Jeev Milkha Singh turned in a steady three-under 68 that earned him a share of the second spot even as three other Indians in fray missed the cut despite improved performances in the second round of the Celtic Manor Wales Open in Wales.Jeev, who was tied third overnight, now has a total of nine-under 133, just four strokes behind leader Australian Scott Strange (66).However, it was curtains for Jyoti Randhawa (69), Indian Masters champion SSP Chowrasia (70) and Shiv Kapur (71). The trio fell by the wayside despite returning improved cards with the cut coming at one-under.While Kapur and Randhawa missed the cut by a stroke, Chowrasia fell short by two shots. But it was another good day for Jeev, who was off the blocks with a second-hole birdie. He picked up another stroke on the sixth but a bogey on the third hole saw him make the turn one-under.His backward journey started with a bogey on the 10th but Jeev immediately made amends by sinking in a birdie on the 11th. He picked up another shot on the 14th before, for the second successive day, rounding off with an 18th-hole birdie.Jeev shares the second spot with three others - Englishmen Robert Dinwiddie (65), Benn Barham (64) and Spaniard Alvaro Velasco (68).
