Brian Dean is not expecting an early Christmas present at his Malaysian baptism of fire in Ipoh on Dec 14, but he is still happy he finally gets to unwrap his first runners.
Seven years after he last saddled a horse for the races, the Australian horseman will have his name next to Talkingtalkingguru and Fortune Star on the nine-race programme.
On paper, the duo, both first-up since their move up north from the now-defunct Singapore racing scene, will start at long odds in their RM22,000 Class 5A (Fortune Star) and RM18,000 5B (Talkingtalkingguru) events over 1,100m.
Fully aware they have the job ahead, Dean is just glad he was ticking that last box to officially complete his training comeback.
"I had to start somewhere. I entered three horses, but Boss Nine Nine was a vet scratching," he said.
"Talkingtalkingguru's been with me the longest, he has improved a lot, but he needs a longer trip, just like Fortune Star, who only recently came to me with Ciango, both from (ex-Kranji trainer) CT (Cheng Tee) Kuah. Ciango is a very nice horse who will do very well here.
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