Todd holds off charging Dunlop to take Superbike TT win
Thrilling battle between top two
With Peter Hickman ruled out of the race as a result of a qualifying crash at Kerrowmoar on Friday, it was the other fancied riders - Todd, Dunlop and Harrison - who predictably set the pace at the front from the off.Todd increased his lead as he and Rokit BMW-mounted Dunlop pulled way from Harrison on the timesheets, only to suffer that setback in the pits which reduced his lead considerably.The two battled it out between the hedges and stone walls of the 37.73-mile Mountain Course over the next two laps as the outcome hung in the balance but the Englishman prevailed at the chequered flag despite Dunlop posting a 135.416 on his final circuit.Manx rider Nathan Harrison clinched his best TT result by claiming fourth on his Honda, with Australian David Johnson fifth on a Kawasaki, James Hiller completing the top six and John McGuinness seventh.Among the leading riders to retire were Conor Cummins after lap one, James Hind on the Mountain section during lap one and Mike Browne at the conclusion of the second lap.
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