Robson Aguiar will send out his first runners as a licenced trainer in Ireland at Dundalk on Friday night but poured cold water on any prospects of a dream debut double under the lights with Square Necker and Bryant, both of whom are owned by Amo Racing.The Brazilian native has taken over officially from Adrian Murray, who has sent out a number of Amo's most important winners from the same Mullingar-based stable, and stresses that 'nothing has changed only whose name the horses are running under'. His first runner, Square Necker, is an unexposed three-year-old colt by Zarak and he will be partnered by Colin Keane in the 1m2f maiden. He boasts an obvious chance on form given he placed on his only start for Ralph Beckett in a Doncaster maiden won by the now 104-rated Bedouin Prince.“I was packing in the licence a good few years ago and Robson sat me down and we had a long talk. He told me that he'd help make it work for me and, by Jesus, he did,” – Adrian MurrayBryant will represent connections in the following 1m2f handicap, for which Wayne Lordan has been booked to ride. Both horses, according to the trainer, are expected to come on from the experience.Aguiar said, “It's good to get started and hopefully they run well. They are in good form but they will probably need the run. I think they will run well but it will not surprise me if they need the run.”He added, “Bryant is a nice horse. He wants at least a-mile-and-half and I have a race for him in two weeks back up at Dundalk over two miles. If he does not win on Friday, he will go to that because he looks like a horse who needs a step up in trip. Square Necker is kind of the same. He needs at least a-mile-and-a-half. But both horses are in good form and I am happy. I think they will run well.”Murray was the official licence holder for Amo Racing's breakthrough Group 1 success with Bucanero Fuerte in the Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh in 2023, Power Blue's triumph in the same race this year and many more memorable successes. All told, Murray sent out three Group 1 winners and a Royal Ascot scorer from Aguiar's base, with that latest top-level success coming with Arizona Blaze in the Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh. Aguiar confirmed that Murray would remain an integral part of the operation going forward.He explained, “It is the same thing – the only thing that has changed is that the horses will run in my name. Adrian and I are very close. He has helped me when I needed him and I have helped him when he needed me. We will continue to do that and he is a big part of our team.”On plans for the rest of the winter, the trainer added, “I am more concentrated on the babies coming through for next year but we have a few nice horses to run on the all-weather for the rest of the year. We also have a few two-year-olds who need a run so we are looking forward to getting them out over the next few weeks at Dundalk. Valiant Force could run at Dundalk in a couple of weeks, Carolina Jetstream is there and there are a couple of others we could qualify for the all-weather finals over the winter. Last year, we had 14 winners over the winter and hopefully we can stay busy over the next few months.”The handover comes completely with Murray's blessing, with the County Westmeath native stating that, without an intervention from Aguiar, he would have given up training “a long time ago.”Murray said, “Robson has been a great pal of mine for years and we've had a great working relationship together. I wish him even better luck than I have had with them! I have had three Group 1 winners and a Royal Ascot winner in the past few years and that is all down to Robson. Without him, it wouldn't have been possible.“Only for Robson, I wouldn't be still training. I would be long gone. I was packing in the licence a good few years ago and he sat me down and we had a long talk. He told me that he'd help make it work for me and, by Jesus, he did. I've been all over the world – places I could never have dreamed of – all because of Robson. I have had a lot of Brazilian people around my place down through the years and they are just brilliant people – great family people and great horse people. The one thing with Robson is, he always has big expectations, but he makes it work. Some lads can come up with big ideas but Robson can make it work. And another thing, he's absolutely gifted at buying a horse. I am not retiring. I will be staying on in the background with Robson and I will continue to train myself, but I will be concentrating more on the National Hunt side of things.”Asked to put forward a highlight from his time in the spotlight, he concluded, “We've had some brilliant days together but I think Bucanero Fuerte winning his first Group 1 for Amo would have to be right up there because I love that horse. It was probably a toss-up between that and Valiant Force winning at Royal Ascot. They were two brilliant days that I will never forget.”The post Robson Aguiar Excited To Get Started With First Runners As A Trainer At Dundalk On Friday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.