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 Grounds. On 12 September 2001 (the sale was delayed by one day owing to the September 11 attacks), the unnamed yearling was sold for $275,000 at Keeneland to the bloodstock agent Charles Gordon-Watson acting on behalf of Saeed Suhail. He was sent into training as a two-year-old with Sir Michael Stoute at Newmarket. Kris Kin did not appear on a racecourse until October 2002. Ridden by Johnny Murtagh, he started at 20-1 and made no impression, finishing fifteenth of the twenty-six runners in a maiden race at Newmarket. Three weeks later he showed much improved form to win a maiden