RACING/Chester: Only four runners there may have been, but there was still plenty of excitement at Chester yesterday as Kris Kin caused a 20 to 1 upset in the Philip Leverhulme Dee Stakes.

Jockey Fergal Lynch experienced the ups and downs of the racing game as he brought the winner with a telling late challenge, only to crash to the ground just seconds later.

His mount came from last to first in the home straight to pass hot favourite Big Bad Bob inside the final furlong and land the Group Three contest by two lengths.

But as Lynch waved his whip in celebration as they passed the finishing post, his inexperienced mount suddenly jinked right and unseated his unbalanced rider.

Fortunately, no harm was done to anything other than Lynch's pride, but it was not the only dramatic incident in the race.

Big Bad Bob, the 4 to 9 market leader of the four runners, was in the early lead when, going out with a circuit to run, he hung violently away from the rails.

Briefly, it seemed as if Kieren Fallon's mount might grind to a total halt but the champion kept him going and maintained the lead until the final stages.

Disappointed connections of the runner-up did not blame the incident for their charge's defeat.

Bruce Raymond, racing manager for Kris Kin's owner Saeed Suhail, said that the win was far from a surprise despite the large starting price.

"Kieren rode the other horse because we weren't sure about the ground for this one," he explained. "We were going to take him out of the race but when it cut up to just a couple of runners we put him back in. We still weren't sure about running him at 9.30 this morning, but we decided to give it a go."

Next month's Vodafone Derby could well be the next stop for Kris Kin, who entered the betting for the Classic at 25 to 1 with Victor Chandler and William Hill.

"The owner likes to have runners in the Derby but he will need to be supplemented for £90,000 if he does run," said Raymond. "I don't imagine he will run again before then if he does go to Epsom."

Big Bad Bob's trainer John Dunlop was represented by assistant Robert Hamilton, who said: "Kieren never really felt as if they were travelling as well as he would want. It is very disappointing to get beaten like that, but hopefully there will be another day for him."

Big Bad Bob remains engaged in the Vodafone Derby but connections may now opt for the Italian version of the race as an alternative target.

Fallon felt that an uneven section of running rail just after the bend had led to the incident which saw his mount stumble dramatically.

Asian Heights was given a canny ride by Darryll Holland to win the betfair.com Ormonde Stakes, to the delight of punters who sent off the five-year-old an even-money favourite.

Holland sat nearer to the lead than usual as Eddie Ahern cut out a slow early pace on 20 to 1 chance Compton Bolter in the Group Three event.

Ahern suddenly quickened the gallop three furlongs out and left many of his rivals toiling, but Asian Heights was equal to the question asked of him and stayed on to win by one and a quarter lengths. The next stop for Asian Heights will be the Hardwicke Stakes at next month's Royal Ascot meeting.