In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.

Statement: The trotting race is a particularly exciting event to watch. Choices: 1. The trotting race involves 15 horses and lasts 3 hours. 2. One can watch a trotting race and it's exciting. 3. Nobody likes to watch the trotting race due to lack of entertainment.
1

Statement: The tower's apex is the highest point in the city, marking the spot from which Orthodox Russians believe Jesus ascended to heaven. Choices: 1. Orthodox Russians believe Jesus did not go to heaven. 2. The highest point in the city is the tower. 3. Jesus might have ascended from the tower's apex.
3

Statement: Things were sparking, little flames licked at the walls; Daniel was going at them with a fire extinguisher. Choices: 1. Daniel tried to make the flame bigger. 2. Daniel tried to put the flame out. 3. Daniel tried to put the flame out, but it continued to grow.

3