SWINDON Robins jumped into second spot in the Premiership as they made it eight wins from eight in unequivocal fashion at home to Poole Pirates.

Not since June 2007 had the Robins put such a winning streak together but a 56-34 triumph at home to a sorry Poole Pirates side ensured that history was repeated little over a decade on.

Frenchman David Bellego led the way for the hosts with 13 points, with Jason Doyle and Nick Morris also landing double figures.

The hosts were in control all evening as they pulled out a 10-point gap by the end of heat four, with Swindon’s lead further extended to 18 points by the end of heat seven.

A maximum in the penultimate race secured the comprehensive victory and moved a Swindon second the league standings.

Hans Andersen, recently promoted to number one for Poole, gated well and closed the door on Tobiasz Musielak into bend one in the opening heat of the night.

However, fresh from his British Grand Prix podium finish, Doyle pushed the Dane all the way and had the pace out of the final bend to nick the win, with Musielak coming third.

Having picked up a warning at the first start, Adam Ellis got away legally at the second attempt in heat two and led from the gate, with Zach Wajtknecht following him well behind, a distance in front of the Poole duo behind.

Bellego cut a frustrated figure as he touched the tapes at the start of heat three, starting from 15 metres back in the re-run, which came to an abrupt end as Jack Holder, second behind Richie Worrall, went down into bend one of lap two, with Bradley Wilson-Dean doing well to put his bike down behind and avoid a nasty collision.

With Holder excluded, Worrall was able to limit the damage in the second re-run however to take a share of the spoils.

Morris flew out of gate four at the second running of heat four to get across to bend one in the lead, followed by Watjknecht out of bend two, who wasn’t troubled by the Poole duo as the hosts pulled out a 10-point lead early on.

With the large early deficit, Poole took the tactical ride in heat five with skipper Andersen but it was nullified by the Swindon duo of Bellego and Wilson-Dean as they looked comfortable gaining another maximum for the Robins.

Doyle battled with Timo Lahti going into the first bend of heat six but, with the Poole man struggling to control his bike, the Aussie and Musielak came out in front out of bend two and looked to be enjoying their night as the Polish rider picked up a Robins flag to wave on their victory lap with the lead extended to 18 points.

Morris struggled to control his bike from the gate in heat seven but that didn’t stop him taking the lead, however, Ellis couldn’t make headway at the back despite having the speed and making a late dash for the line.

Musielak gated well again to take the lead early on in heat eight and had to battle hard to keep Edward Kennett behind him, with Wajtknecht making a late charge at replacement Paul Starke at the rear.

In heat nine, Bellego started well from gate one, but Wilson-Dean went too deep into bend one to fall to the back and after taking Shanes, he fell into bend one of the penultimate lap too see the heat awarded and the points split.

It was routine stuff for the Swindon duo of Doyle and Musielak from the gate in heat 10 but Holder showed some fight for the visitors, taking Musielak down the back straight of lap two to deny another maximum.

Ellis suffered an awkward fall in heat 11 as he saw the gap closed around the top of bends one and two of the opening lap and was disqualified.

Morris, who had the handicap of 15m after touching the tapes for a second time in the evening, was able to take Kennett on lap two as the Poole man got too close to the barrier on bends one and two.

Having seen Wajtknecht fall from the lead going into bend three of heat 12, Wilson-Dean got the start he was after in the re-run to lead the Poole duo well from the gate and make it a dead heat.

In heat 13, after a late track grading due to an brief shower, Doyle got away well but Lahti found some grip to go all the way around the outside of bends one and two and take the lead, which he held well.

A great ride from Bellego and Ellis capped off a fine evening for the Robins, as the Frenchman went around the outside of bends one and two to take the lead and, out of nowhere, was joined by the Brit on the back straight for another maximum.

Holder showed the last glimpe of a fighter already on the deck in heat 15 as he did well to lead home by some distance, with Morris and Bellego riding side-by-side for much of the race to wrap up the 22-point victory.