After a sit down with his boss and mentor, champion English trainer William Haggas, Irish jockey Adam Farragher decided it was time to give Australia a crack.

Like Ash Morgan and Tom Sherry, who have given Farragher advice, he has come from the UK searching for opportunities.

Farragher never thought, though, that he would be riding a Caulfield Cup winner in a $1 million race just a few weeks into a career move he hopes to make permanent.

He has the job on Duke De Sessa ($19), which resumes in The Gong (1600m) on Saturday at Kembla Grange. It is one of four rides Farragher has for top trainer Ciaron Maher, who has given the 25-year-old a start with the NSW arm of his operation.

He has been in Australia for almost three months but had to wait until October 25 for his first race ride whil

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