THE Weymouth Doonan Wildcats have received a huge boost ahead of their Bank Holiday Bonanza with the news that two of their riders have recovered from knocks.

Both Lee Smart and Sam Hurst suffered heavy falls in last Saturday's narrow Conference League home defeat against the Scunthorpe Scorpions but they have now declared themselves fit for the rigours of three meetings in four days.

The Wildcats will accept nothing but victory tonight when they continue their league campaign with a clash against the Stoke SAS Spitfires at the Wessex Stadium.

The Radipole Lane outfit beat Stoke 54-32 in the Knockout Cup on April 20 and they will be looking for an identical performance.

However, the Spitfires will be at full strength with Jack Hargreaves due to play a leading role. He missed his side's last visit to the South Coast because of a back injury.

Wildcats' chairman Phil Bartlett said: "I am confident we will see a home victory tonight. The team is raring to go and after such a close meeting with the Scorpions they are brimming with confidence.

"Lee Smart and Sam Hurst suffered knocks during last Saturday's meeting with Scunthorpe but both have recovered and are ready for the weekend's hectic schedule. Spectators have been treated to some exhilarating racing this season with four last-heat deciders in six team meetings so far which can't be bad."

Tomorrow the Wildcats will enjoy a day off before travelling to Derbyshire to take on the Buxton Hitmen in a Knockout Cup second round first-leg encounter on Sunday.

Wildcats' away team manager Jem Dicken said: "Buxton is a tricky track. It is on a slope and gives the Hitmen a considerable amount of home track advantage but I am confident that we can get a result with the team we have.

"It probably isn't on Sam Hurst's list of favourite tracks though after he suffered a broken leg whilst riding in the Academy League back in 2005. However, Sam just pulls on his helmet and gets on with it."

On Monday the Wildcats will head back south to the Hoddesdon home of the Rye House Raiders for another Conference League encounter.

Wildcats skipper David Mason will be expected to lead from the front in that one. He rode for the Raiders between 1999 and 2003 and he also won the Conference League Riders Championship at the Hoddesdon circuit in 2001.

Bartlett said: "After last week's disappointment at the cancellation of our meeting at Oxford, we are really looking forward to our meetings this weekend because all the teams are very evenly matched."

Tonight the Wessex Stadium gates will open at 6.30pm with tapes up at 7.15pm.