Chris Munce says he accepts how difficult it will be to secure rides in a highly-competitive Sydney racing environment.Munce is preparing to make his riding comeback at Randwick on Friday after being licensed by Racing NSW.Racing NSW re-licensed Munce despite the Hong Kong Jockey Club giving the jockey a 30-month disqualification after a hearing into a tips-for-bets scandal.The Melbourne Cup-winning jockey was released from prison five weeks ago after serving 20 months of a 30-month sentence imp

Chris Munce says he accepts how difficult it will be to secure rides in a highly-competitive Sydney racing environment.

Munce is preparing to make his riding comeback at Randwick on Friday after being licensed by Racing NSW.

Racing NSW re-licensed Munce despite the Hong Kong Jockey Club giving the jockey a 30-month disqualification after a hearing into a tips-for-bets scandal.

The Melbourne Cup-winning jockey was released from prison five weeks ago after serving 20 months of a 30-month sentence imposed by a Hong Kong court for his involvement in the tipping affair.

His return to racing promises to be the most anticipated riding comeback since Darren Beadman came out of retirement.

"A lot of trainers are committed to their jockeys and that's fair enough," Munce said.

"I'm starting again and I know it's going to take time but I am prepared for that.

"I can't expect things to fall into place overnight."

Munce, who last rode in a race on February 28 last year, confirmed he had rides at Randwick but said he had only one definite mount for Saturday's Rosehill meeting.

He has been booked to ride two-year-old first starter Lioncub for trainer Jack Denham.

"There may be one or two others, depending on which races they accept for," Munce said.

Lioncub finished second to Stryker in a Rosehill barrier trial on November 28.

Munce returns to Sydney racing at a time when its riding ranks have been the strongest for many years.

Small fields have meant jockeys have to fight harder than ever for rides, a situation emphasised by Glen Boss' decision to move to Melbourne.

Munce will be reunited with Sheezvalue at Randwick but a booking to ride a stablemate of the country speedster has fallen through because it raced on Monday.

He won four successive races on the Myffy Rae-trained Sheezvalue between October 2006 and January 2007.

Leading trainer David Hayes will use Munce on Swoop And Destroy in a three-year-old metropolitan maiden race.

Swoop And Destroy has raced three times and is a last-start placegetter at Gawler in South Australia.