Bid and Empire denied in Pall Mall Final

Our two year hold of the Pall Mall Championship ended last night at Oxford and as two contenders were denied in their attempt to bring back the title for the third year on the bounce.


You Mind Me lead from the traps and looked to be the likely winning coming out of the first end. Brittons Empire ran well but was always sat behind the leader. Smart Bid started slowly from his rails position and ran on extremely strongly and only just failed to catch the leader of a length who took the race in 28.69. 


In the supporting races Boris Johner was denied by a short head in the British bred race which was a super performance given the competition. Boherna Bridge was unplaced in the stayers event.