Newgate Farm and partners got an early Christmas present on Saturday at Randwick when blue-blooded Snitzel colt Wild Ruler made a winning debut in the $500,000 Inglis Nursery (1000m).

Ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, Wild Ruler settled just behind the speed before displaying a strong turn of foot to career away for a comfortable victory.

Prior to the race Wild Ruler – a $525,000 Inglis Easter purchase for Newgate Farm, China Horse Club and Winstar from Ananda Krishnan’s Kia Ora Stud (who also bred the colt)  – had won two trials “as easily as you can win a trial’’ for trainers Peter and Paul Snowden and was sent out a $3.50 TAB favourite as a result.

“He was untapped before today, you don’t know how good they’re going to be on race day but Kerrin [McEvoy] hopped off and said he felt like a real one,’’ Henry Field said.

“He’s such an exciting colt, he’s a very well-bred horse and hopefully he heads down the right path and can become a stallion down the track.

“We’ve had a lot of luck buying Snitzel colts out of Easter, we bought Russian Revolution three years ago and Wild Ruler is in a very similar mould to that horse. Hopefully he can go on and do the job.’’

A colt with an international pedigree being from US Group II winner Gypsy Robin (USA), Wild Ruler is owned by his buyers and some of the racing industry’s most influential players including Newgate SF, Go Bloodstock, G1g Racing, Nick Vass, Glenlogan Park, Aston Bloodstock and Grant Bloodstock.

The Nursery has provided two of the past six Golden Slipper winners in Mossfun and She Will Reign and co-trainer Paul Snowden hinted Wild Ruler would be given every chance to join the impressive list.

“He’s a very valuable colt but our job now is to get a big G1 win next to his name,’’ Snowden said.

“The Blue Diamond, the Slipper, all options are on the table at the moment but he’s a very talented horse, don’t worry about that.’’