Profound Beauty bound for Melbourne

HIGH-CLASS mare Profound Beauty proved herself on course for a return to Flemington in November, for the Melbourne Cup, when turning over Ballydoyle hot-pot Age Of Aquarius in the listed Saval Beg Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday.

The Moyglare Stud Farm-owned six-year-old, making her seasonal debut, wore down the odds-on favourite inside the final furlong to score by a half-length, to the delight of her trainer and biggest fan, Dermot Weld.

“She’s a very good racemare,” said Weld. “And that was a very good performance for her first run back against a good opponent, with a run under her belt. The ground is beautiful out there. And she loved it.