Sweden's Henrik Stenson has moved ever nearer to the Race to Dubai title with a second-round 64 at the DP World Tour Championship.

The world number three hit eight birdies during a faultless 18 holes on Friday as he looks to remain at the top of the Race to Dubai standings.

First-round leader Alejandro Canizares remained near the top of the leaderboard with a round of 67 to sit one shot adrift of Stenson, and open up a three-shot advantage over the rest of the field.

Victor Dubuisson and Marcus Fraser finished Friday on eight-under-par, while the English duo of Justin Rose and Ian Poulter ended on seven-under.

Former world number one Rory McIlroy is looking to end a poor 2013 on a high, and a round of 67 saw him move into a top-10 position.