SWINDON asset Darryl Ritchings will contest the British Under-21 semi-final with 15 other riders at Stoke on April 7.

In the semis, Purton’s Ritchings is up against Jake Knight, James Sarjeant, Shane Hazelden, Joe Jacobs, Ben Hopwood, Tom Perry, Brendan Johnson, Marc Owen, Stefan Nielsen, Richard Franklin, Adam Wrathall, Oli Rayson,Tom Stokes, Ritchie Andrews and Tom Young.

The final takes place on April 24 with 10 riders already seeded to the event. They are Joe Haines, Steve Worrall, Jason Garrity, Ashley Morris, Jerran Hart, Kyle Newman, Kyle Howarth, Robert Branford, Ritchie Worrall and Ben Morley.