The John O’Shea-trained Cotehele made a positive start to his career when winning on debut at Newcastle on Thursday.

Getting back to last over 1300m, rider Brenton Avdulla appeared to have a handful of the Tavistock colt turning for home and once presented he powered up to win by three and a half lengths.

After finishing second in both his trials, Cotehele started $2.45 equal favourite and delivered accordingly.

Cotehele, a half-brother to Group One winner Ugo Foscolo, was purchased by his trainer out of Valachi Downs’ 2020 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Yearling Sale draft for $100,000.

For the same outlay at the Karaka sale this year, Valachi sold a brother of Ugo Foscolo to bloodstock agent Phill Cataldo and Victorian trainers Mick Price & Michael Kent Jr.