But the 34-year-old British racer had a massive stroke of luck ▨on the 15th and final lap of the event when he and rival John McGuinness, on the Stobart Vent Axia Honda, encountered two lapped riders at the Melco Hairpin.

McGuinness, winner of the rꦅace in 2001, had the consolation of setting a new lap record for the event at 2🌸min 26.096secs (150.80kph).

Plater was able to pass them and pull away to win☂ by over four seconds on the AIM Racing Yamaha 1000, while McGuinness who was baulked by the two riders having their own private battle could only watch as Plater pulled away.

There was even greater disappointment for Michael Rutter, looking for a record-breaking seventh win in the race, who did not even have the consolation of a p🧸odium fin🌠ish.

The Kawasaki star was forced to take to the slip road at the 90 degree Lisboa corner three laps from the end when Aust♏rian rival Thomas Hinterreiter (Aust𒊎ria Racing Team Yamaha 1000) rode side-by-side with him towards the turn.

American Jeremy Toye (Lee's Cycles Racing Suzuki 1000) had his best ever finish in Macau by taking fourth place but w🎉el🐲l over 30 seconds behind the top three.

Manxman Conor C✅ummins, the young🅺est rider in the race at 21 years-of-age, was fifth home.

Steve Allan, the 33-year-old from Perth, Scotland, was winnerღ of the 6👍00 Class for the third year in a row, on the AIM Racing Yamaha 600.

He beat German Rico Penzkof💞er (Austria Racing Team Yamaha 600) by over 12 second𝓰s.

Another Scottish racer Callum Ramsa🍌y (Solent Sc🃏ientific Honda 600) was third.