The enigmatic Bulwark booked a possible ticket to Royal Ascot with a last-gasp 33-1 success in the totesport.com Chester Cup.

Aidan O’Brien’s Sail breezed through the Weatherbys Bank Cheshire Oaks field to stake her claim for a place in the Juddmonte Oaks at Epsom next month.

JOHN EGAN may have missed his breakfast but he showed he still had the stomach for a big-race winner when making all aboard 28-1 outsider Admiral to take the totesport Chester Cup.