MotoOnline.com.au breaks down the specifics from race day at round four of the 2017 Motul MX Nationals at Horsham, Victoria.

MX1

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Super Pole: Todd Waters 2m10.510s

Moto one results:
1. Dean Ferris
2. Luke Clout
3. Luke Styke
4. Kade Mosig
5. Kirk Gibbs
6. Todd Waters
7. Aleksandr Tonkov
8. Hamish Harwood
9. Kyle Peters
10. Lachlan Davis
11. Keiron Hall
12. Joel Wightman
13. Brodie Sims
14. Joel Green
15. Zak Small
16. Cory Watts
17. James Alen
18. Izak Maule
19. Oliver James
20. Thomas Hill

Race time: 33m02.921s
Margin of victory: 47.036s
Laps completed: 14
Fastest lap: Dean Ferris 2m19.928s

Moto two results:
1. Dean Ferris
2. Kirk Gibbs
3. Todd Waters
4. Luke Styke
5. Kyle Peters
6. Hamish Harwood
7. Kade Mosig
8. Aleksandr Tonkov
9. Lachlan Davis
10. Joel Green
11. Keiron Hall
12. James Alen
13. Joel Wightman
14. Cory Watts
15. Brodie Sims
16. Charlie Creech
17. Izak Maule
18. Oliver James
19. Thomas Hill

Race time: 34m16.303s
Margin of victory: 42.417s
Laps completed: 16
Fastest lap: Dean Ferris 2m06.481s

MX1 overall results:
1. Dean Ferris 70
2. Kirk Gibbs 58
3. Luke Styke 58
4. Todd Waters 55
5. Kade Mosig 52
6. Kyle Peters 48
7. Hamish Harwood 48
8. Aleksandr Tonkov 47
9. Lachlan Davis 43
10. Keiron Hall 40
11. Joel Green 38
12. Joel Wightman 37
13. Brodie Sims 34
14. James Alen 33
15. Cory Watts 32
16. Luke Clout 32
17. Izak Maule 27
18. Oliver James 25
19. Thomas Hill 23
20. Zak Small 16

MX1 championship standings
1 Dean Ferris 288
2 Kirk Gibbs 143
3 Todd Waters 224
4 Kade Mosig 223
5 Luke Styke 215
6 Kyle Peters 182
7 Aleksandr Tonkov 173
8 Luke Clout 173
9 Nathan Crawford 149
10 Keiron Hall 148
11 Lachlan Davis 136
12 Hamish Harwood 132
13 Joel Green 132
14 James Alen 121
15 Zak Small 114
16 Brett Metcalfe 109
17 Izak Maule 92
18 Dylan Long 82
19 Joel Wightman 74
20 Brodie Sims 73

Verdict:
It was yet another impressive performance by CDR Yamaha’s Dean Ferris, the defending MX1 champion is still yet to be beaten for the overall win this season. In challenging Horsham conditions, Ferris looked very comfortable and stretched out considerable leads in both motos to extend his series lead. Kirk Gibbs again was unable to top the Yamaha contender, with average starts in both motos it was a challenging day for the 2015 champion. Although Luke Styke, who claimed his first podium in multiple seasons, Todd Waters and Kade Mosig rounded out the top five behind Ferris and Gibbs, it was Crankt Protein Honda Racing’s Luke Clout who was set to claim one of those spots before a mechanical issue saw him bow out of moto two. Clout was strong in moto one as he pressured Ferris at one point of the lead before bringing it home in second place. Again in moto two holding the runner-up spot, the MX1 rookie was set for a career-best overall position before disaster struck.

MX2

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Pole position: Wilson Todd 2m10.385s

Moto one results:
1. Wilson Todd
2. Hamish Harwood
3. Kyle Webster
4. Mitchell Evans
5. Dylan Wills
6. Ricky Latimer
7. Tomas Ravenhorst
8. Aaron Tanti
9. Lachlan Wilson
10. James Brown
11. Jackson Richardson
12. Egan Mastin
13. Darren Schenk

Race time: 33m10.685s
Margin of victory: 2m27.313s
Laps completed: 12
Fastest lap: Wilson Todd 2m28.317s

Moto two results:
1. Wilson Todd
2. Hamish Harwood
3. Ricky Latimer
4. Kyle Webster
5. Jackson Richardson
6. Egan Mastin
7. Dylan Wills
8. Jayden Rykers
9. Mitchell Evans
10. Richie Evans
11. Joel Evans
12. Aaron Tanti
13. Tomas Ravenhorst
14. Lochie Latimer
15. Robin Scheiben
16. James Brown
17. Darren Schenk
18. Karl Claridge
19. Calib Best
20. Jayden Conforto

Race time: 22m53.528s
Margin of victory: 22.907s
Laps completed: 10
Fastest lap: Wilson Todd 2m15.550s

MX2 overall results:
1. Wilson Todd 70
2. Hamish Harwood 64
3. Kyle Webster 58
4. Ricky Latimer 56
5. Mitch Evans 50
6. Dylan Wills 49
7. Jackson Richardson 46
8. Egan Mastin 44
9. Aaron Tanti 42
10. Tomas Ravenhorst 42
11. James Brown 36
12. Darren Schenk 32
13. Lachlan Wilson 29
14. Jayden Rykers 23
15. Richie Evans 21
16. Joel Evans 20
17. Lochie Latimer 17
18. Robin Scheiben 16
19. Karl Claridge 13
20. Calib Best 12

MX2 championship standings
1 Wilson Todd 257
2 Mitch Evans 246
3 Jackson Richardson 224
4 Egan Mastin 215
5 Hamish Harwood 213
6 Kyle Webster 208
7 Dylan Wills 186
8 Aaron Tanti 178
9 Ricky Latimer 168
10 Jayden Rykers 168
11 Richie Evans 132
12 Joel Evans 132
13 Jesse McNally 114
14 Tomas Ravenhorst 112
15 Bailey Coxon 101
16 Calib Best 89
17 Jayden Conforto 84
18 Darren Schenk 78
19 Jarrod Kelly 73
20 Lachlan Wilson 78

Verdict:
It was a vital round for DPH Motorsport Yamaha’s Wilson Todd in Horsham as he swept both motos to take the red plate back from Serco Yamaha’s Mitch Evans after losing the lead just round round ago in Conondale. Todd dominated the MX2 field in the tough conditions to return to the top of the championship ladder and place a nine-point buffer between himself and Evans who struggled throughout the day. With just a fifth-place overall finish, it was a contrasting round for Evans who came into the event off the back of two-straight 1-1 victories. Hamish Harwood was impressive aboard his Davey Motorsports KTM, claiming the runner-up spot on the day, the Kiwi rider looked very comfortable on the sloppy Victorian circuit. Kyle Webster from the Penrite CRF Honda Racing squad, much the same as Harwood, also looked strong in the conditions on hand as made his first podium appearance of the season alongside Harwood.