Honda's Glenn Irwin is putting on a brave face for this weekend's Snetterton Bennetts British Superbike round as he continues to recover from a dislocated shoulder.

The Irishman believes the offending injury won't be a problem at the Norfolk track, where he hopes to equal or better his 2020 results of a win and a second-place finish.

Sitting seventh overall in the standings, Irwin will be looking for a solid point scoring weekend in order to help cement his place within the eight Title Fighters.

'What we achieved at Donington Park and Cadwell, this weekend at Snetterton is only going to be better again, I think. We’re a few weeks down the line with the shoulder and I don’t think it’s going to be an issue this weekend," said Irwin.

"We’re making progress everywhere. I’ve had a good few weeks training and the boys have been hard at it in the workshop with the Fireblade.

"The Showdown is coming closer and we’re in a good position, I’m aware of the gap behind me, but I am conscious of Danny Buchan ahead by 11 points, so we need to strengthen that position while scoring some podium credits."