P353CEEFAX 353 Wed 19 Oct 12:01/37       1988 GRAND PRIX   Hexagon, Reading World number one Steve Davis overcame his first Hexagon hurdle without really hitting the top form which makes him the odds-on favourite to take the title Davis beat 24th seed Steve Newbury 5-1, but a more assertive opponent would surely have takjn the match further. Newbury - another member of the upside- down spectacles club - had brief cause for celebration when hj took the first framj 79-33. Davis quietly wiped out the deficit and moved ahead, getting his game together with breaks of 95 and 70 in the final two frames. GP index 350 Next Page Special Top Sport Newsflash