That win epitomised the rags-to-riches element of this extraordinary tale

That win epitomised the rags-to-riches element of this extraordinary tale, as he only gained his place in the Group One after the Swiss businessman Alfred Schneider supplemented him at a cost of €18,000 in exchange for a 25pc share for the day.Boom colt Zoustar is set to run in next month's T.J. Smith provided he shows no ill effects from a barrier trial win at Rosehill on Monday.The $18 million colt impressed as he booted through along the fence to beat Longshoreman and Royal Descent on a heavy surface. But a final check on him will be conducted before his place is confirmed in the $2.5 million sprint on the first day of the Championships at Randwick on April 12. "We will see how he pulls up, but that was what we wanted to see. Trainer Chris Waller will have a look at him before making the final decision," Widden Stud owner Antony Thompson said. "Jimmy Cassidy said he went well. Obviously there was no spectacular time on that ground but we're happy enough with that."Waller decided to run Zoustar without the nose roll and tongue tie he had on when he was a well-beaten eighth resuming in the Canterbury Stakes on March 15."It was exactly what I wanted to see from Zoustar. I can't fault his work," Waller said. "First-up I think he might have been a bit above himself in condition and might have given a muscle a bit of a pull in the race."He had always had the nose roll and then the tongue tie this preparation but it wasn't doing anything for him, so we let him just be natural." Cassidy believed the gear being off had helped Zoustar, who improves each time he rides him."He had nothing on and just felt happy in himself. The other day he wasn't happy with anything," Cassidy said. "Obviously we would have liked a better track but if we do get a wet day we know he will handle that."I can't fault him. He feels good. He feels the same as the spring."Later in the morning T.J.-bound Rebel Dane and Aeronautical had a blow-out in a 900m trial behind Zaratone. Rebel Dane worked to the line solidly to go down by a head under Glen Boss, leaving trainer Gary Portelii smiling. "His recovering after that gallop was unbelievable. By the time he got back to me, you wouldn't have known he had gone around," Portelli said. "He will have one more gallop probably next Tuesday and go straight into the T.J.