PREVIEW: PETER CRAVEN MEMORIAL, BELLE VUE

BELLE VUE captain Brady Kurtz goes for the hat-trick in the Peter Craven Memorial Trophy as the Aces stage their traditional season-opener tonight (Monday, 7pm).

Kurtz won the event in 2024 ahead of his team-mate Dan Bewley and former club skipper Max Fricke, and he repeated the feat last year ahead of Jack Holder and Bewley.

There’s another strong line-up for the event including four-time winner Jason Doyle, with Fricke also included as one of several past and present Aces riders.

The meeting ends with a five-rider semi-final and six-rider Final, providing a fitting climax to one of the biggest Individual events of the year.

Kurtz said: “It’s always cool to open the season with the Peter Craven Memorial, and it’s become quite an event in the last few years.

“I feel it’s a meeting that a lot of people want to ride in, and it’s had a hell of a line-up, so it’s been nice to win the last couple of years!

“Another win would be nice, but it’s just nice to be on the bike, to ride against some good riders and see where we are before the season starts.

“I’d like to be in the front in the Final and not see the other riders, but it’s quite difficult in that line-up!”

PETER CRAVEN MEMORIAL TROPHY DRAW: 1 Nicolai Klindt, 2 Peter Kildemand, 3 Jan Kvech, 4 Chris Holder, 5 Tom Brennan, 6 Norick Blodorn, 7 Max Fricke, 8 Jason Doyle, 9 Sam Masters, 10 Brady Kurtz, 11 Zach Cook, 12 Dan Bewley, 13 Tate Zischke, 14 Chris Harris, 15 Adam Ellis, 16 Rasmus Jensen. Reserves: Will Cairns, Freddy Hodder.

SCB Referee: Phil Griffin

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