CAPTAIN Chris Holder is urging the speedway authorities to hand Pirates four points in the wake of the postponement at Belle Vue.

The world champion claimed Poole should be awarded a victory after the Aces had controversially called off Monday’s Elite League clash.

Belle Vue, who issued an apology on Wednesday, previously reported that a burst water pipe had caused flooding at Kirkmanshulme Lane.

They had already confirmed that Artur Mroczka had withdrawn from the meeting due to injury and Holder alleged, via social networking website Twitter, that two other Aces stars, rumoured to be Matej Zagar and Magnus Zetterstrom, had missed their flights to the UK from Poland on Monday.

The heated fall-out and claims led the Speedway Control Bureau to announce a “full investigation” into the matter.

And after the Aces had said sorry, Holder insisted Pirates should not have to make another trip to Belle Vue. Asked if he felt Poole should be given the points, the Australian told the Daily Echo: “For sure. We shouldn’t have to go back up there because of a mistake by them. But if they don’t want to do that, reimburse us for our flights and travel, or give us the four points.”

The Echo was unable to contact Aces operations director Chris Morton but chief executive officer David Gordon released a statement which read: “The decision to postpone the meeting was the wrong one but was made for, what was believed at the time, the right reasons.

“Clearly, after further investigation, this has proved to be an error of judgement made in the heat of the moment and is regretted. For that, we are genuinely sorry.”