Three year-old Capitalist colt Shadow Devil has had a good grounding at the barrier trials and unleashed for real at Gosford on race day producing an explosive debut victory.

Trained by Mark Newnham and ridden by Tommy Sherry, Shadow Devil was allowed to settle back early in the 1100m maiden, but when asked to hit the line he charged to the post and won running away by two lengths.

“He’s always show us nice ability at home, but we’ve given him plenty of time as he was a late foal (November 20), so he’s had a lot of small preps and trials,” said Mark Newnham.

“The way he let down here today was really impressive.”

A $135,000 Inglis Easter Round 2 purchase for Sweetbriar Equine from the Corumbene Stud draft, Shadow Devil is the second winner from Cloak of Night, a winning Lonhro half-sister to stakes-placed Beatitude from the family of stakes-winners Prince Regent, Italy and Crown Jester, the sire of Golden Slipper winners Rory’s Jester and Guineas.

On the same program Winning Rupert filly Rupertaar made it three wins from four starts when saluting in the Benchmark 64 event over 1000m.

A $90,000 Magic Millions purchase for Darby Racing/De Burgh Equine from the Daandine Stud draft, Rupertaar is a half-sister to brilliant stakes-winner Isotope and is the second foal of winning Choisir mare Great Dansaar.

Darby Racing have already enjoyed success with this family having raced Great Dansaar’s half-sister Yankee Rose, a dual Group I winner of over $2million in prizemoney.

The Bjorn Baker trained Rupertaar won by a length and a half giving promise of more wins to come and has already won over $70,000 in prizemoney.