Chaz Davies wins Race Two in Thailand, Jonathan Rea fourth

Updated 25/03/2018 at 10:40 GMT

Chaz Davies (Ducati) kick-started his World Superbike title bid by winning Race Two in Thailand, while defending champion Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) struggled to finish fourth.

Chaz Davies (Ducati)

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Davies, who finished third in Race One, produced a dominant display to fend off challenges from Michael van der Mark and Alex Lowes (both Yamaha), who finished second and third respectively.

Final lap: Chaz Davies earns first win of 2018

Rea looked uncomfortable on track throughout, but still climbed above Marco Melandri (Ducati) to take the championship lead.

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The Northern Irishman grabbed pole position in a record time before coasting to Race One victory, but was off the pace on Sunday as he finished over six seconds adrift.

Rea (69 points) leads Melandri (67) in the standings. Xavi Fores (Ducati) is third (60) with Davies (57) climbing into fourth.

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