Consigliere arrived at WP last August being hailed as among the fastest youngsters to emerge from the all-conquering Jodie and Andy Lord kennels, but was an unplaced odds-on favourite in his first two appearances at headquarters.
But on Saturday night Consigliere, who finished third in the Australian Cup final at The Meadows on February 28, set the time standard for the group three New Sensation heats with a sizzling 29.38 performance.
Consigliere surprised by jumping in front and setting up a big early lead, posting fast second and third splits of 13.61 and 17.66 before fading in the straight to win by just under two lengths from the Courtney Barnes-trained Zipping Kayli.
After the race co-trainer Andy Lord said: "Consigliere has just taken time to fulfil that early promise.
"He was a bit over-the-top when he first came to Wentworth Park but when he contested the Australian Cup series in Melbourne last month he had started to jump away better.
"Consigliere has settled down now and as he has matured he is finally living up to the outstanding potential he showed us as a puppy.''
Second fastest New Sensation heat winner was the Dave Irwin-trained King Of Gods, who jumped in front from box one and led throughout, just lasting to score by a half-length from Joanne in 29.54.
King Of Gods had been the unlucky runner in January's National Derby final when he was badly checked at the first turn before finishing third, just over two lengths behind the winner Ritza Tears.
While King Of Gods was formerly a slow beginner, trainer Dave Irwin said before Saturday's New Sensation heat: "He has been beginning better lately and jumped smartly when he won over 450m at Grafton on March 8, his last run before coming to Wenty for this race.''
Ritza Tears, who won the Derby final, took his WP record to seven wins from 14 starts when he took out his New Sensation heat on Saturday night in 29.67.
Ritza Tears took the lead at the first turn and was never in danger of defeat, winning by just under four lengths from the Jodie Lord-trained Texas Bandit.
Mark Gatt, trainer of Ritza Tears said later: "Gudrid, the greyhound in box four, gave my dog plenty of room when they jumped because she moved to the right so we got a lovely run from box three.
"But Ritza Tears' box manners have improved a little and I think that as he had box four in the Derby, he is happiest from boxes two, three or four.''
Back Tomorrow, a younger half sister to Gets Late Early and Both Bowers Ace, zoomed into the New Sensation final by running down Entertainer to win her heat in 29.76.
Back Tomorrow, trained by Minnie Finn, trailed the wide running Entertainer to the home bend but assisted by a clear rails run, finished best to score by a half-length.
The other New Sensation heat was taken out by Magic Bandit, the National Futurity winner on January 31, who came from second on the home turn to win in 29.80.
Magic Bandit is a kennelmate of Consigliere, so the Lord kennel goes into Saturday's New Sensation final with the fastest and slowest heat winners.
He didn't break any records but Cumbria Jack had Wentworth Park regulars searching for superlatives to describe what was arguably his bravest performance to win Saturday night's top grade 520m race.
Steve Fitch's Richmond Derby winner and track record breaker staged a remarkable effort to charge to the line and snatch victory by a neck from Foreign Capital, who had chased him home in group two final at Richmond.
Taw Galaxy made the pace from box two with Foreign Capital in second place, while Cumbria Jack, trapped wide from box eight, worked his way from fourth early to be third at the half-way mark.
His chances on the home turn looked forlorn but like a true champion, Cumbria Jack "lifted" over the final 25 metres to score in 29.47, .43sec slower than the figures he posted when he equalled the WP record on September 27.
Cumbria Jack has now won 20 of his 29 races and with Jungle Johnny sidelined through injury, reigns supreme as the undisputed favourite for the group one Wheeler Kennels Golden Easter Egg series later this month.
Sammy Ethan, once considered by owner Johnny Fitzgerald as "probably only a handy fifth grader", notched his 20th WP win when he toppled Both Bowers Ace and Zipping Hopkins in Saturday's Masters event.
Sammy Ethan is trained by Ritza Tears' conditioner Mark Gatt, and Fitzgerald regularly acts as handler for Gatt-trained dogs at WP race meetings.
