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ROWE Motor Oil Premiership

PREVIEW: BELLE VUE v IPSWICH (PREM KO CUP)

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BELLE Vue and Ipswich kick off a heavyweight Premiership KO Cup quarter-final clash when they meet at the National Speedway Stadium tonight (Monday).

The Witches won the silverware in 2023 and were defeated Finalists last year, but their record in Manchester in the recent past has been indifferent.

Zach Cook makes his debut for the Aces in a familiar looking line-up for the league champions whilst Tom Brennan is the major new signing for the visitors, and he makes his first appearance on one of his former home tracks.

Belle Vue boss Mark Lemon said: “Chris Louis and Ritchie Hawkins have established Ipswich as one of the powerhouse sides in recent years with the always excellent Jason Doyle and Emil Sayfutdinov leading the club. 

“We know for a fact that all those guys know the quickest way round the NSS. But it’s always important to believe in your own strengths. We also have so much ability and I’m excited to see our new boys of 2025 in action as a team for the first time.

“They are ready for the tough challenge and I’m very confident they will come through it. All our boys looked excellent last week and they are ready.”

Ipswich manager Ritchie Hawkins said: “It is the toughest draw we could have got in the cup and the toughest place we could go to start the season.

“We know it is the only place we didn’t win at last year and the only place we have never won. It is two of the best teams in the competition, so we know how difficult it is going to be.

“We have got a lot of riders coming back from injuries after last year so it could be tough, but we also have a great line-up. Belle Vue have been extremely successful over the last few years although they have started slowly in the past, so maybe now is the time for us to catch them cold and finally get a win at the National Speedway Stadium.”

BELLE VUE: Brady Kurtz, Norick Blodorn, Jaimon Lidsey, Zach Cook, Dan Bewley, Tate Zischke, Jake Mulford.

IPSWICH: Jason Doyle, Danny King, Adam Ellis, Tom Brennan, Emil Sayfutdinov, Dan Thompson, Jordan Jenkins.

SCB Referee: Michael Breckon

*LIVE STREAMING: https://watch.britishspeedway.co.uk

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