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Page last updated at 16:41 GMT, Saturday, 26 April 2008 17:41 UK

Farquhar race double at Cookstown

Ryan Farquhar

Ryan Farquhar won the feature race and the Open event at Saturday's Cookstown 100 road race to be man of the meeting.

Farquhar edged the main race by 0.9 seconds from Martin Finnegan with third placed Keith Amor setting a lap record.

The top three order was the same in the Open race but Amor won the 600cc event from Farquhar and Finnegan.

Michael Dunlop won the 250cc race ahead of Darren Burns and Adrian McFarland and Robert Dunlop took the 125cc class from son Michael and Nigel Moore.

Gary Johnson and William Dunlop were fourth and fifth in the day's main race with Johnson also fourth in the Open race after leading in the early stages.

Adrian Archibald, who had set the fastest time in practice, crashed out unhurt in the Open class.

Michael Dunlop and Johnson occupied fourth and fifth in the Supersport 600 and Curtin was fourth in the 125cc.

Robert Dunlop won that race on corrected time after coming through from the second group of riders following mechanical problems in practice.

Robert secured his second victory of the day later on by winning the 250 'B' event on his return to that class.

Michael Dunlop set a new lap record for the Orritor circuit in winning the 250cc category.

A rider was taken to hospital with serious leg injuries and a spectator with a leg injury after an incident in a Support race.




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