King Christoph continues Slattery's good form The Andy Slattery-trained King Christoph (15/8 JF) was the winner of the Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden Smullen Series with a professional performance, with rider Andrew Slattery doing the steering. The son of King of Change made a good start to his career when finishing second behind Magna Victoria and used that experience to his advantage with a fine front-running performance. Slattery dictated the contest and, when push came to shove, his mount responded well to pressure and managed to pick up victory by one and a quarter lengths. Speaking after the race, trainer Andy Slattery said: "He ran green in Listowel and came forward, so it was lovely. "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." 9Quotes from Tom Weekes)
