MONARCHS PICK UP BICKLEY

EDINBURGH have snapped up Kyle Bickley and are backing him to bounce back from a tough 2022 season.

Bickley, 20, lost his place with Berwick and saw his average dip below the three-point mark – but he has a good record at Armadale since entering the Championship and believes he can put this year behind him.

He said: “I am really looking forward to joining the Monarchs. I have spoken to the club in the past, I think at the end of 2019/beginning of 2020, but unfortunately at the time it didn’t pan out and I went to Berwick, but I think now it is a good time for me and a good time for Edinburgh to bring me on board.

“I am happy and, for the rider I know I can be, I think my average is a steal. I have had a bit of time to kind of reset myself, get back to basics, start afresh with no pressure and I know what I can do. I am looking forward to going out there and doing my job.

“I have always liked Armadale – maybe in the past it was prepared as a home track and it wasn’t the easiest as an away rider, but it is a track I enjoy, especially the last few years.

“Now it will be my home track I can really get used to it and score the seven and eight points a week I am aiming for.”