HECKMONDWIKE Cycle Speedway Club could not build on their fine start in Manchester as they finished fifth out of six teams in the fourth round of the Northern Fours.

Two rifders were excluded in races, which lost the West Yorkshire club valuable points, while another fell off and failed to finish their heat.

The pressure is now on Heckmondwike to repeat their third-place standing of last year.

Northern Fours League, fourth round result: Stockport 55, Bury Comets 46, Astley & Tyldesley 42, Hull 33, Heckmondwike 31 (Darren Kent 10, Justin Naylor 8, Mick Knowles 7, Laura Watson 6, Tom Whitwam did not ride), Bury Meteors 25.

Fours League standings: Stockport 23, Bury Comets 20, Astley & Tyldesley 15, Heckmondwike 11, Hull 11, Bury Meteors 4.

Heckmondwike were third in the fourth round of the Northern Junior League at the same venue. 

Northern Junior League, fourth round result: Bury 184, Astley & Tyldesley 145, Heckmondwike 46, Hull 35, Stockport 30. Under-tens: Joe Quarmby (A&T) 16, Harry Radford (Bury) 16, Jack Murray (A&T) 14, Charlie Burgess (A&T) 14, Jonah Clare (A&T) 12, Bella Naylor (Heckmondwike) 12, Charlie Thacker (Heckmondwike) 12, Zak Thacker (Bury) 11, Max Quarmby (A&T) 8, Lucy Grantham (A&T) 8, Hermoine Whalley (Bury) 8, Angel Etheridge (Bury) 7, Duncan Whalley (Bury) 7, Kaci Neath (Bury) 6, Finn Boland (A&T) 5.

Under-13s: Michael Preston (Stockport) 16, Tom Whitwam (Heckmondwike) 15, Louis Wright (Stockport) 14, Max Evans (A&T) 14, Louis Turner (Bury) 13, Kaysar Mohammedi (Bury) 11, Declan Summersgill (Heckmondwike) 10, Daniel Miller (Bury) 10, Sean Etheridge (Bury) 9, Ben Summersgill (Heckmondwike) 9.

Heckmondwike train on Wednesdays (7.30pm-9pm) at Firth Park (WF16 0HH, opposite Morrisons petrol station).

For more information on joining the team or training, contact Justin Naylor on 07799-367370.