FOR the second week in succession, the main review concerns a horse who also has to be accorded the title of bargain of the week. It is not every day that you can purchase a Grade 1 winner for €3,500, and it even took a private deal to secure the sale.

Pat Crowley, who pretrained him, was the man who sourced I’ll Sort That (Sandmason), winner of the delayed Grade 1 Slaney Novice Hurdle at Naas, in what can only be described as a fairytale win for owner David Needham, and trainer/rider Declan Queally. Victory was fully deserved and this is a gelding who just keeps improving. It is hard to believe that 13 months ago I’ll Sort That made his debut in a Cork maiden hurdle at odds of 100/1, and was beaten 23 lengths into seventh.