Poole Pirates v Berwick Bandits

POOLE returned to winning ways at Wimborne Road on Wednesday – despite a stunning paid maximum from Berwick skipper Chris Harris.

The former Pirates man proved unstoppable with 17+1 from six rides, but the Pirates won 49-41 with reserve Drew Kemp delivering an impressive display with 10+1.

Jonas Knudsen won two races on his Bandits debut and Leon Flint was unbeaten from his first three rides before being disqualified for a fall in Heat 13.

Kemp said: “Consistency was something I was aiming for last year but without too much success, but I seem to have found a bit just now.

“It is not perfect at the minute but two double-figure scores on the bounce is always a positive, and it’s nice to come away with a good meeting.”

Berwick boss Gary Flint said: “Jonas made a promising debut while Bomber was just different class. Leon seemed odds-on to get something out of Heat 13 but was denied by a poor piece of refereeing.

“Twice we have fallen victim to strange decisions when riders have been left nowhere to go and yet they have been excluded.”

CHAMPIONSHIP
POOLE 49: Drew Kemp 10+1, Richard Lawson 9+1, Steve Worrall 9+1, Danny King 8+1, Ben Cook 7+2, Zach Cook 6+4, Nathan Ablitt 0
BERWICK 41: Chris Harris 17+1, Leon Flint 8+1, Jonas Knudsen 7+1, Jye Etheridge 4, Nathan Stoneman 2, Ricky Wells 2, Theo Pijper 1
Championship points: Poole 3 Berwick 0

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