prominent, led after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, ridden when challenged over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, headed close home
led early, raced keenly, headed after 1f, 2nd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and dropped to 4th, kept on again inside final furlong to go 3rd last 100 yards
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway on outer to go 2nd over 1f out, soon ridden to challenge, kept on well inside final furlong, led close home
towards rear, 5th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden and no impression from 2f out
chased leader, 3rd halfway, ridden on inner over 1f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace, dropped to 4th last 100 yards
towards rear, pushed along entering straight, ridden over 2f out, soon no extra, kept on one pace inside final furlong
Sandy Creek had been a beaten odds-on favourite twice before making much of the running at Dundalk though meets stronger rivals here. GREY LEADER completed a double in good style at Listowel and there's plenty more to come so he gets the nod though Space Age easily won a Tipperary maiden from today's rival and stablemate Helter Skelter. Kalikapour has struggled in handicaps but Livio Milo finally got off the mark at Galway after several strong performances and looks the main threat.
Sandy Creek (IRE) 11-10fav (9-3) Disputed lead, headed at halfway and remained prominent, led travelling well 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, easily, won at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Jul beating Pivotal Revive (9-8) by 4 1/2l, 14 ran.
Grey Leader (IRE) 11-4 (9-11) Prominent briefly, soon tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden, under pressure in 3rd and slightly hampered 1 1/2f out, 2nd over 1f out, stayed on to challenge inside final furlong, led last 50 yards, kept on well close home, won at Listowel 1m gd in Jun beating Roman Hands (9-11) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Space Age (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, travelled well to challenge 2f out, soon disputed, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, won at Tipperary 7f mdn sft in Aug beating Helter Skelter (9-8) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.
Kalikapour (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, raced wide, 5th halfway, headway travelling well over 2f out, 3rd 2f out, soon ridden and weakened quickly, last of 10, 17 1/4l behind Canute (9-5) at Navan 1m 2f hcp gd in Jun.
Livio Milo (IRE) 5-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden in 2nd and challenged 1f out, led final 150 yards, kept on well, reduced lead close home, held on, won at Galway 7f mdn Yielding - Soft in Aug beating Nelda (9-3) by nk, 11 ran.
Helter Skelter (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Held up, behind early, ridden on outer 2f out, stayed on into 5th 1f out, kept on well final furlong to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Space Age (9-8) at Tipperary 7f mdn sft in Aug.