The champions elect maintained their unbeaten record but Poole recovered from a poor start and came within 2 points of
a last heat decider as they adapted to the tight little circuit. Chances of an upset were dented in the first 6 races as the
Hammers scorched to 4 maximum heats and the two Poole heat advantages before the break were only gained when home riders were
excluded.
Trailing 56-41 after 10 races, the fightback started in heat 11 when Dan and Brad showed the excellent Lukasz Jozwiak
some Aussie style team riding to take maximum points with Adam Peck and Pete Young following up with a 6-3 over Mark
Boaler after another tapes exclusion for Mateusz Szymczak. Dave Murphy was having an "vintage" day and won heat 15 in
fine style ahead of Steve Harris while Brad Hoppo deployed all his skills to hold on to third place.
A 6 - 3 in the penultimate race from Pete and Brad brought the margin back to 6 points so a last heat decider was
off the menu. However, that made no difference to Daniel Pudney who showed his World Champion credentials with an explosive
gate from grid 4 to power round previously invincible Karol Szymanski for an outstanding race win. This was a good all
round team performance for Poole with the two experienced reserves Dave Murphy and Andre Cross making a major contribution.
Scorers:- Daniel Pudney 14+2, Brad Hoppo 14, Andre Cross 11+1, Mark Everingham 10+1, Dave Murphy 10, Adam Peck 10, Pete
Young 10, Chris Roberts 5.
Division 2 - Horspath 71 Poole 55
Jack Spear made his debut for Poole in a tough encounter with the home side able to track a powerful line-up.
Scorers - Richard Chappell 14, Ben Donohue 14, Jack Spear 10, Luke Armes 8, Jessie Lamb 5, James Wilkins 4.
