Swan Yamaha's Michael Laverty was not prepared to put himself and Shane Byrne in the gravel in order to grab a podium in the final British Supernbike race at Brands Hatch, preferring to take the points and move closer to a secure Showndown spot.

The Irishman had a fast race pace but just couldn't find a way past Byrne, who was very strong on the brakes, and says he is frustrated by his results from the weekend as a poor tyre choice in race one also made race two difficult.

"It has been a frustrating day for me really and the results don’t really reflect the pace that we have had this weekend. In race two I had to start from the fifth row of the grid and it was hard work to come through the field and by the time I did, the leading three had an advantage," said the Toomebridge man.

"In the races I was able to run a string of consistent fast laps and knew we had the pace to win, but thought we could try in race three starting from the front row. I was behind Shakey and he was strong on the brakes and on the exit of the corner but where the Swan Yamaha was faster was mid corner and I just couldn’t get passed him.

"I wasn’t prepared for us both to end up in the gravel trap with a bit of an over ambitious move because fourth place kept us inside the top six. We know we have the pace to win so now we have to focus on Cadwell Park and trying to maintain that top six place and score some Podium Credits for our championship."