SWINDON Robins found their form at the right times to avenge their defeat at Brandon last night with a 49-41 success over Coventry Bees.

Troy Batchelor and Peter Kildemand scored well, but it was the support from the likes of Grzegorz Zengota and Aaron Summers that was key to the win.

They scored valuable points behind the heat leaders in races 11 and 13 to extend the lead as the meeting neared its conclusion.

In a night where 10 heats ended all square, it was those wins which proved so crucial.

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 to 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 number three appeared to have mechanical issues at the tapes and trundled home at the back and 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, where Peter Kildemand – on his return to the Abbey – picked up his first heat win, Lewis Rose and Summers combined for a maximum to see the Robins return to the lead.

Kildemand was riding well and another win in six gave Swindon a share of the points, with a struggling Morris falling.

The two teams could not be separated as heats seven, eight, nine and 10 were 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 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 Hans Andersen’s fall meant the Bees could not grab a consolation 5-1 as the night ended, fittingly, with a another tie.