CHRIS Holder revealed he will be taking one of his Poole engines to Copenhagen to use in Danish Grand Prix practice after reeling off double figures in Pirates’ hard fought 55-37 home victory over Belle Vue last night.

The Australian ace blew his best motor doing a practice start on the parade lap ahead of the Dorset side’s big win over the Aces in the Elite League.

But the other engine he used was also spot on as he rattled up 11 paid 13 from five rides as Poole Castle Cover moved 14 points clear at the top of the table.

Holder, whose side lost captain Davey Watt to concussion following a nasty first-bend heat four fall, said in a centre green interview: “Copenhagen will be a big meeting and I’ll just go there and try my best.

“I will look to take one of my Poole engines there because it’s a small track, similar to here.

“I hope to have a good meeting there, and consolidate or improve my place in the overall GP rankings.”

Holder, currently holding down eighth spot in the World Championship, added: “My engine blowing up on parade meant it was not a nice start to the night for me.

“It made a not very nice sound and I knew straight away what had happened.

“I needed to change bikes quickly because I was out in heat one and it was a bit of a rush to get there for the first race.

“Consequently, I was a bit all over the place in that one but we soon got it dialled in and the rest of my races went well.

“All the Poole boys did a great job and I’m stoked that we beat Belle Vue by 18 points.

“It was a pity we lost Davey, but the rest of the boys got stuck in and did their jobs, so we were able to cover the gaps for him.

“Hopefully he’ll be back for us next Wednesday at home to Ipswich.”

Watt, whose head took a big knock from Jason Doyle’s front wheel after they had collided in a typical case of first bend bunching, received extensive massage and physio in the changing rooms straight after withdrawing from the meeting, and hopes to be fit for his Polish League match on Sunday.

Doyle roared to three spectacular race wins in his first outing after dropping to Poole number seven on his way to a 14-point haul, but it was Leon Madsen who stole the rider-of-the-night award with a fast-gating 11 paid 12.

The Dane, controversially excluded by referee Ronnie Allan after falling in race seven when it looked as though it could have been another strong case of first bend bunching, said: “I hit my arm pretty hard but kept focused.

“Me and the whole team did well tonight and I’m happy, really delighted with my score (his highest for Pirates so far).

“Now I’m looking to do the same at Copenhagen as the wild card in the GP.

“It was a good meeting for me in the Danish Championship (when Madsen won the first round at Esbjerg to secure the wild card) but I take one meeting at a time, and tonight I just focused on this meeting.

“I just want to relax on Thursday and we go to Copenhagen on Saturday.

“Also, I want to thank the Poole fans for their tremendous support of me. They are amazing.”

Doyle, who chalked up his second highest score of the campaign for Pirates, said: “I’m not used to riding six rides in a meeting.

“I’m used to taking four programmed rides, so it was great I scored some points.”

Doyle, who has dropped from second string to reserve despite increasing his season starting average by about 25 per cent, added: “I’m not worried about that.

“The main thing is the team is going very good.

“If I was in another team, I wouldn’t be at reserve.

“Everything is going well for everyone in the team and hopefully we can keep going like this.”