THE Stuart Richardson New Year’s Day Competition takes place at the Griffin on Sunday with Ashley Daykin rated the 3/1 favourite.

Daykin is tipped to pip his Yorkshire county colleagues Jack Dyson and Boxing Day champion Steve Hirst in the event, which starts at 10am (there will be five jacks on the green down to the last eight).

It’s the first stage of a New Year double-header at the Colne Valley venue, with the Sixteen on Monday (11am) being sponsored by Alan I Hufton of Holme Valley Bathroom Design.

New Year’s Day draw – Preliminary (with odds in brackets): (A) Mark Wood (20) v Dennis Tattersley (66), Gary Siswick (33) v Keith Midwood (100), John Abbott (66) v Donald Rae (33), David Scott (20) v Paul Ingleby (12), Mark Bramall (7) v Graham Tandy (100), Tony Marren (14) v Richard Brook (14), Mick Higgins jnr (50) v Steve Hirst (4), Jack Dyson (5) v Kieron O’Prey (25), Mick Higgins snr (50) v Peter Kain (12), Duncan Reeves (6) v Barry Tinker (50).

First round: Peter Hopkinson (50) v Ray Whitwam (10), Craig Gant (7) v Gareth McMahon (10), Ashley Daykin (3) v Winner A.

Monday’s Sixteen draw – Mick Higgins jnr v Paul Ingleby, Craig Gant v Peter Kain, Graham Sigsworth v Mick Higgins snr, Barry Tinker v Wayne Dews, Gareth McMahon v Mark Bramall, Trevor Holmes v Dennis Tattersley, Duncan Reeves v Jack Dyson, Tony Marren v Donald Rae.