Shane Byrne finished runner-up to James Ellison in both British Superbike races at Brands Hatch on Sunday.

Defending champion Byrne started race one from the second row in front of his home crowd.

He was powerless to halt Ellison's charge but gave fans something to cheer by passing Josh Brookes on the final lap to take second place on his PBM Kawasaki, finishing 1.368sec behind the winner.

Ellison made a good start to the second race, with Ryuichi Kiyonari, Byrne and Brookes in close contention.

Byrne shadowed Kiyonari before pulling off a move down the inside at Paddock Hill Bend to move into second. In-form Ellison took the chequered flag by 0.356.

Shakey, who holds a six-point lead over Ellison after two rounds, said: "Two second places is not two wins, so obviously I can't leave here 100% happy, but at the same time, you can't come to two races at this level, racing these guys, and expect to win every single race.

"The reality is, if you'd offered us two second places at the start of the weekend, I would have bitten your hand off."