Edinburgh Monarchs are on the verge of the Knockout Cup semi-finals after a convincing win at Redcar Bears.

With American rider Ryan Fisher leading the way with 16 points, Monarchs won 55-38 in their quarter-final first leg.

It surely makes tonight's (Fri) second leg at Armadale a formality but club director Mike Hunter warned: "We still have some work to do but we've put ourselves in a very good position."

Matthew Wethers scored 12 points and Andrew Tully 11 in a solid overall team display.

Tully misses the second leg as he competes in the World Under-21 quarter-final in Germany this weekend.