Golf-Swede Noren boosts treble bid by racing three clear

* Noren produces battling show at The Grove * Veteran Englishman Bland in second position (Adds quotes) By Tony Jimenez WATFORD, England, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Alex Noren did his hopes of bagging a third European Tour victory in three months a power of good by galloping three strokes clear of the field after the British Masters third round on Saturday. The Swede, who won the Scottish Open in July and last month's European Masters in Switzerland, produced a battling performance at The Grove with a six-under-par 65 giving him a 16-under tally of 197. "I didn't really think about that possibility at the start of the season and it would be amazing to do it." On a warm autumnal day just outside London, overnight leader Richard Bland took an early grip on proceedings with birdies at the first two holes.

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