MATT Ford believes the Wimborne Road track is back to its best after extensive repair work was carried out.

The clash with Leicester a fortnight ago was controversially postponed around an hour before the scheduled start due to an unfit racing surface.

Ford admitted material costing thousands of pounds had been placed on the track but that it had not been fit for purpose.

And the Poole promoter is hopeful that following repairs, those problems are a thing of the past.

Speaking ahead of tonight's meeting against King's Lynn (7.30pm), Ford told the Daily Echo: “The frustrating part of our last home fixture was that I wasn't made aware there was an issue until 6.20pm.

"We have had to go in different directions to resolve the problem. On Friday, we had six different people working on the track – both current and ex-track curators had an input.

“The product which we had put on was the same as that used by Somerset and the Isle of Wight, and all of us had to take it off.

“It was just not capable of doing the job. The material wouldn't bind, it was just like sand.

"I'm very confident the issue has now been resolved.”