Conor Cummins has made a solid start to his Macau Grand Prix bid.
The 22-year-old Ramsey rider came third in the free practice and followed it up with a seventh-placed finish in the first qualifying session.
Michael Rutter, who's aiming for a record-breaking seventh win in the motorcycle event, is on provisional pole while TT lap record holder John McGuinness was hot on his heels in second, 0.625 seconds behind.
Steve Allan, Cameron Donald and Stuart Easton made up the top five.
The second session starts at 7.30 tomorrow morning Macau time, that's 11.30 tonight here.
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