(MENAFN- Kora) The Spaniard, who last won a European Tour event in 2006, produced a second successive solid round after his opening-day 62 gave him some early breathing space
Canizares bogeyed the fourth, but recovered immediately to birdie the next before making par on the next four to reach the turn in 36
The 31-year-old then picked up shots at the 10th, 13th and 14th before finishing with four successive pars to go round in three under
Canizares pulled clear of England's Steve Benson, who was just one shot behind going into the day, but fell away badly to record a round of two over and fall six shots back
Benson bogeyed the first, the 10th and the last, but the real damage was done on the 12th, where he picked up a triple bogey to lose significant ground on his rival
Netherlands' Robert-Jan Derksen is a shot further back in third after recording the day's joint-best round of 67, along with Paul Waring and Shiv Kapur, who are part of a group of five players tied for fourth, nine shots behind the leader
Defending champion Marcel Siem has dropped well off the pace, the German carding 75 to finish day three tied for 29th place
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