Harrington Reined In

Four players shared top spot on an ever-changing leaderboard midway through the third day of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.

Padraig Harrington carded a bogey on the eighth to lose the outright lead while playing partners Shiv Kapur and Phillip Price made par and a birdie respectively to move alongside the Irishman on 11 under.

Quietly climbing into contention was Frenchman Jean-Francois Lucquin, who did not drop a shot through 14 holes while adding six birdies.

Miguel Angel Jimenez enjoyed a good run on the front nine as he carded two birdies while making par on the rest and is just one shot behind the leaders.

He is joined by Graeme Storm, Richard Sterne and David Carter on 10 under.

Retief Goosen made a solid start as he looked to improve on his disappointing display on Friday, carding successive birdies on the first and second before he shot a bogey on the ninth and was eight under.

Nick Dougherty was also on the same score after he made three birdies on the front nine before carding a double bogey on the ninth.

Paul Casey was on eight under while Colin Montgomerie was one shot behind with just one hole remaining.

Defending champion Chris DiMarco had not dropped a shot after 14 holes, while adding two birdies, and is seven under.