Former NW200 Yamaha rider Michael Rutter will remain on board the Worx Suzuki as Sylvain Guintoli's replacement at the forthcoming Snetterton British Superbike round at the end of June.

Rutter, who is currently gearing up for his Isle of Man TT return, scored a brace of fifth places last time out an Snetterton and although he said he could have ridden better, team boss Jack Valentine was impressed with his performance.

“We were very pleased with Michael’s performance at Thruxton. It’s not an easy circuit to set-up for and for Michael coming into the team at such late notice and with no prior time on the bike, he really did an excellent job," said Valentine.

“With Sylvain’s injuries clearly now indicating a long recovery we have to consider a medium to long term solution in terms of this season. Obviously the championship is beyond us now, but the capability of the 2009 Suzuki GSX-R1000, as Sylvain showed, is to be the class leader. So our goal now is to secure podiums, if not wins, for the rest of the season.

“In that respect rider selection is crucial. Michael has shown he has the lap speed but, by his own admission, at Thruxton he was a little combat rusty. We are therefore going to Snetterton together with the joint goal of translating Michael’s undoubted speed into podiums. Pending the outcome of those races we’ll make a further announcement on our rider selection.”