Stephen McKee's Boundless (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy) of old was back in business in Saturday's Gr.2 DHL Counties Cup (2100m). Confirming the merit of her last start win, Boundless (NZ) shot clear of her opposition with 200m to run and looked to have the race well and truly sewn up until Fiorano (NZ) (Kaapstad) descended late. Kept to the task by Leith Innes, Boundless (NZ) held sway, running out the 2100m Gr.2 feature in 2.09.34 (dead 4 track), a neck in advance of Fiorano (NZ). 1 ╝ lengths away in

Stephen McKee's Boundless (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy) of old was back in business in Saturday's Gr.2 DHL Counties Cup (2100m). Confirming the merit of her last start win, Boundless (NZ) shot clear of her opposition with 200m to run and looked to have the race well and truly sewn up until Fiorano (NZ) (Kaapstad) descended late.

Kept to the task by Leith Innes, Boundless (NZ) held sway, running out the 2100m Gr.2 feature in 2.09.34 (dead 4 track), a neck in advance of Fiorano (NZ).

1 ╝ lengths away in third was Solid Billing (AUS) (Rock of Gibraltar).

In conjunction with the 5YO mare's last start win in the Gr.3 Nicolas Feuillatte Stakes (2000m), the result has provided a welcome reprieve from a likely retirement .

Thwarted by injury niggles, the Gr.1 NZ Oaks winner had been a notable absentee from the winners enclosure in her 9 starts prior.

A well recuperated Boundless (NZ) is now poised to add to her reputation with nominated outings in Jan 1's Gr.2 City of Auckland Cup (2400m), Jan 30's Gr.2 Wellington Cup (2400m) and March 10's Gr.1 Stella Artois Auckland Cup (3200m).

Owned by PA Dallimore, TJ McKee, PN Miller & CN Taylor, Boundless (NZ) was an $80,000 graduate of the Premier Yearling Sale.

Rewarding the investment many times over, the Van Nistelrooy mare has accrued NZ$513,075 in earnings from 7 wins here and to this also counts the A$95,000 achieved by her runner up effort in the 2008 Gr.1 Australian Oaks.

Bred by her part-owner Cherry Taylor in partnership with the BM Taylor Family Trust, Boundless combines the bloodlines of Van Nistelrooy with the Star Way mare Nothing Less.

To date, Nothing Less has produced eight to race for seven winners, including the stakes performers Nothing Like Tango (NZ) (Dance Floor), Purrfection (Tale of the Cat) and Our Dance (Dance Floor). (NZ Thoroughbred News)