Two evenly balanced teams fought out a close and sporting encounter at the village circuit and Poole came away with the league points thanks to an all-round team performance. It was good to see Aaron Lowey back in the saddle and his 19 points showed that he had lost none of his scoring power. Jessie Lamb was also back in action after her recent speedway accident at Plymouth. Aussi's Brad and Dan had an opportunity to size up the tight Oxford bowl in readiness for the forthcoming Premier League match against the champions elect with Dan going through the card unbeaten by an opponant.

 

Scorers -

 

Daniel Pudney 19+1, Aaron Lowey 19, Brad Hoppo 15+1, Ben Donohue 12+1, Eddie Wilkins 10+1, Richard Chappell 6+1, Luke Armes 6+1, Jessie Lamb 4.

 

Phil Norwood made a useful debut in the combination match as Poole won the match by 78 - 44 with the 8 races shared between 6 riders. Phil Norwood 9, Matthew Mildon 8+2,James Wilkins 7,Kev Lowman 5, Dave Newman 3, George Newman 3.

 

The home side carried too much top end scoring power in the Conference league match and the Poole cause was not helped by tracking only 5 riders with a final scoreline of 78 - 57 to Horspath. Luke Armes 15, Jessie Lamb 14, Matthew Mildon 12. George Newman 9+1, James Wilkins 7+1.