MARKLAND Hill A look a good bet for Bolton Badminton League champions this season -- with the outside chance of the club's B team taking the second spot.

ABC may spoil the party, but it is certainly good form so far for the tennis club's top two teams.

The B Section championship could be a slug-out between Swinton and Hawkshaw B, while Westhoughton A are now a certainty for the C Section title.

The top spot in D Section looks to be between GMT B and Forrest C, with the latter more likely after they clashed at Forrest this week.

Chris Travis and Matthew Green got the home side off to an excellent start with their opening pair, and added two more mixed to a growing Forrest score.

In fact, GMT could manage only two games from the mixed, and struggled in the men's and ladies'. Forrest won both points after top men's and added three more games for a deserved 13-5 win, and a further step towards the title.