Trainer Charles Leck has got a promising newcomer in his yard, and racegoers at Sungai Besi had their first glimpse of the four-year-old galloper when Leck sent him out for his first starting stall trial in Malaysia on Nov 4.

Ridden by apprentice jockey Bahauddin Sharudin, and jumping from barrier 2 in the six-horse affair, Tycoon Boss was in a mean mood.

He took the lead upon settling and, showing good early speed, the son of Street Boss quickly opened up a three-length break from two other newcomers, Man Man Lai and Hayate.

Keeping up a relentless gallop and giving Bahauddin a sedan-chair ride, Tycoon Boss was five lengths clear on straightening.

Man Man Lai (Joe Kamaruddin) tried to close the gap, and came within a length at the furlong mark.

But, on seeing his shadow loom to his left, Tycoon Boss dug deep, found more speed and eventually drew away to win by two clear lengths.

The four-year-old gelding meant business. He clocked a smart time of 59.69sec for the 1,000m trip on the turf.

Before Tycoon Boss came under the care of his Singaporean trainer in Kuala Lumpur, he already knows the business of racing.

The Australian-bred plied his trade in New Zealand previously, where he posted one win and three placings from six starts when trained by ex-Kranji trainer Stephen Gray and his father, Kevin.

Interestingly, he was ridden by 2024 Singapore champion jockey Bruno Queiroz when he opened his account in the Doctor Askar Maiden race (1,000m) at Trentham, Wellington on May 10, handing the Brazilian hoop his first career victory in the Land of the Long White Cloud.

Tycoon Boss won easily by 4¼ lengths and clocked a slick time of 58.33sec.

That was also his last race in New Zealand. But on the strength of his first win at the trials, he should run a big race on his Malaysian debut.

The second-placed Man Man Lai is another ...