Zane Scotland, the most successful player in the history of the MENA Golf Tour with six titles, put himself in line for a seventh one. The 32-year-old Scotland, who opened with a 68, returned a solid 69 to move to seven-under, four shots ahead of a six-man group which included overnight leader Antonio Arjona Bue** of Spain, Shafiq Masih (Pakistan), James Yeoman (England), Faycal Serghni (Morocco), Juan Salcedo (Mexico) and Carlos Balmaseda (Spain). The English duo of Christopher Can**n and Jake Shepherd and Scotland?s Daniel Kay shared eighth place a further shot adrift on two-under par.