Rood Ashton, 10 Oct 2010 (13 pegs)

Rabbit stew and pigeon pie were off the menu tonight at the Healy household seeing as an unexpected win on the golden peg meant that the Knowle West pheasant beater was better off to the tune of £150 plus several £1 side bets to replenish the coin pile that had been rapidly disappearing over recent weeks.
Fishing paste and pellet at 13m and down the edge from peg 9 Alan weighed in 68lbs 8oz which was exactly 6lbs ahead of Bob Warren on peg 6.
Bob fished luncheon meat at 13m out into open water and could have won had he not lost a good fish when his hook knot gave up the ghost. Not only did it cost him £10 in the payout but it also meant that Bob would have to go out and buy himself a new hook to replace the one he lost and which had served him well for the last fifteen years!
Another surprise result saw Paul Reed finally take advantage of a peg stuffed with fish to grab 3rd place with 41-14 ahead of Darren North on the end peg flier who somehow managed not to win the match and settled for 4th place with just 40lbs.
Alan's win takes him to the top of the Summer League, ahead of Chris Szakacs and Mike Smith, and just 5 points behind Chris in the Year Totals. It also means that he has now won 3 out of the last 4 matches at Rood Ashton which goes to show just how well he can draw!

Result:

1. Alan Healy* ...... peg 9 ..... 68-8
2. Bob Warren ........... 6 ..... 62-8
3. Paul Reed ............. 12 .... 41-14
4. Darren North ........ 13 ..... 40-0
5. Ade Crawley .......... 1 ..... 39-2
6. Steve Burgess ....... 8 ...... 36-4
7. Simon Belcham ..... 7 ...... 35-12
8. Adam Woodland .... 2 ...... 34-9
9. Mike Smith ........... 4 ...... 32-6
10. Ryan Jordan ......... 5 ....... 24-13
11. Mike Wilson ......... 10 ...... 24-11
12. Derek Lucas ......... 11 ...... DNW
13. Stuart Riddle ........ 3 ........ DNW

*golden peg
Total Match Weight = 440lbs 7oz
Average weight = 40lbs