Shane Byrne closes gap on Leon Haslam after winning Race 1 in Showdown at Brands Hatch

Updated 15/10/2017 at 07:33 GMT

Shane Byrne closed the gap at the top of the British Superbikes standings after dominating the field in Race 1 at the Brands Hatch Showdown.

Shakey Byrne on a BeWiser Ducati

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The Be Wiser Ducati rider, chasing his sixth title, won by 1.799 seconds from Christian Iddon, with fellow Title Fighters Josh Brookes and Haslam third and fourth respectively.

It means the JG Speedfit Kawasaki Rider, who was passed by Brookes and Iddon early on, before making back a place, saw his lead slashed by 12 points to 21, with two races remaining in the championship.

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It came after an early red flag, with Sylvain Guintoli, Dan Linfoot and Jake Dixon crashing out, with the race restarted shortly afterwards over 16 laps rather than 20.

Race 2 and 3 are at 12.45pm and 4pm respectively on Sunday.

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