Exciting prospect Bold Thruster lived up to the early big wraps on him with a stunning romp in the $85,000 Hello Edinburgh Stakes (1200m) on Sunday.

Granted the field he blitzed by more than six lengths were Restricted Maidens, but the manner in which he spread-eagled them without looking fully stretched certainly augurs brilliantly for his future endeavours at loftier levels.

The Turffontein two-year-old made his debut in the second Leg of the Singapore Golden Horseshoe series, the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale Stakes, an 1100m event on June 3, but he did not quite enjoy the Polytrack.

Bold Thruster (Barend Vorster) makes winning look easy in Race 2.

Trainer Shane Baertschiger didn’t back down from his intention to run the Tivic Stable-owned gelding in the finale, the Group 2 Aushorse Golden Horseshoe (1200m), which is run on turf.

But to his dismay, Bold Thruster could not make the cut and was an EA2 in another Restricted Maiden race.

Disappointed his new charge had missed out on the opportunity of having a crack at a two-year-old feature that comes only once in a lifetime, the Australian handler has, however, moved on, and could now take great comfort from his tour de force on the track on Sunday, which will most probably pave the way to an even brighter campaign in the 3YO version next year.

Baertschiger, who with that win was wresting the lead back from champion trainer Mark Walker – who temporarily led after Turquoise King won on Friday – was not getting ahead of himself with Bold Thruster, although one could sense the buzz at the prospect of his future outings.

“At his first start, he ran on Polytrack, he didn’t like the kickback and the race was all over,” said Baertschiger who won the Aushorse Golden Horseshoe with Be Bee last year.

“JP (John Powell) jumped off and said he would need further as well. I wanted to run him in the Aushorse but he couldn’t get in and was also second Emergency in a Restricted Maiden race.

“It’s disappointing he didn’t get a run, but it was nice to see him win the way he did today. It’s been six weeks between runs and I put blinkers on him in a trial last week to sharpen him up, and he went really well (scored by 11 ½ lengths).

“The horse showed from Day 1 he had ability. Peter Twomey (Inglis) always said he was a very good horse.

“He’s a horse for the future and it’s good for the Tivic Stable.”

Bold Thruster did not actually cost an arm and a leg to Mr Thomas Loke. The Tivic Stable supremo bought Bold Thruster from the 2017 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale for A$82,000.

Baertschiger said he might keep the strapping black galloper for one more run before he turns three on August 1.

“He’s a big robust horse and may be able to take a few more runs. I’ll see what’s around,” he said.

Lightweight jockey Barend Vorster is aware he may not be the one sitting in the saddle then. Bold Thruster was handicapped at 50kgs in Sunday’s race, a weight that neither Powell nor Baertschiger’s second jockey Matthew Kellady can make unless they cut one limb or two.

The South African hoop certainly enjoyed the joyride while it lasted.

“I watched his trial and he’s definitely a quality individual. As he had such a light weight, I was given the ride and I’m thankful for the chance,” said Vorster.

“He was quick out of the gates and I was able to work him around to the front. He quickened up very well to put the race away easily; he was a real professional.”

Sent out the $11 favourite, Bold Thruster scored by 6 ¼ lengths from $215 smokie Axel (Alysha Collett) with Boy Next Door (Wong Chin Chuen) third another neck away. The winning time was 1min 9.75secs for the 1200m on the Short Course.