[6] Her dam was a half-sister to Optimistic Lass, who won the Nassau Stakes in 1984[7] and was the female-line ancestor of Alice Springs, Golden Opinion and the Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Samitar.

[9] The colt was better fancied in his two subsequent races that year but failed to win as he finished second to Glenalmond at Ayr in July and fourth when starting favourite at Haydock in October.

In August at York Racecourse My Dream Boat carried 126 pounds and started a 33/1 outsider in a one-mile handicap in which he was ridden by Dane O'Neill.

After starting slowly he made progress on the inside and overcame interference to take the lead a furlong out before drawing clear to win by two and a quarter lengths.

With Soumillon again in the saddle My Dream Boat raced in mid-division before making progress on the stands-side (the right-hand side from the jockeys' viewpoint) to join the leaders approaching the last 200 metres.

"[14] My Dream Boat began his third season in the Group Three Gordon Richards Stakes at Sandown in April, a race which saw him moved up in distance to ten furlongs.

After being restrained at the rear of the seven-runner field he began to make progress a quarter of a mile from the finish and "squeezed" through a narrow gap to challenge for the lead.

[17] My Dream Boat was one of six horses who assembled to contest the Prince of Wales's Stakes over ten furlongs at Royal Ascot on 15 June and started the complete outsider at odds of 16/1.

The favourite went to the front from the start with Kirby holding up My Dream Boat at the rear of the field before switching to the outside to make his challenge in the straight.

My Dream Boat maintained his run, overtook the Irish filly in the final strides and won by a neck with a gap of three and a half lengths back to Western Hymn in third.

At Sandown in July he started joint-third favourite for the Eclipse Stakes but never looked likely to win and finished fifth behind Hawkbill, The Gurkha, Time Test and Countermeasure.

The Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown Racecourse in September was arguably the best race run in Europe in 2016 and My Dream Boat started a 33/1 outsider in a twelve-runner field.

He ended his season in the Champion Stakes at Ascot on 15 October in which he stayed on in the closing stages to finish fourth of the ten runners behind Almanzor, Found and Jack Hobbs.