King Christoph (IRE) wins at Thurles

King Christoph (IRE) made all to land the Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden (Smullen) at Thurles, winning by one and a quarter lengths from Dawnmore. The two-year-old son of King of Change, owned by Sean Greaney, was ridden by A J Slattery and dictated the contest from the front before responding well to pressure. The yard reported that the gelding came forward from his Listowel run and may appear next in a nursery at Leopardstown before the season ends. It marked a first winner for owner Sean Greaney, who has been with the yard for a year. "He ran green in Listowel and came forward, so it was lovely," said Slattery. "He is a bit fresh in himself, so I might run him again in a nursery in Leopardstown before the season ends. Sean (Greaney, owner from Limerick) is with us a year now and it is grand to get him a winner. He had some good horses years ago but had hard luck in between, so it is nice to train him our first winner together. Sean picked him out himself (for €13,000), so I can't take any credit for that."