WITCHES CALL ON SMITH

IPSWICH are hoping to benefit from the track experience of Jack Smith after booking the Belle Vue Colts captain to guest in Monday’s Sports Insure Premiership play-off semi-final.

The Witches are still without Rising Star Dan Thompson for the first leg trip to Manchester and have called on Smith, who has raced extensively at the National Speedway Stadium over recent years, to step in.

Manager Ritchie Hawkins said: “Jack is very happy to be making an appearance in the Sports Insure Premiership.

“He knows the place very well and is capable of scoring points around there at No.7.

“We are back to being the underdogs. I think after the first leg at Sheffield in the Knockout Cup we came into the second leg as favourites.

“But we are back to being underdogs now – but out of the four teams, maybe we are looking the strongest that could maybe stop Belle Vue.”