Qualifying left him on row five in 15th position and a good start was the order of the day if he was to achieve a reasonable result on the Buff Racing Triumph.

As the race got under way it was immediately red-flagged for an incident at Charlies and after a lengthy delay the race was re-started over a reduced distance of 14 laps.

This time Frost got away to a fantastic start moving straight into 10th place before forging ahead to hold ninth on lap two. Rob said: “I ended up in seventh place and got stuck in a rut unable to make further progress. I would have liked to have finished a bit higher than that to be honest so we really need to work on the qualifying, as I was fifth fastest in the race. It is all getting there, slowly but we are improving the Triumph all the time.”

Frost’s placing gives him a further nine championship points.

Although he remains in ninth place in the rider standings he has closed the gap on the riders ahead and a good result from the next round at Croft on September 14 could see him progress up the order.

Prior to that Frost has a ride in the World Supersport championship round at Donington Park on September 7 where he will be keen to pick up a further top-10 result to add to the ninth place he secured at Brands Hatch earlier in the year.