Three days of thoroughly entertaining snooker at Folly Farm saw Chevron Texaco raise over £22,000 for the National Children's Homes charity and set a milestone as the popular event took the company's fund-raising for their adopted charity to well past the £1million mark.

Small wonder then that Texaco's Phil Thompson was jubilant about the quality of the event and the excellent support from Pembrokeshire sport lovers which saw such a magnificent sum raised.

Wales' own Dominic Dale was the eventual winner on points from John Parrott, OBE, who needed 162 in his last match but fell just short.

Steve Davis, MBE, won all of his matches but since the competition was decided on most points scored over the three days, Dale sneaked in to snatch the trophy with a late 114 break against talented teenager Michael White.

The other focal point was the trick shot sessions put on by MC Willie Thorne and Steve Davis while the undoubted shot of the first night was Steve Davis' potting of the pink against Neath youngster Jamie Jones as the ball travelled via five cushions before the pink dropped in the pocket.

Not to be undone, however, 18-year-old Jones then potted the black from a four-cushion shot!

Davis showed all his silky elegance as he beat Jones 182-78 after earlier accounting for Joe Swail 76-65, Dominic Dale 145-100, and Matthew Stephens 133-117.

His subtle wit was in direct contrast to that of John Parrott, whose Liverpool humour had the audience in fits from the outset as he cheered himself on to victory over Dominic Dale by a massive 191-122, rattling in a top score of 58 as he raced round the table and had referee Phil Thomas at full stretch throughout.

But the undoubted performance of the evening came from 14-year-old Michael White, the Neath prodigy who beat Matthew Stephens 159-90 and showed some superb long-distance potting as well as a splendid break of 75.

This lad, already the world amateur champion, is certainly one to watch for the future.

Local potter Rhys Morgan was also allowed to show his considerable skills as he took on Joe Swail at the end of a full evening and did well, as did Jones when he encountered Parrott in the second evening and built a confident break of 65.

The former world champ finished with a speedy 85 to win 163-135 as referee Dilwyn Smith struggled valiantly to keep re-spotting the colours.

Again it was Davis, who was centre stage, however, as he remained undefeated for the competition by beating Michael White 115-88 and then John Parrott 165-142 in the match of the competition where wisecracks flew and points were scored, with Davis enjoying a 64 break and Parrott another half century.

In other second-evening matches, Joe Swail beat Matthew Stephens 165-142 but lost to Michael White 77-143, while Stephens also lost 135-110 to Dominic Dale despite rattling up a late 63 break after Dale had earlier recorded a break of 78.

The evening ended on a high note when Willie Thorne and Steve Davis showed some trick-shots liberally sprinkled with stories about their involvement in the game, a perfect end to a smashing evening's entertainment.

The action continued unabated throughout the third evening and the players were highly complimentary about the venue and the hospitality shown to them.

It all added up to three bank holiday days of great fun for players and spectators alike as Chevron Texaco continued their excellent charity work in the community.