Be Wiser Ducati’s Glenn Irwin will return to action at this weekend’s Brands Hatch MCE British Superbike round but warns that it is a damage limitation exercise.

The Carrickfergus rider has been undergoing intensive treatment on his injured arm and shoulder but intends to ride at the Kent track in order to keep a Showdown place in sight. Irwin is 30 points behind Peter Hickman in sixth place.

“I'm just out of yet another hyperbaric chamber session and I must thank the Simon Andrews Foundation for their assistance in my recovery. As a result of this intensive treatment, this weekend now looks very promising although I will do as little as possible until it really counts on Saturday afternoon. It will be a case of damage limitation to some extent but I have worked my butt off to have a chance of riding competitively and that's my goal,” said Irwin.