Dermot Weld's top Melbourne Cup chance Profound Beauty will tackle four rivals in her next lead-up run in Ireland on Thursday. She'll run in the Grp 3 Ballyroan Stakes at Leopardstown, a race she won last year. The Ballyroan will have added interest from a Cup angle with the John Oxx-trained Akzar, a Cup entry, also running.TAB Sportsbet has rated last year's winner So You Think as a $12 chance to make it back-to-back Cox Plates in its opening market on the Moonee Valley feature.

Dermot Weld's top Melbourne Cup chance Profound Beauty will tackle four rivals in her next lead-up run in Ireland on Thursday. She'll run in the Grp 3 Ballyroan Stakes at Leopardstown, a race she won last year. The Ballyroan will have added interest from a Cup angle with the John Oxx-trained Akzar, a Cup entry, also running.

TAB Sportsbet has rated last year's winner So You Think as a $12 chance to make it back-to-back Cox Plates in its opening market on the Moonee Valley feature.