Guy Martin’s team manager Shaun Muir: "To say we’re gutted is an understatement. Guy was riding, quite simply, brilliantly and he had the race in the bag so to be denied his, and our, first ever victory by a mechanical failure is hard to take. He was controlling the race from the front and the team did a superb job at the pit stop to get him in and out quicker than ever before so we’re devastated that the win has been taken away from us by a breakdown.

"Guy felt comfortable in the lead and with a new lap record, he’d managed to get the better of John McGuinness, which was crucial. He did the perfect race whilst the team did a superb job and there was nothing any of us could have done to prevent this. It’s cruel to have his long awaited win snatched away in this manner and that’s two Superbike races in a row where our luck has deserted us. Guy’s philosophical about what happened and knows he was riding well so we have four more chances to get that top step on the podium and we’ll be giving it 100% to do just that."

John McGuinness: "The bike had been fantastic during practice and we had the set up ideal for the race but when I came over the Mountain on the first lap, I noticed there was a slight misfire. I pressed on, hoping it would go away but it came back on the second lap and got progressively worse all the way until Ballacraine so I decided to pull in at Glen Helen."

"I’m gutted, not only for myself, but for the whole Padgett’s team. Clive and the boys have worked really hard and I was really enjoying myself out there. Guy was on it and it was shaping up to be a great race but it wasn’t to be so we’ll put it behind us and move on to the next one. We’ve got four more races to go so there’s plenty of time to get a result."

Les Shand: "I was a bit tense in the first two laps and couldn’t get into my rhythm properly so, subsequently, I was shattered after the first two laps! I had a bit of a moment at the bottom of Barregarrow and, after the tip off on Friday evening, it really shook me for a few miles. After the first pit stop though, I began to relax a lot more and was a lot happier with the way I was riding."

"I was really pleased with my final lap speed and to finish 12th and be the 3rd Superstock machine to finish is very positive. It’s great to be racing here fully fit and I think the results and lap times are reflecting that. The boys did a great job at the pit stops so we’re looking good for the rest of the week."

Keith Amor: "Overall, it was a solid ride today but we’re still struggling to get two laps out of the fuel and as far out as Ramsey hairpin, the bike was beginning to splutter a bit. I had to nurse it over the Mountain on every other lap so I was losing a fair bit of time, probably about 30 seconds each time. We’ll have to go back to the drawing board to see what we can do with the tank!"

"Aside from that, it was a fairly uneventful race. The bike was working really well and the whole team has worked really hard on the set up of the big Fireblade and I can’t fault how it handled. The Dunlop tyres were really strong and I’m sure we can build on this for the remainder of the week and look to get in amongst the top five."