THE diminutive Sirici ran above expectations in Thursday’s Listed Coolmore Pride Of Dubai Tipperary Stakes when bouncing back from two below-par efforts, most recently in the Queen Mary Stakes at Ascot, to cause a 14/1 upset under Chris Hayes.

Her trainer Fozzy Stack admitted: “I was just hoping she’d get placed,” but she confounded his opinion by nailing it close home on the stands side for a neck success over the odds-on favourite Actress.