone was there and by the time I looked back ahead, I was heading to the left off of the track.

“I had Ed come in and grabbing onto my helmet.

“It is what it is. I won the race, I don’t really care.

“Everyone was getting upset.”

The points haul was all the more remarkable for Wilson-Dean after he revealed that he had blown his engine in practice and needed the help of his sponsors to get him on track.

“I got a new engine thanks to a few of my sponsors and someone from here who put some money towards that,” he said.

“That was definitely a big help, riding that tonight, and making good starts was all the difference.

“It is so hard to pass in this league and on this track so you have got to be sharp and it is all coming together.”