BRITISH SPEEDWAY MAY 11, 2022

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PLYMOUTH MOVE UP THE LADDER

PLYMOUTH are up to third place in the Championship after a 55-35 win over Oxford.

The Gladiators continue to impress at the Coliseum and were led by double-figure returns from Ben Barker (12+2), Hans Andersen (11), and Michael Palm Toft (10+2).

Troy Batchelor scored 10+1 for the Cheetahs, who were beaten by the same scoreline as in their trip to Leicester last weekend.

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POOLE promoter Danny Ford is urging his team to guard against complacency when they host Newcastle at Wimborne Road tonight (Wednesday – UK time).

The Pirates lost at Plymouth last week, which was the first time this season they have failed to collect any points from a league meeting, and are looking to hit back against the Diamonds.

Ford said: “They haven’t enjoyed the best of starts to the season and only picked up their first league points at their fifth attempt, although to be fair, three of those were on the road.

“But it is these sort of meetings where you can’t afford to allow points to slip. We are on a good run of home form, and we intend to keep that going for as long as we possibly can. We will be expecting our boys to ride their hearts out.

“We have a very tough meeting ahead of us on Friday when we travel to Redcar so we need to get the win behind us on Wednesday so we can go into that in a positive frame of mind.”

The visitors bring in Kyle Howarth at No.1 to guest for the injured Bradley Wilson-Dean, whilst George Congreve is expected back at reserve after concussion.
 
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REDCAR boss Jade Mudgway hopes a recent visit to Oxford will pay dividends when the Bears return to Cowley in the Championship tonight (Wednesday).

The Teessiders were narrowly beaten in the first leg of their KO Cup tie before securing progression at home, and now make the trip south with league points at stake.

Mudgway told redcar-speedway.com: “It is a big help, and it’s something that should work in our favour.
“In the KO Cup I believe we won the last two-thirds of the match, so we need to be clever and use what we learned to our advantage and win the entirety of the meeting.

“Our aim is to win on the night, and I believe we have the riders to do just that!”
The home side have Chris Harris guesting for Troy Batchelor, who was injured at Plymouth on Tuesday, whilst Nathan Stoneman continues at reserve for Josh Macdonald. Redcar operate rider replacement for Kasper Andersen who has a Danish commitment.

(FIXTURES)

WEDNESDAY MAY 11:
CHAMPIONSHIP: Oxford v Redcar 7.30, Poole v Newcastle 7.30

FRIDAY MAY 13:
CHAMPIONSHIP: Edinburgh v Leicester 7.30, Redcar v Poole 7.30, Scunthorpe v Oxford 7.30

SATURDAY MAY 14:
CHAMPIONSHIP: Berwick v Redcar 7pm
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE: Leicester v Belle Vue 7pm

SUNDAY MAY 15:
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE: Kent v Leicester 12pm, Mildenhall v Plymouth 3pm
BRITISH YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP Round 2 (500cc): Kent (follows NDL fixture)