After being the main man in practice all week, Hutchinson sealed the opening race of TT 2010 with something to spare.
His victory in the PokerStars Superbike TT from 44 seconds ahead of Michael Dunlop, with Australian Cameron Donald third, was his fourth TT success – and his best yet.
Guy Martin was fourth, Adrian Archibald fifth and Keith Amor sixth.
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The Grenade was due to compete in Liverpool
Football: Cowell Cup first round in midweek fixtures
Under 18's FA Cup final also takes place
Athletics: Sarah Webster wins Crawley 24 hour
Sarah Astin also competes in 10k in Brussels
Hockey: IOM Ladies B into Final
Final to take place in May
Paul Jordan to be first off in Supersport
Top 20 seeds released