Sorry, doesn't make much sense... If they were in front and were passed then they didn't "bugger off" did they? The fact of the matter was, when the Lions gated, the Aces chased and tried to pass, often doing so. When a BV rider gated, the Lions showed no attitude to chase. That track was very much raceable all night. As for Fricke and Masters "refusing to ride heat 15"... Where has this come from? Any evidence? Don't think either would have been picked anyway! Douglas was a defo pick. Fricke had been awful, only got his 4+1 because Kurtz lifted after outgating him in heat 1.