RICHARDS WINS TO SNATCH CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD FROM KENNEDY Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph’s Glen Richards’ victory in the Feature race at Cadwell Park at the weekend has elevated him 9.5 points ahead of title rival Jack Kennedy in the Motorpoint British Supersport Championship protected by Datatag standings for the first time this season. In the Sprint race Billy McConnell scored the victory after fighting off Christian Iddon as the race went down to the wire. Pole-sitter Richards took the advantage on the opening lap from team-mate Luke Mossey and McConnell. Iddon then immediately challenged to move through to third before snatching second. The leading trio then reshuffled again with McConnell taking the advantage, only for Iddon to push the Oxford TAG Triumph ahead a lap later. Kennedy was battling with Richards, but as the Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph rider moved ahead, the championship leader went wide and dropped down the order. Kennedy put in an impressive set of laps to close the gap but was unable to be close enough to attack in the closing stages. McConnell held the lead until the penultimate lap when Iddon made his move as the Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph went wide at the Mountain section to give him the inside line into Hall Bends. McConnell hadn’t given up and remained in the slipstream before drafting ahead at Park Straight on the final lap. In the Feature race Oxford TAG Triumph’s Christian Iddon took the lead off the line but Richards moved ahead at Charlies; however he was pushed back to second by Iddon by the end of lap one. Richards took the lead a lap later and then gradually edged out an advantage over Iddon who twice nearly lost his position during the race running wide at the chicane and then again at Barn on the final lap. Richards had the advantage at the line with Iddon claiming second as Richard Cooper claimed his first podium finish in the championship with a strong third place. Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph’s Billy McConnell and Luke Mossey completed the top five. Richards said: “I am happy with the weekend we had; the team did a fantastic job and it’s a great result for our new sponsor Finning UK. Before the weekend I knew it was going to be tough to beat Billy (McConnell) so to have a first and third here is fantastic. I knew Jack had the wrong tyre in the feature race because I saw it on the grid so I knew he would have a tough one. I am over the moon with our result and now we look forward to Donington Park.” Motorpoint British Supersport Championship protected by Datatag, Cadwell Park, Sprint race result: 1. Billy McConnell (Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph) 2. Christian Iddon (Oxford TAG Triumph) +0.144s 3. Glen Richards (Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph) +1.153s 4. Jack Kennedy (Martrain Yamaha) +1.382s 5. Luke Mossey (Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph) +4.122s Motorpoint British Supersport Championship protected by Datatag, Cadwell Park, feature race result: 1. Glen Richards (Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph) 2. Christian Iddon (Oxford TAG Triumph) +2.096s 3. Richard Cooper (Oxford TAG Triumph) +4.252s 4. Billy McConnell (Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph) +8.780s 5. Luke Mossey (Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph) +8.941s Motorpoint British Supersport Championship protected by Datatag standings after Cadwell Park: 1. Glen Richards (Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph) 275 2. Jack Kennedy (Martrain Yamaha) 265.5 3. Billy McConnell (Smiths (Gloucester) Racing Triumph) 228 4. Ben Wilson (Gearlink Kawasaki) 185 5. Christian Iddon (Oxford TAG Triumph) 154.5 For more information please visit www.britishsuperbike.com