Published at 11:01, Saturday, 29 March 2014

WORKINGTON Comets owner Laura Morgan believes that the teams triumph in the Ian Thomas Shield has made the rest of the Premier League sit up and take notice.

Comets dramatically clinched the shield in the final few heats of the second leg against Newcastle Diamonds at Brough Park on Sunday.

Comets won the first leg 33-27 at Derwent Park on Saturday and then lost the away leg 24 hours later 46-44, but secured the shield 77-73 on aggregate.

With the aggregate score at 66-66 in the second leg, heat 13 proved the turning point for Comets.

Workington recorded a 5-1, with captain Rene Bach bagging first and number one Josh Grajczonek securing second.

Morgan said: What the riders have done over the weekend is said this is us and this is what we can do. Quite a few teams will have sat up and taken notice.

When Josh and Rene went out in heat 13 I was totally confident and at ease. I wasnt worried at all, added Morgan, pictured. I was pleased to see Rene getting himself going on the Sunday.

Its good for Rene and good for the team. He put in an excellent performance, as did Josh and Kyle [Howarth]. I couldnt fault any of them.

Mason [Campton] had a rocky start but finished it with a good win. Everyone was happy and the squad are absolutely delighted.

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Workington Comets' trophy win will scare Premier League rivals