Poole sign Holder

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www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/display.var.1779916.0..php

CHRIS Holder has signed a deal to ride for Castle Cover Pirates next season.

The Australian was unveiled to the press by co-promoter Matt Ford at Wimborne Road at 1pm this afternoon.

Holder is Poole Castle Cover's second signing for the 2008 Elite League campaign, after Karol Zabik put pen to paper on a deal ahead of Pirates' Craven Shield first-leg last Wednesday.

Edit: a bit more from Poole's website:

Promising Australian prospect Chris Holder has pledged his commitment to Poole Speedway by becoming the second rider to agree terms for 2008.
The 20-year old was signed by the Pirates during the 2006 season but preferred to build up his British racing experience by spending a highly successful 2007 campaign with the Isle of Wight, during which he won the Premier League pairs with Jason Bunyan, who accompanied him to today's signing session, and the Premier league fours, finished runners-up in the world U21 championship and scooped the Pride of the East trophy at King's Lynn.
Despite much maligned rumours that he was ready to join Elite league rivals Peterborough Holder put pen to paper on a 2008 contract and claimed "It was always in my plans to join Poole and to be honest when I read what was appearing in certain media and the internet I just sat back and had a quiet chuckle to myself. I am really keen to do well for Poole, I knew I needed a bit more experience in the UK before I broke into the real big-time. Now I am ready so bring it on."

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Good signing by the "hairdresser", was very impressed by Chris when he rode at Foxhall.

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No surprise there then .Seriously if Holder didn't step up next season it would've been a huge mistake IMO.

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booeyboy said:

No surprise there then .Seriously if Holder didn't step up next season it would've been a huge mistake IMO.

Never any real doubt that Holder would be in the upper tier of British speedway next season - he's on a mission to get somewhere in the sport. I wonder if James Wright wants to get somewhere in the sport, or is satisfied with what he's got at the minute in the Premier League? Simon Stead dawdled around far too long in the Premier League and is going nowhere fast. Wright could well follow suit.

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Looks like that's all for a while. A snippet from www.speedwayworld.tv/en/news/a8621?SID=f8670c3e46f74f3ac573c3fb552fc04a

Ford admits that he does not expect to make any further signings until the exact structure of the 2008 Elite League is agreed at the promoters' conference at the end of November.

Poole website confirms Holder joins on a 5.03 average.

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Whilst I think he will maintain that average with no problem, must admit am a tad surprised it's that high TBH, so a definite 1-5 spot for him I reckon, I wonder who will get to ride with Crumpy out of Karol and Chris