NEIL Middleditch feels the improved fortunes of Maciej Janowski and Chris Holder in the world championship will boost their Pirates displays.

Poole skipper Janowski grabbed his maiden Grand Prix win on Saturday when he totalled 12 points in Daugavpils, Latvia in a meeting curtailed after 20 heats due to wet conditions.

The 23-year-old, in his first year as a full-time GP rider, had previously stepped on the rostrum in the Czech Grand Prix at the end of May.

Meanwhile, Holder blew away his struggles of the opening three rounds with an 18-point return in Cardiff a fortnight ago and added another 10 points to his tally at the weekend.

And Pirates team boss Middleditch insisted success on the world championship stage would benefit the duo's efforts in the Elite League.

Middleditch told the Daily Echo: "I know Maciej had a rough time in Cardiff but, overall, both him and Chris have done well in the Grands Prix recently and that can only be good in terms of their performances for Poole.

"Saturday was a win for Maciej and Poole to be proud of. I said at the start of the year that I could see him getting a rostrum place in one of the rounds and okay, Latvia was curtailed by a few races, but he was the winner and that's what the records will show.

"I don't think the fact there weren't semi-finals or a final takes away from his victory at all. You can only race in the situation you are given and it was quite right that it was abandoned.

"He has got better and better and has turned into a top-class rider. He's the Polish champion and a GP champion and it doesn't get much better than that."

Pirates make the trip to lowly Wolverhampton tonight (7.30pm) and Middleditch is well-aware of the challenge that the technical Monmore circuit poses.

The team manager admitted that Janowski's compatriot, second-stringer Kacper Gomolski, needed to up his points return on the tighter tracks.

Middleditch added: "Wolverhampton is always a difficult one for us and my worry at the moment is that Kacper doesn't seem to adapt to small tracks very well, so he needs to up his game.

"It's a different way of riding. The Polish tracks are very fast and dare I say it, not very technical to ride, whereas at places like Wolverhampton and Lakeside you have to think about racing.

"You have to put the bike where you want it and not just go where it takes you, so that is the challenge for Kacper."

Pirates have a full side but Wolves are due to track Redcar's Adam Roynon in place of the injured Lewis Blackbird.

Cradley skipper Max Clegg will replace the ill Josh Bates in the other reserve slot.

Wolves: (from) Peter Karlsson, Jacob Thorssell, Ricky Wells, Tobiasz Musielak, Fredrik Lindgren, Adam Roynon (guest), Max Clegg (guest).

Pirates: (from) Chris Holder, Davey Watt, Dakota North, Kacper Gomolski, Maciej Janowski, Paul Starke, Kyle Newman.