RAFAEL Cabrera-Bello made the most of an opportunity to impress Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley as he stormed into the lead in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.

Cabrera-Bello outscored playing partner McGinley by 12 shots over the first two rounds in Doha, adding a sparkling 65 to his opening 66 to finish 13 under par.

The Spaniard, who was fourth behind compatriot Pablo Larrazabal in Abu Dhabi last week, carded one bogey and eight birdies, five of the birdies coming in the last seven holes as he covered the back nine in 31.

That gave the former junior Ryder Cup player a two-shot lead over South African George Coetzee, who had looked like holding onto his overnight lead after shooting a 69 earlier in the day.

Graeme Storm missed the cut, his 71 yesterday not enough after an opening 74.

Rob Dinwiddie, however, will be playing all four rounds, after shooting 71 and 72.

Cabrera-Bello won the Dubai Desert Classic in 2012 and admitted he feels quite at home on the European Tour’s Middle East Swing.

‘‘I’m very happy, everything is going good and I am enjoying myself a lot,’’ he told Sky Sports.

‘‘It definitely feels like home. I like playing in shortsleeves, I like seeing palm trees and sand around the course. It reminds me a lot of the Canaries.

‘‘I start the year here and it doesn’t feel like I have left home. Tomorrow is another day and we start from scratch, playing one shot at a time and just going out there and keep enjoying myself.

‘‘I’ve been doing it this week and last week, enjoying being up there and in contention where every shot matters and I will try to perform as good as I know I can.’’ English duo Steve Webster and Matthew Baldwin shared third place on ten under after rounds of 69 and 66 respectively, alongside Sweden’s Johan Carlsson, the Challenge Tour graduate firing eight birdies and an eagle in his 65.

Webster could not repeat the fireworks of his opening 65, when he recorded what is believed to be the first albatross on the opening hole of a tournament.

But the two-time European Tour winner still managed to chip in for a birdie on his first hole on Thursday and added five more and three bogeys.

‘‘It was a little bit scrappy today,’’ Webster told Sky Sports.

‘‘I missed the green with a lob wedge on the first and chipped in for a birdie which was nice. I played good but didn’t give myself enough chances so 69, I’m happy with that.’’