Duchess Of Fife defies the maximum on way to victory at Leicester

>>Duchess Of Fife was matched for £35 at the maximum 1,000 in running on Betfair on her way to springing a 16-1 surprise in the mile handicap at Leicester.

The winner had to be ridden from the off and was given early reminders. She looked beaten when dropping from second to second- last halfway up the straight, but kept finding for pressure and responded well to deny Fastar, who had been matched 1.11, by a short-head.

>>Sizzling disappointed backers at a low of 1.09 when turned over at 2-5 in the 7f fillies' event at the Curragh. The red-hot favourite was run down by the strong-finishing 16-1 outsider Muirin, who had touched 200