Beauty could bid to forward Melbourne Cup claims at Cork
Trainer Dermot Weld has pencilled in the Group Three contest over 12 furlongs following convincing wins at the Curragh and Fairyhouse on her last two outings.
The County Kildare handler is expecting big things of the Danehill filly, but is yet to map out a definite campaign.
“She’s a lovely, big mare. She’s only a four-year-old and we have raced her very sparingly,” he said.
“She did it well on (Irish) Derby day over a mile and a half and I thought she did it well over a mile and six at Fairyhouse too.
“She’s in a Group race in Cork on Friday, and she’s entered for the Melbourne Cup which we’ll give serious thought.
“She will be entered in the Irish St Leger – we still haven’t finally decided what her exact programme is. The Group race on Friday is a possibility but the Melbourne Cup is a serious possibility.”
Profound Beauty could be joined by stablemate and Irish Oaks fourth Chinese White at Cork.
Weld added: “Chinese White is also a possibility for Cork.
“She’s very progressive and ran a good race in the Irish Oaks and we will be hoping to win more Group races with her in the year.”
Weld is also hoping to strike Group One gold with Casual Conquest following his third in the Derby at Epsom and second place in the Irish equivalent.
“We are satisfied with his progress and he’s run a couple of really good races. I think the Irish Champion Stakes is the plan for him,” Weld told At The Races.
“He’s a horse that we look forward to as a four-year-old even more than this year, but he’s done us proud.”
Weld also expects Irish 1000 Guineas runner-up Mad About You to reach her full potential next term after suffering subsequent defeats in the Pretty Polly and Irish Oaks.
“I will probably bring her back to a mile in the Matron Stakes at Leopardstown,” he said.
“She’s a very good filly and was only beaten a head in the Irish 100 Guineas.
“I think she will make an exceptional four-year-old as she’s a very tall filly.”
