Richard Cooper continued his strong run at Thruxton as he powered to the opening National Sportbike race win of the weekend.
The PHR Performance Triumph rider took the lead at the start and managed to control the race until the flag, crossing the line ahead of Thomas Strudwick, who passed Edoardo Colombi on the final lap to steal second.
Colombi managed to hold on to take third, just ahead of Harrison Dessoy as Ash Barnes rounded-out the top five.
Cooper now trails Colombi by just 1.5 points in the title chase.
Pirelli National Sportbike with Moneybarn Vehicle Finance, Race One result:
1. Richard Cooper (PHR Performance Triumph)
2. Thomas Strudwick (TS Racing) +0.235s
3. Edoardo Colombi (Gradara Corse Asd) +0.390s
4. Harrison Dessoy (Rev2Race Yamaha) +0.482s
5. Ash Barnes (Raceways Yamaha) +0.645s