Grégory Havret holds the halfway lead in the Johnnie Walker Championship after leapfrogging Robert Rock during the closing holes of his second round.
Havret - the overnight leader after an opening 68 - compiled a 71 to move to seven under par for the tournament at Gleneagles.
The Frenchman bogeyed the par four opener but atoned for his error at the next with a four on the par five second.
Two more bogeys were followed by three birdies before Havret found trouble at 15, eventually posting a double bogey six.
But at the par five next he replied with an eagle to pull level with Rock. And a birdie at the last confirmed Havret would head the field going into the weekend.
Earlier in the day Rock had held the clubhouse lead after a birdie on his final hole of the day.
Rock repeated yesterday’s score of 70 to move to six under par for the tournament.
Starting at the tenth, Rock birdied his opening hole and then repeated the trick at the par four 14th.
He dropped a shot at 15 for the second day running but made amends by holing a 30 foot eagle putt at 16.
A bogey on the first saw Rock drop back into the chasing pack but at the par five ninth - his last hole - he pulled out a birdie.
Bradley Dredge is tied for third having completed a second round 70 to stay firmly in contention.
The Welshman - two under par after opening with a 71 - had improved to three under by the time he reached the turn, with birdies on the second and ninth and a bogey at four.
But an eagle three at the 12th and a four at the par five last saw him climb the leaderboard despite Dredge dropping a shot on the 16th.
Scot Peter Whiteford is also on five under par, with four of his gained shots coming on the last three holes.
Whiteford had registered three birdies and two bogeys as he came to the 16th tee, but an eagle-birdie-birdie finish propelled him into contention.
Søren Hansen and David Howell also moved into contention with rounds of 71 and 67 respectively, leaving both players on four under, along with Michael Campbell.
The New Zealander produced a strong back nine to haul himself into contention.
Scotland’s Gary Orr bogeyed the ninth, his final hole of the day, to drop from five to four under.
