SCOTT Redding salvaged a hard-fought 13th place at the end of a difficult weekend at the historic Assen circuit in the Netherlands.

Quedgeley-based Redding never found a confidence-inspiring set-up with his Honda RC213V ahead of the 26-lap race, in front of a bumper crowd of more than 97,000 fans.

However, his efforts were well rewarded with a sixth points scoring finish of the season that keeps him in the hunt for the top 10 in the overall standings.

The World Championship now heads to the tight and twisty Sachsenring track in Germany, with Redding remaining optimistic that he can reach a more competitive level going into the summer break.

He said: ā€œIā€™m pretty frustrated. You take one step forward but then it feels like we take two back. Nothing seems to be going right at the moment and I feel like I am letting myself down. It is not good for the team too when they are putting in all their effort to try and find solutions to the problems.ā€