With a $2 million race up for grabs it’s no surprise that emerging Irish jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle would say yes to making a hit and run Sydney mission to stand in for James McDonald at Randwick on Saturday.

Scratched from a straight race at Flemington, Generation will head to Caulfield on Boxing Day.

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable will chase some early Christmas cheer at Moonee Valley.

Joseph O’Brien’s Lumiere Rock gained a well-deserved breakthrough success this season when powering clear for a comfortable victory in the Group 2 Moyglare “Jewels” Blandford Stakes at the Curragh.

Trainer Peter Fahey celebrated a fourth winner of the week when Ambitious Fellow and Sam Ewing collected the spoils in the feature BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle on day six of the Galway Festival.