Dan Bewley, the former Edinburgh Monarchs and Glasgow Tigers whizz-kid, powered to second place in the British Final.
The Belle Vue Aces and Workington racer took the lead in the Grand Final but lost out to Great Britain rider Robert Lambert (King’s Lynn) who overtook him on the back straight in the first lap.
Craig Cook, Bewley’s team-mate in Manchester, was third with Jason Garrity (Scunthorpe) fourth.
Lambert, who won a silver medal with Tai Woofinden and Cook in the World Championships in Poland on Saturday, won all his five races to take the title in style.
Local riders finished down the field. Lewis Kerr (Glasgow Tigers) scored five points.
Chris Harris (Glasgow Tigers) collected seven points and Richie Worrall (Glasgow Tigers) scored three.
His twin, Steve Worrall (Belle Vue), a former Monarchs rider and who made a shock return two months after a leg break, withdrew after three rides.
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