By Liam Waite

Published at 10:36, Monday, 13 April 2015

Edinburgh Monarchs 56 Workington Comets 37 Workington Comets League Cup campaign began in dismal fashion with a heavy 19-point loss at the hands of current holders Edinburgh Monarchs as they went down 56-37 last night.

Kyle Howarth

Their first taste of competitive action in 2015 didnt go as planned as star Kyle Howarth finished only one race and Comets took just two heat advantages all night.

But Comets team manager Tony Jackson said the score flattered Edinburgh and was happy with his riders efforts on a tough night.

He added: Overall were disappointed to lose but weve got to be realistic and this is a place where nobodys got anything for a long time.

We could put seven world champions in Workington jackets and they still wouldnt get anything around here.

We wanted to hit the 40 point mark and we would have had that if Branford hadnt fallen when we were on for a 5-1 in heat 12.

Howarth had mechanical problems all night but when he did get his bike going he beat Craig Cook so there you go, the luck just wasnt with us tonight but we put on a good show.

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