BATTYE OUT FOR BANDITS

BERWICK have confirmed impressive newcomer Reid Battye faces around six weeks on the sidelines after his crash at Shielfield Park last Saturday.

Battye was involved in a high-speed tangle with Workington’s Niklas Holm Jakobsen and was taken to hospital where a fractured vertebra was diagnosed.

The Bandits are heading into an important weekend of BSN Series action and have booked two of their former riders to stand in, with Dayle Wood guesting at Edinburgh on Friday whilst Sam Hagon takes over for Saturday’s home return fixture.

Manager Stewart Dickson said: “Losing Reid is a real blow because big points from reserve make all the difference in these type of situations.

“But that’s speedway, we have to get on with it and have booked two good guests this weekend.”