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Astley & Tyldesley staged a double bill of Premier League racing at Gin Pit over the weekend. First up on Saturday were Poole, who made the long trip from Dorset. Three heavy showers before the match left the track flooded, but the track soon cleared and plenty of hard fought racing took place, on a heavy surface. Led by current World Champion, Australian Daniel Pudney, Poole were much too strong in depth for A & T and they inflicted A & T's biggest defeat since moving up to the Premier League, winning 105-71. Pudney lost only to A & T's best rider, Remi Burchardt (pictured), in heat 6. All three of A & T's Poles suffered exclusions, and with too long a tail following three late withdrawals, a big defeat was inevitable.

Premier League match result

Astley & Tyldesley 71 Poole 105

A & T: Remi Burchardt 15, Tomasz Wlodarczyk 14, Craig Newsome 10 (2), Darek Kurkowski 10, Ewan Tulloch 8, Joe Allen 7, Lee Phillips 4, Mike Hack 3.

Poole: Daniel Pudney 17 (2), Brad Hoppo 15 (3), Adam Peck 15 (2), Pawel Ciegelski 14 (2), Mark Everingham 14 (2), Lukas Jozwiak 12 (2), Ben Donahue 10, Dave Murphy 8.

Referee - Mick Knowles (Sheffield).

Poole also took the win in the Combination match, 72-56. Best for A & T was Joe Allen with 16 points, with former Polish international Karol Wlodarczyk scoring a maximum for Poole.

Premier League Combination Division match result

Astley & Tyldesley 'B' 56 Poole 'B' 72

A & T: Joe Allen 16, Laura Allen 9, Roy Heslop 8 (2), Adam Phillips 8 (1), Lee Phillips 8 (1), Mike Hack 7 (2).

Poole: Karol Wlodarczyk 20, Kevin Lowman 13 (1), Jessica Lamb 10 (2), Richard Chappell 10 (1), Dave Murphy 8, Ben Donahue 7 (1), Phil Norwood 4.

Referee - Ewan Tulloch (Astley & Tyldesley).