See also » Sour gifted success after drama filled novice contest
I've never seen anything like it. Losing the other race in the stewards race, then Mengli Khan jumping out at the second last,. I thought at least then we'd be first, second and third going to the last and then the two of them fall individually. It was extraordinary stuff and I was just waiting for them to bring down our third runner and really cap the day. Whiskey Sour was definitely the fourth of ours coming into the race and he ends up winning it. It was just an extraordinary race. I said to David 'how did you miss all those horses' and he said 'it's lucky he's small'. He's probably the smallest horses in the card. It was a lucky win, end of story. The other two horses ran very well. Sharjah and Real Steel and they were probably lucky that Mengli Khan ran out. It was an extraordinary race and I don't know what to take from it. W P Mullins, trainer

J.W. Kennedy, rider of Mengli Khan, trained by Gordon Elliott, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount ran through a hurdle wing unseating him for no apparent reason.

A novice hurdle race for four yrs old and upwards
Weights - 4-y-o 11st 7lb; 5-y-o and up 11st 10lb; Mares allowed 7lb; To Close 6th December ;