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Bury hosted the first of the three Manchester League Individual Finals evenings, to be held on three successive Wednesdays.

First up were the U-10s and Bury's James Elston recorded a 16 points maximum score to take the title, in his first season of racing. Astley & Tyldesley riders took the next three places, with Adam Turnbull runner-up, Max Evans third and first year rider Ross Green just missing out on a top three slot. All the finalists received an award. Adam Turnbull received the trophy for winning the U-10 Grand Prix series, held over six rounds earlier in the season.

Manchester League U-10 Individual Final result

James Elston (Bury) 16, Adam Turnbull (A & T) 15, Max Evans (A & T) 14, Ross Green (A & T) 13, Jack Hart (Bury) 12, Alfie Woolley (Stockport) 11, Max Elliott (Bury) 10, George Mitchell (Bury) 9.

Referee - Graham Lush (Stockport).

There was a good turn-out of 14 riders for the U-16 event, despite there being a few riders missing on holiday. Heat 2 proved to be a decisive race, as Jake Read was excluded for moving at the start, with Jack Lush taking an easy win from grid 4 in the re-run. Both riders won their remaining races, as Lush took the title with a 20 points maximum score. Adam Phillips and Joe Pickford seized on Read's misfortune to rack up the points and fill the other two rostrum positions, with Phillips' win over Pickford in heat 9 ultimately deciding the runner-up position. Jack Lush was commanding throughout to take an impressive win, with 12 year old Adam Phillips putting in an excellent performance in an older age category for him. Joe Pickford rode consistently to take third place, ahead of James Carter, with Jake Read left to rue his early exclusion, as Stockport riders took four of the top five places.

Manchester League U-16 Individual Final result

Jack Lush (Stockport) 20, Adam Phillips (A & T) 18, Joe Pickford (Stockport) 17, James Carter (Stockport) 16, Jake Read (Stockport) 16, Laura Watson (Bury) 14, Phil Peach (Bury) 14, Ryan Livesey (Bury) 13, Adam Watson (Bury) 13, James Elston (Bury) 12, Alex Green (A & T) 10, Bradley Smethurst (Bury) 9, Connor Smethurst (Bury) 9, Jamie Chester (Bury) 7.

Referee - Alan Taylor (Stockport).