TRIGGER COMPLETES GLADIATORS

PLYMOUTH have handed local youngster Ben Trigger a return to the club’s Cab Direct Championship line-up.

Trigger made his senior debut with the Gladiators in 2023 before moving to Redcar last year where he averaged just over the three-point mark, and he becomes the final signing for the Coliseum side this season.

Promoter Mark Phillips said: “In 2023 Ben came in as a 16-year-old on a two-point average, and with little pressure from us and an expectation that it would give him a solid foundation for the future.

“On occasions, especially when he made fast starts, he proved that he could hold his own at The Coliseum and he had some notable scalps.

“We have stressed to Ben that this is the season which may define his career path as if he wants to become a full-time professional speedway rider, we will need and expect the sort of commitment and improvement that brings, and which Ben will need to show.

“He has the speed when he makes starts, so it is all about us finding those missing keys to optimise his ability, and this will define his career path. We will give him all of the support that we can to help him succeed.”