THE Northern Open title is still up for grabs by any one of ten players separated by only four strokes at the top of the halfway leaderboard.
Late finisher Gareth Wright looked as though he would be the overnight leader on his own until he bogeyed the 17th after going out in 32.
He finished with a second-round three-under-par 67 for a five-under tally of 135 and a share of the lead with Gleneagles' Scottish professional champion Chris Kelly (69-66) and Caldwell's Christopher Currie who produced a best-of-the-day, bogey-free six-under 65.
Kelly, Currie and Wright are all two strokes ahead of Eastwood's David Orr (71-66) and Largs' Paul Robinson (68-69).
Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf), celebrating his captain's selection for the GB and I PGA Cup team in September, is on 138 - only three off the pace - alongside Greig Hutcheon (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) and Paul Shields (Kirkhill).
And tied ninth on 139 are Scott Henderson (Kings Links), already a winner of a Northern Open at Cruden Bay, and up-and-coming Kilmacolm tour pro Michael Patterson.
The amateur race for the Bookless Cup is also tight, with Moray's Kyle Godsman and home course player, John Godward, tied 11th on 140.
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