Todd takes first Senior TT success for second win

Davey Todd secured his first Isle of Man TT Senior title triumph and his 2nd occurrence of nan 2024 gathering by taking triumph successful Saturday's four-lapper complete nan Mountain Course.

The Yorkshireman won Thursday's Superstock race but this triumph successful nan 'blue riband' arena of nan TT races represents nan precocious constituent of his profession to date.

Peter Hickman led for nan first thigh and a half but while connected people for an absolute circuit record, collapsed retired uninjured astatine Ginger Hall, allowing Milwaukee BMW rider Todd to presume nan lead.

Michael Dunlop occupied 3rd spot successful nan early stages but retired pinch a mechanical problem astatine Hailwood Heights connected nan upland section.

Hickman's advantage complete Todd aft thigh 1 was 2.6 seconds acknowledgment to a velocity of 135.523, a grounds for nan Senior race.

The Lincolnshire rider's exit near his chap BMW rider to inherit an 18 2nd lead astatine nan extremity of nan 2nd thigh complete Hickman's FHO Racing BMW team-mate Josh Brookes, a cushion which he extended to 39 seconds by nan chequered flag.

Honda Racing's Dean Harrison was 26 seconds down nan Australian double British Superbike champion successful third.

For Todd's TAS Racing squad owned by begetter and boy Hector and Philip Neill, it was a first Senior occurrence since Adrian Archibald won successful 2004.

For Todd, it was a 5th podium of nan week, having antecedently only having achieved a azygous rostrum decorativeness successful nan Superstock people successful 2022.

The 28-year-old has been successful a rich | vein of shape this season, taking 2 wins successful nan British Superstock title and a hat-trick astatine nan North West 200 world roadworthy title successful Northern Ireland successful May.

"That's thing special. To get a first triumph successful nan Superstock was great, but to triumph nan Senior TT!"

"All in installments to my team. They person built a awesome motorcycle - it ne'er missed a beat, a flying instrumentality that handles for illustration a dream.

"I tried to gait myself a small astatine nan start, looked astatine my boards and felt comfortable connected nan bike."

Brookes' runner-up spot was nan 2nd podium consequence of his TT career, his 2nd position 1 amended than nan 3rd spot he secured successful nan 2nd Supertwins outing 12 months ago.

James Hillier, 23-time TT victor John McGuinness and Republic of Ireland rider Mike Browne completed nan apical six.