With the Picture match (the annual meeting with East Devon) for Sidmouth fast approaching Mark Thomas is showing his form (hoping he has not peaked to early) by carding a very impressive 40 point haul by virtue of a one over par gross round to land the latest round of the Charles Stanley Monday stableford, writes John Johnson.

Mark required countback to take the top spot over Ian Peacock who also returned a score of 40 points.

Ian must have thought his three over par on back nine might be good enough, but Taffs level par nine edged him out.

Just one point back on 39 was Nigel Sharp who, for his efforts, now gets a handicap reduction.

The big man leads the birdie count on 75 with his nearest challenger 23 back. With no change at the top of the Eclectic Martyn White still holds the lead over Neil Holland and Jonathan Lee by one stroke.