Pavlic missed the win over Coventry

Swindon are looking for a replacement for Jurica Pavlic after he failed to turn up for their win over Coventry.

Pavlic has been handed a 28-day ban from British speedway.

"He was booked on a flight from Sweden to London. I got a call to tell me he hadn't checked in," Robins co-promoter Gary Patchett told BBC Wiltshire.

"He'd flown from Sweden to Croatia. I told him what I thought in no uncertain terms. There's obviously a lot going on in his mind at the moment."

Patchett who believes the rider has taken on too many commitments elsewhere.

"He doesn't need to ride to earn a living. He needs to be enjoying riding otherwise he doesn't have a motivation.

"I'd be lying to you if I said that this was the first time we'd had a problem this season."

Swindon continued their unbeaten home league run with a 54-39 victory over Coventry to stay second in the table.

Leigh Adams led the way with 14 and a bonus and Matej Zagar weighed in with 13 and a bonus.

The victory was Swindon's fourth over the Bees and Patchett said his side came strong in the second half of the meeting.

"We pulled away from heat five. It was a meeting I thought we were always going to win."

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