Jakub Smrz has been forced to sit out of the races for round thre🐈e of the MCE British Superbike championship at Brands Hatch Indy due to injury sustained in the final free practice session.

The Smiths Racing BMW rider sꦇuffered a heavy high-side off during free practice three at Clearways and was take💟n to the medical centre as a precaution with bruising on his ribs and chest.

The Czech Republic rider attempted a run during qualifying but wa✨s forced to return to the pits on his out lap as the pain was too great.

After giving himself a night to see if hi🐷s condition would improve enough to race at Brands Hatch Indy Smrz has tak🦄en the advice of medical staff not to compete due to the dangers and risk of further injury.

Smiths 🐬Racing BMW confirmed the news via T🏅witter, which sees Smrz added to the lengthy injury list which includes Bennetts Suzuki's Ryuichi Kiyonari, Team WD-40 Kawasaki's Jack Kennedy and Riders Motorcycles BMW's Martin Jessopp.