Plymouth Gladiators v Poole Pirates

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POOLE collected their fifth away win in the Cab Direct Championship with a 49-41 victory at Plymouth to end the Gladiators’ play-off hopes.

The league leaders trailed by six points at the halfway stage at the Coliseum but turned things around with 5-1s in Heats 11 and 13.

The Gladiators needed a 5-1 in the last race to force a Super Heat but Richard Lawson and Zach Cook secured the result for the Pirates.

Lawson top scored with 14+2 from six rides and Tom Brennan added 10, whilst Dan Thompson scored 13 for the home side and brother Joe added 10+3 at reserve.

Pirates captain Ben Cook said: “We dialled in in the end, got the run of the decent gates and we did it the hard way.

“It was a close finish, but the boys got the job done. We wanted to get the win, and it is good.”

Gladiators boss Garry May said: “My boys took it to them tonight, and it was only in those last three races where we lost it really.

“Poole are a good side and I think they’ll clean up this year, but my boys rode really well considering the riders we had.”

CAB DIRECT CHAMPIONSHIP
PLYMOUTH 41: Dan Thompson 13, Joe Thompson 10+3, Alfie Bowtell 8, Ben Barker 7+1, Jacob Hook 2+1, Patrick Baek 1+1, Nico Covatti r/r.
POOLE 49: Richard Lawson 14+2, Tom Brennan 10, Zach Cook 9+1, Paul Starke 7+1, Ben Cook 6, Ben Trigger 3+1, Sam Hagon 0.
Poole win the aggregate point

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