Mark Loram is on track to return to action by the beginning of June, six weeks after crashing at Arlington.

He said: "I'm having physio every day and the arm is coming on good. The main problem is getting movement in the elbow but I'm pleased with the way things are going at the moment."

Loram broke his left arm above the elbow while disputing the lead with Poole's top two, Tony Rickardsson and Leigh Adams.

He says he has still not ruled himself out of next weekend's opening world championship Grand Prix of the season at Chorzow in Poland, but he admits: "That's a very long shot."

So far as Eastbourne are concerned, Loram's return cannot come quickly enough.

His four scheduled rides in the two home matches he has missed so far have produced only five points a meeting via rider replacement against Belle Vue and Lee Richardson against Peterborough.

Eagles will be hoping for a better return from Jason Lyons, who steps into the hot seat against Poole tomorrow night and is also booked for the match against Ipswich on May 24.