King’s Lynn had to settle for third place in Round 3 of the Premiership Pairs at the Adrian Flux Arena  as they suffered a narrow semi-final defeat to Sheffield.
The Minors & Brady Stars looked likely winners for much of the meeting, but they lost the leadership in the closing stages and were then edged out by the Tigers in an exciting showdown.
Skipper Josh Pickering said: “We were so close, but not close enough. I feel like in these Pairs meetings every home team should win, so it’s a bit of a shame.
“But fair play to the other boys, they all rode good tonight and it was good, safe racing.”
IPSWICH 27: Jason Doyle 14, Danny King 10, Danyon Hume 3.
KING’S LYNN 27: Josh Pickering 17, Richard Lawson 10, Jason Edwards 0.
SHEFFIELD 23: Jack Holder 14, Adam Ellis 9, Connor Mountain 0.
PETERBOROUGH 21: Chris Harris 19, Jordan Jenkins 2, Hans Andersen 0.
BELLE VUE 20: Matej Zagar 12, Max Fricke 6, Tom Brennan 2.
WOLVERHAMPTON 17: Steve Worrall 10, Sam Masters 5, Leon Flint 2.
Semi-Final: Sheffield beat King’s Lynn 6-3.
Final: Ipswich beat Sheffield 5-4.
STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 3
Ipswich 26, Sheffield 24, King’s Lynn 22, Belle Vue 14, Peterborough 6, Wolverhampton 4.