Kris Kin but he recovered quickly after treatment and was allowed to run. At Epsom, the colt was strongly supported, being backed down from 14-1 to 6-1 on the course, with the money reportedly coming from ordinary members of the public rather than professional gamblers. He started the race as fourth favourite behind three Irish-trained colts, Refuse To Bend, Alamshar and Brian Boru. Ridden for the first time by Kieren Fallon, Kris Kin seemed to be struggling in the early stages, and turned into the straight in eighth place. As at Chester, he began to make rapid progress after being switched to
Kris Kin stages, finishing eleventh of the thirteen runners behind Dalakhani. His retirement was announced three days after his run in the Arc. Kris Kin has been considered to be one of the least distinguished winners of the Derby. John Randall, writing in the "Racing Post" rated him the fourth-worst Derby-winner since 1945. In the 2003 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings, Kris Kin was rated on 122, making him the equal fourth-best three-year-old colt in the world, ten pounds behind Dalakhani, and the equal of the Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide. The rankings also made him the second best English-trained colt of his