Christian Elkin clinched a terrific treble on Saturday at the 50th anniversary Enkalon Trophy meeting at Bishopscourt in Co Down and wrapped up the Ulster Supersport title with two rounds remaining.

The former two-time 125cc British champion and North West 200 winner had to settle for a close runner-up finish in the first Supersport race behind Caolan Irwin (Burrows Engineering/RK Racing Suzuki), who got the verdict in a thrilling race by 0.311s.

However, a determined Elkin turned the tables on the Donegal man in the second race, coming out on top in a frenetic battle by just 0.163s on the Bell Bikesport/B&W Racing Ducati Panigale V2.

With Korie McGreevy absent from the past few rounds amid uncertainty over his future with the Cookstown-based McAdoo Racing team, Elkin has opened an unassailable lead in the Ulster Supersport Championship of 137 points to to secure the title for the first time since 2011.

placeholder image — Christian Elkin has won the Ulster Supersport title on the Bell Bikesport/B&W Racing Ducati with two rounds of the championship remaining. (Photo by Rod Neill/Pacemaker Press)

Reigning champion McGreevy and Rab McAuley are tied on 175 points in second.

Elkin, who won the Crown Prince of Kirkistown and President’s Cup at last weekend’s ‘Big 3 Series’ finale, said: “I won the Supersport title before in 2011 and in the last couple of years there’s only been a few points in it towards the end of the year.

“I’ve won the Supertwins title three years on the trot but it’s not over yet as there’s still 125 points on the table.

“It’s great for the team and Frankie [Francesco Faraldo] won the Supersport Cup too on Saturday.

“I’m really chuffed and I obviously wanted to do it on my own bike, but it hasn’t worked out. But to join a team with really good machinery and really good support has been fantastic.

“There’s no pressure and it’s a great, relaxed environment for us all to ride in. Everybody works together well, everyone’s happy for everybody and the team morale is great,” added Elkin, who quickly gelled with the Ducati V2 this year.

“The Ducati is like a big Supertwin and revs the same RPM as my Aprilia Supertwin, but it’s heavy bike; it’s got plenty of torque, a bit like a twin, and because I’ve ridden a twin for so long, when I jumped on the Ducati it wasn’t a big shock.

“You have to ride it like a big bike and use the torque, but I’ve really enjoyed adapting to the new bikes this year, two Italian bikes for the first time.”

McAuley – the 2025 Ulster Supersport Cup champion – finished third and fifth in Saturday’s two races respectively on his Kawasaki, with Faraldo joining his Bell Bikesport team-mate Elkin on the podium after claiming third on his Ducati V2 in the second Ulster Supersport race ahead of Alex Duncan (Ducati).

Italian Faraldo claimed the Supersport Cup title to make it a double title celebration for Stuart Bell’s team.

It was a deserved championship triumph for Elkin, who has narrowly missed out in recent seasons, often by only a handful of points.

His double in the Supertwin races has also put him in charge of the title race as he bids to retain his championship crown.

He won both Supertwin races on the RB Engineering/Bell Bikesport B&W Racing Aprilia, twice beating Kyle Cross and Dean McMaster.

With two rounds remaining, Elkin holds a commanding 94-point advantage over McMaster (Air NI Kawasaki), who is 19 points clear of Cross (TH Racing Aprilia) in third.

In the Production Twins, teenager Lewis Mullen won both races on his Yamaha R7, with Alexander Rowan (Kawasaki) and Stephen McKeown (Kawasaki) second and third respectively on each occasion.

Ruben Sherman-Boyd won both Lightweight Supersport races from Hubert Tomaszewski, while Alfie Flynn doubled up in the Moto3 class, beating Gary Jordan twice.

Tomaszewski was a double winner in the MotoOne class on his Yamaha 300, with 13-year-old Paige Mullen (Boss-E Racing Yamaha 300) from Newmills claiming the runner-up spot in each race.