Summary

  • Senior TT Race (12:15) - six laps

  • Peter Hickman takes fourth win of week to take tally to 13

  • Dunlop had already won four races in 2023

Live Reporting

Andy Gray

  1. Ramsey times

    Lap 4/6

    1. Hickman Leader

    2. Harrison +13.103

    3. Dunlop +19.245

    4. Cummins +57.527

    5. Brookes +18.778

  2. Lap 4/6

    Harrison is into Ramsey Hairpin. Again, it's nice and tidy and he's on his way up the mountain.

    Dunlop is now 19 seconds back, and Hickman is hot on his heels on the road and his lead is up to 13.1 seconds!

  3. Ballaugh times

    Lap 4/6

    1. Hickman Leader

    2. Harrison +11.984

    3. Dunlop +18.666

    4. Cummins +54.948

    5. Brookes +16.859

  4. Lap 4/6

    We're into Ballaugh Bridge for the fourth time.

    Harrison is so clean and tidy over the jump. He's a great rider to watch.

    Dunlop is now 18.666 seconds back. He looks like he is going to have to settle for third.

    We wait for Hickman....and it's still around 11 seconds. Hickman is edging clear, rather than with big jumps, but it all adds up over the lap!

  5. Glen Helen times

    Lap 4/6

    1. Hickman Leader

    2. Harrison +11.359

    3. Dunlop +17.750

    4. Cummins +51.219

    5. Brookes +16.327

  6. Lap 4/6

    Harrison is at Glen Helen already. The wait is getting longer as Dunlop falls further back. He's now 17.750 back.

    Hickman isn't far behind and has extended his lead over Harrison over 11.359 seconds. It's growing!

  7. End of lap three

    1. Hickman Leader

    2. Harrison +9.922

    3. Dunlop +17.633

    4. Cummins +46.425

    5. Brookes +13.947

    6. McGuinness +23.788

    7. Johnson +6.526

    8. Hillier +6.795

    9. Todd +2.312

    10. Rutter +21.172

  8. Lap 3/6

    Harrison roars across the line on his DAO Kawasaki. His margin over Dunlop is up to 17 seconds!

    Hickman, catching Dunlop on the road (and quickly), is now 9.922- ahead of Harrison, who isn't going away!

    Mega stuff!

    Big shout out to Conor Cummins in fourth. He was in hospital on a drip at the start of the week and the Manx man is back with a bang!

  9. Bungalow times

    Lap 3/6

    1. Hickman Leader

    2. Harrison +9.870

    3. Dunlop +14.294

    4. Cummins +44.411

    5. Brookes +15.772

  10. Lap 3/6

    Harrison is through Bungalow for the third time.

    We've a long wait for Dunlop - he's now 14.294 seconds back!

    Hickman is the third man through and his lead is down a tenth. It stands at 9.870 seconds.

    The sight of the bikes roaring across the mountain really is something to behold.

  11. Ramsey times

    Lap 3/6

    1. Hickman Leader

    2. Harrison +9.964

    3. Dunlop +13.169

    4. Cummins +41.337

    5. Brookes +15.906

  12. Lap 3/6

    Harrison works his way through Ramsey Hairpin, so slow compared to the high speed thrills to come over the mountain.

    He has built the gap to Dunlop up to 13.168 seconds. Harrison has been so impressive.

    But he still can't stay with Hickman! The lead is now 9.964 seconds.

  13. Harrison splitting the 'Big Two'

    Richard Petrie
    BBC Sport at the Isle of Man TT

    This race was billed as a straight shootout between Peter Hickman and Michael Dunlop but Dean Harrison hadn't read the script.

    The Bradford rider is currently splitting the week's star performers at this stage is on course to improve on the FIVE third places he has achieved so far this week.

    More record-breaking stuff from Hickman as his speed on the second lap - 135.507mph bettered the Senior lap record he set on the final lap in 2018 - 135.452.

    A long way to go though....

  14. Ballaugh times

    Lap 3/6

    1. Hickman Leader

    2. Harrison +8.673

    3. Dunlop +12.225

    4. Cummins 38.322

    5. Brookes +15.106

  15. Lap 3/6

    Harrison is through Ballaugh Bridge. A quick hop, skip and jump and he is on his way.

    Dunlop is next through and is still 12.225 seconds down on Harrison. He's chipped away three-tenths in that run.

    Hickman is next through and is still not breaking away from Harrison. The gap is 8.673 seconds. The top three are the first three on the road.

    We're hearing Mike Browne, so impressive earlier in the week, and Stefano Bonetti are both retirements.

  16. Glen Helen times

    Lap 3/6

    1. Hickman Leader

    2. Harrison +8.015

    3. Dunlop +12.591

    4. Cummins +33.650

    5. Brookes +13.546

  17. Lap 3/6

    Harrison is through Glen Helen for the third time. He's a margin now where we have to wait for the following riders to come through. It's lonely, but fast for the Bradford man.

    Dunlop is next through adn he's now 12.591 down. The change in the pits has likely added to that time too.

    Hickman and Johnson fly through together, and Hickman's lead is down to 8.015 seconds after the pits!

  18. Lap 3/6

    Hickman lost about three seconds to Harrison in the pits. His margin was big enough where he will keep his lead, but that's a warning that Harrison is lurking if there are any problems.

    Hickman's last lap? Just the 135.507mph. That's massive when you factor in he had to slow do for pit entry.

    We're also hearing that Michael Dunlop adjusted his front suspension in the pits. He's made changes as he tries to hunt down the leading pair.

  19. End of lap two

    1. Hickman Leader

    2. Harrison +11.862 seconds

    3. Dunlop +7.358

    4. Cummins +29.488

    5. Brookes +12.560

    6. Hillier +9.088

    7. Johnson +7.960

    8. McGuinness +0.400

    9. Todd +0.872

    10. Rutter +13.644

  20. Lap 2/6

    Right, here we go.

    Harrison dives to the pits and is followed in by Dunlop and Johnson.

    Harrison's margin is now 7.358 over Dunlop and he's back on his way after a refuel, tyre change and helmet change.

    Hickman is in and his lead is now at 11.862 seconds.

    It's been reported that flies are a big problem today, so there is set to be plenty of visor changes in the stops.