Very heavy conditions may mean Profound Beauty misses a run in the Irish St Leger this weekend. Trainer Dermot Weld may instead bring the mare straight to Australia to prepare for the Melbourne Cup. He says: 'We've been washed out of it on the Curragh this morning and I intend making a decision later in the week on whether Profound Beauty runs on Saturday...If she doesn't run, the plan would be to go straight to Melbourne.' Profound Beauty is unbeaten in 3 runs this campaign. In latest Melbourne
Very heavy conditions may mean Profound Beauty misses a run in the Irish St Leger this weekend. Trainer Dermot Weld may instead bring the mare straight to Australia to prepare for the Melbourne Cup. He says: 'We've been washed out of it on the Curragh this morning and I intend making a decision later in the week on whether Profound Beauty runs on Saturday...If she doesn't run, the plan would be to go straight to Melbourne.' Profound Beauty is unbeaten in 3 runs this campaign. In latest Melbourne Cup betting, she's quoted on the second line at 12/1 (Betstar).
Tim Martin has engaged Kiwi jockey Michael Walker to ride Typhoon Zed in Sat's Grp 3 McEwen Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley. TZ is seeking to notch another win in the Grp 1 Manikato Stakes, which he won won last year.
Many punters are so enraged by the crazy new whip rules that they are trying to arrange a NO BET day. They reckon if enough punters join them the authorities will be forced into a backdown on the despised rules.