Racing: Admiral made every yard of the running to land the totesport Chester Cup for John Egan and trainer Tim Pitt at the rewarding odds of 28-1.
Drawn in stall one, Egan made sure he made plum use of the running rail and won by a length and a quarter from the Frankie Dettori-ridden Vinando (7-1).
The winner had spread a plate down at the start but it did not seem to bother the five-year-old, who has previously been in training with Michael Stoute and Richard Guest.
The well-backed Greenwich Meantime (11-2) was third having had to come right round the outside of the field while Dancing Bay (20-1) stayed on for fourth.
Egan told Channel 4 Racing: "A piece fell out of his foot coming out of the paddock and he has got very brittle feet but he was calm when the farrier was seeing to him. When I got him out in front he was loving it and I think he could have gone around again."