Racing: Peeress was a game winner of the Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes to become the third female to take the prestigious Newbury prize over a mile.
Kieren Fallon brought the Sir Michael Stoute-trained five-year-old to lead over a furlong out and the 4-1 shot battled on all the way home.
She crossed the line a length and three-quarters ahead of Majors Cast. Court Masterpiece was a further three and a half lengths back in third and another mare Soviet Song, the 7-2 favourite, was fourth.
The other fillies to win were Cormorant Wood in 1984 and Russian Rhythm, also trained by Stoute, two years ago. They were both four-year-olds. It was Stoute's seventh Lockinge success and Fallon's third.
With the field running into a headwind it was New Seeker who took the nine horses along from Peeress's stablemate Rob Roy and Kandidate.
Peeress made her move through horses inside the final quarter-mile and was not going to be denied despite Majors Cast's efforts.
Fallon said: "She deserved it. I got beat on her in a race at Goodwood last year. I rode an awful race and it was time to pay her back.
"She's gone from strength to strength and she's a lovely filly to ride. She needs a lead. When she hits the front she idles a bit. She's a tough filly and got a lot of ability.
"I was always going to follow Soviet Song and it worked."
Soviet Song's trainer James Fanshawe said of the four-time Group One winner: "It was well documented this sort of ground would not be ideal for her, especially on her first run back.
"She is having a good blow and hopefully this will put her spot on. We will look to take her to Ascot next." PA