Hedblom - leads the way after 54 holes.

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Peter Hedblom is the 6/4 favourite with totesport to make a successful defence of his Maybank Malaysian Open title heading into the final round.

The Swede took a two-stroke lead after the third round at Kota Permai Golf and Country Club thanks to a bogey-free seven-under 65.

Hedblom is on 17-under-par 199, two strokes ahead of Daniel Vancsik of Argentina and three in front of Simon Dyson, India's Jyoti Randhawa and Soren Kjeldsen of Denmark.

And the winner will come from that quintet if the betting is to be believed.

Hedblom tops the market at no better than 6/4 and it's then 6/1 Vancsik (Ladbrokes) and Randhawa (Sky Bet), 7/1 Dyson (Sky Bet), 8/1 Kjeldsen (Sky Bet) and 20/1 and upwards about the rest.

Hedblom is in confident mood ahead of the final 18 holes, saying of last year's victory: "It was my first win in 11 years so now I know I can win.

"I have to go out and play against the course, not other players, but that win gave me a lot of confidence and hopefully I can use that again tomorrow.

"I just came out and tried to shoot a good score and a lot of putts dropped today.

"It is just nice to go out and play well. The third round is a good day to move on and I managed to give myself a two stroke lead."