Bruce Anstey takes first ever TT superbike win

Bruce Anstey has taken his first ever superbike win at the Isle of Man TT, after seeing off an early charge from Ian Hutchinson to take his tenth TT win.

Hutchinson was an early leader on the PBM Kawasaki, but it was the Valvoline Padgetts Honda rider who was able to run a typical performance, increasing his pace lap by lap to take the win by over five seconds at the chequered flag.

Michael Dunlop looked set to return to the TT podium in third place, finishing a story that has seen him dramatically switch from Milwaukee Yamaha to Buildbase BMW half way through practice week. However, his incredible tale took another twist on the final lap of the race, crashing out of the race at the Nook.

That gave James Hillier an impressive trip to the podium, after catching and holding off pre-race favourite John McGuinness on the road, while the Tyco BMW of William Dunlop and the Penz13.com BMW of Michael Rutter were the only remaining riders to complete the final lap, after Dunlop’s incident brought out the red flags.

The race was already one of high attrition, however, with front runners Guy Martin, Gary Johnson and Conor Cummins all among the non-finishers.