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 his rivals and win by two lengths from the odds-on favourite, Big Bad Bob. The race had a dramatic aftermath, as Kris Kin veered to the right crossing the line, unseating his jockey Fergal Lynch, who had been waving his whip to the crowd in celebration. Saeed Suhail's racing manager, the former jockey Bruce Raymond, commented that "we didn't do such things in my day". Raymond also explained that it was difficult to assess the colt's true ability as he was an extremely lazy worker at home. Kris Kin had originally been entered for the Derby, but his unpromising early