Wootton Bassett half-sister to Zoustar debuts at Punchestown on Tuesday

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Beyond Dreams

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What's the story?

Dermot Weld has an interesting newcomer to his ranks in Beyond Dreams, who is pretty auspiciously named. The daughter of Wootton Bassett – whose first Irish-bred crop of juveniles are flying – is bred to be a star and she is named accordingly. 

How's she bred?

Beyond Dreams is the 11th foal out of the winning Redoute's Choice mare Zouzou, making her a half-sister to dual Australian Group 1 winner Zoustar. The Northern Meteor horse has since gone on to become a leading sire in Australia and a top-level producer on shuttling duty to Tweenhills, coming up with Cheveley Park Stakes heroine Lezoo from his first northern hemisphere crop. 

Those two are half-siblings to the Galileo-sired Emperor Of The Sun, a Leopardstown Listed winner and Group-placed performer for Donnacha O'Brien. 

Who does she face?

The filly's rivals include Amangani, a daughter of No Nay Never who was third on her debut at Gowran Park this month. The relation to top-class miler Charm Spirit is out of La Naturel, a winning Silver Frost half-sister to No Nay Never's stakes winner Onthewaytonevrland.

Another to note is her own stablemate Mint Candy, a daughter of Dubawi and multiple American Grade 1 scorer Rushing Fall. 

Rushing Fall sold to MV Magnier for $5,500,000 at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale in 2020 and her daughter has raced twice, placing second at Gowran Park on her most recent outing. 

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