Sagario enjoys a three-point lead over erstwhile leader Ryan Ruiz going into the fourth leg on Sept. 28 at Land Bank Plaza in Malate, Manila. Sagario has 41 points to Ruiz’s 38.
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Defending champion Dennis San Juan and three-time grandprix topnotcher Jenny Mayor are tied at third-fourth places with 36 points each. Manny Yu is alone in the 5th spot with 34 points.
The rest of the top ten: 6th Edward Ang, 32 points; 7th Gary Lagaspi, 30; 8th-9th Ricky Navalta and Noel Garcia, 29; 10th Tyrone Guya and Giovanni Dy, 26. The top ten in the Prosperity section: first Cyrus Atienza, 35 points; second Ronald Donasco, 33; third Gunnar Abelido, 30; fourth Rolando Gangozo, 28; fifth Reenan Hornilla, 27; sixth-seventh Augustus Ata and Amando Labarda, 26; 8th-10th Lorenzo Tabilog, Rey Hechanova and Abraham Dalagan, 23.