Guards Polo Club Yearbook 2025

2025 YEARBOOK

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YEARS OF POLO

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CHAIRMAN’S FOREWORD

YEARS OF POLO

1955-2025

Seventy years? It seems it was only a couple of years ago we were celebrating the Club’s 50th! With all the new fields in play the Club is ready for another memorable season – one that befits such an anniversary. Let’s hope the weather stays on message too!

James Neighbour, the Club’s Chief Operating Officer, our Director of Polo, Antony Fanshawe, and our polo office and grounds staff, have done an incredible job to get us to this point. This season we welcome a new Head Groundsman to the Club, Paul Brown, who joins us with a wealth of sports field management under his belt. I would also like to thank his predecessor, Paulius Kuklinskas, who worked tirelessly over many years to ensure top-quality fields despite the toughest of weather conditions.

As Antony Fanshawe says in his column further into this publication, “players are loving this Club because the polo is so much better than it was”.

Our Founder, HRH Prince Philip wrote in the first Yearbook, which was published in 1990, that “the Club has become big business, but the majority of the players still take part for the love of the game”. I think HRH would be proud of what we have achieved over the past seven decades and would be particularly delighted that HM The King has taken on the role of President. With HRH The Prince of Wales regularly hosting his remarkable charity polo

day at Flemish Farm too, Guards Polo Club is honoured to claim such unrivalled links to the Royal Family.

“JAMES NEIGHBOUR, THE CLUB’S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, OUR DIRECTOR OF POLO, ANTONY FANSHAWE, AND OUR POLO OFFICE AND GROUNDS STAFF, HAVE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB TO GET US TO THIS POINT ”

In addition to having the great honour of introducing His Majesty to all the team at Smith’s Lawn last summer during a private visit, I was also delighted to welcome HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh to the Club. HRH presented the prizes for the Out-Sourcing Inc. Royal Windsor Cup, a role her husband had carried out the previous season. Cartier is a long-standing Royal Warrant Holder but could also be considered polo royalty. This year the luxury brand celebrates 41 years of uninterrupted sponsorship at Guards Polo Club, including 13 years supporting our premier tournament, the Queen’s Cup. Such longevity in sponsorship is remarkable and we thank Laurent Feniou and his team at Cartier for their continued generosity and dedication to the Club and to polo. Cartier remains a byword for superb hospitality and outstanding polo around the world.

David Matsumoto and the wider Out-Sourcing

Lt Col Sean O’Dwyer looks forward to a season of superb polo

HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh is welcomed to Smith’s Lawn by Guards Polo Club Chairman, Lt Col Sean O’Dwyer.

“ WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE ASTON MARTIN TEAM AS OUR OFFICIAL CAR PARTNER AND HOPE MANY OF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN US AT THE MARQUE’S FLAGSHIP EVENT AT SMITH’S LAWN”

team also continue to show staunch support for Guards Polo Club. Last season the Japanese organisation championed three key events at the Club – the 15-goal Royal Windsor Cup, HRH

The Prince of Wales’s Royal Charity Day at Flemish Farm and the Change Your Line Trophy event in conjunction with the polo charity Power of Polo. Such loyalty and consistency can only help us grow further.

Charity is at the heart of all that the Club does every season and last year was no exception. The annual Access Bank Day raised more than £300,000 for UNICEF in Africa, while the Club’s biannual charity shoot in Windsor Great Park raised in excess of £40,000 for military charities.

The Young Lives Matter teenage cancer charity hosted its first event at Smith’s Lawn in 2024 and raised a remarkable £100,000 despite atrocious weather conditions. Those battling cancer also

Guards Polo Club is looking forward to working alongside its new Partner, Aston Martin, sponsor of the

benefitted from our annual Macmillan coffee morning, again generating substantial funds for local services. Thank you to everyone that supported any of our charitable endeavours – we couldn’t do it without you.

Despite these many successes, the Club can never be accused of resting on its laurels. There are several new initiatives for 2025. First is the arrival of the luxury British sportscar brand, Aston Martin, to the Club. We look forward to working with the team as our Official Car Partner and hope many of you will be able to join us at the marque’s flagship event at Smith’s Lawn on Sunday 10 August – the Aston Martin Prince of Wales’s Championship Cup.

La Martina, our longstanding partner and dual event sponsor, will be unveiling its fully refurbished Store here at Smith’s Lawn at the start of the season. This really will be little bit of Argentina, plus a hint of Milan, here in the heart of Windsor Great Park! Our Charity Ladies Day is moving to the earlier date of Saturday 5 July in 2025. This event will now wrap around the Ladies 22-goal Victrix Ludorum tournament.

Sadly we have just said farewell to our Head Steward David Dickman. David has been looking after the Members here at Smith’s Lawn for more than 35 years, the last 15 as Head Steward. I wish him every good wish in a well-deserved retirement.

Last year we played 649 games and so I know there will be plenty of opportunity for us to meet fieldside at some time this summer. Searcys, in association with Richard Corrigan, has recently unveiled its delicious VIP Clubhouse menus for the coming season to bring added flavours to some exhilarating days. With Laurent-Perrier adding a little bit of champagne sparkle, Guards Polo Club has all the ingredients needed to create many memorable days at polo.

Here is to a wonderful 70th season and may I wish you all every success on and off the field of play. u

Lieutenant Colonel Sean O’Dwyer CVO DL Chairman & Vice President

Prince of Wales’s Championship Cup.

THE WORLD’ S FIR ST SUPER TOURER

GUARDS POLO CLUB BOARD AND STAFF

PRESIDENT

HM King Charles III

VICE PRESIDENTS

Lieutenant Colonel Sean O’Dwyer CVO, DL

Mr Jock Green-Armytage

Guards Polo Club Holdings Ltd

CHAIRMAN

Lieutenant Colonel Sean O’Dwyer CVO, DL

BOARD MEMBERS

Mr Hissam Ali Hyder

Representative of professional playing members

Lieutenant Colonel Tom Armitage Military playing member

Miss Elodie Avarguez

Representative of amateur playing members

Mr Dillon Bacon

Representative of amateur playing members

Mrs Mindi Byrne

Representative of the amateur playing members

Mr Jonathan Hare

Representative of amateur playing members

Major Jamie Hayward

Representative of life playing members (who no longer play)

Ms Catharina Hillenbrand von der Neyen

Representative of non-playing members

Mr Jeremy Pemberton

Representative of amateur playing members

Mr Thilo Sautter

Representative of amateur playing members

GUARDS POLO CLUB STAFF

Mr James Neighbour ACMA, CGMA Chief Operating Officer

Mr Antony Fanshawe Director of Polo

Mrs Tara Bown Polo Manager

Miss Saskia Meadows Polo Office Assistant

Mrs Tissy Sievwright Commercial Manager

Miss Pam Manku  Financial Controller

Mrs Vanessa Cumming

Membership Secretary/Ticket Office Manager

Mrs Diana Butler Communications Director

Mrs Sarah Fox Social Media Manager

Mrs Jane Hebditch Hospitality Manager

Miss Sophie White Events Co-ordinator

Mr Paul Brown Grounds Manager

Mr Robert Toal Facilities Manager

GROUNDS STAFF

Marek Verkin, Tomas Fedorkovic, Oleh Hrabar, David Knock, Troy McDonald, George McKernan, Travis Magnus, Finn Merriman, George Merry, Ivan Nunes Da Cunha, Carl Rider-Friend, Adrian Smith, Brian Smith, Anele Surviliene

GUARDS POLO CLUB OFFICIALS

Mr Howard Smith

Chief Umpire and Field Captain

Dr Graeme Robertson Medical Officer

Mr Simon Knapp LVO, MRCVS Veterinary/Welfare

Mr Graham Dennis Honorary Archivist

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18 Big Picture by Mike Roberts 20 Out-Sourcing Inc. Royal Charity Polo Day

32 Guards Polo Club’s 70th Anniversary –recalling the Club’s early days

36 Seen on the Lawn

48 Locatelli and Searcys at the National Gallery 51 Searcys Loyalty Club News

52 La Martina Style

Mariana Plaza choses her favourite pieces from the Spring/Summer 25 Collection

58 Access Bank Day

64 Charlie Stisted Charity Shoot in Windsor Great Park

70 Guards Polo Club in Argentina

74 Unity Cup comes to Smith’s Lawn

78 Pakistan Army Polo Team make Club debut

80 Smith’s Lawn Dog Show

84 Membership News

85 Clubhouse Christmas Lunches

90 Adrian Simonetti – Q & A with La Martina’s President 93 Antony Fanshawe – Director of Polo’s Report 96 Teams & Patrons 2025

102 Players’ Handicaps 2025

Players’ Gallery

152 Tribute to Rufino Laulhé

Photo by Sam Churchill Image © Sam Churchill

TOURNAMENT REPORTS

120 Cartier Queen’s Cup

126 Cartier Queen’s Cup Teams 2024

130 Out-Sourcing Inc. Royal Windsor Cup

136 Talacrest Prince of Wales’s Championship Cup

143 Guards Ladies Charity Polo Final

148 Hurlingham Polo Association’s International Day

154 La Martina Varsity Day

158 Archie David Cup

162 Ladies VL 22-Goal Final

166 La Martina Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Centenary Trophy

170 Copenhagen Cup

176 Indian Polo Challenge Shield

180 Duke of Cornwall Trophy

184 Duke of Wellington Trophy

188 Guards Youth Tournament

192 Inter Regimental Final

194 Spring Tournament

195 Valerie Halford Memorial Trophy

196 Committee Cup

198 Coworth Park Challenge Trophy

200 Social Cup

202 Phoenician Cup

203 Major General’s Cup

204 President’s Trophy

206 Autumn Nations Tournament

208 Chairman’s Cup

211 Results 2024

THE BIG PICTURE

a bygone

70 YEARS OF POLO 1955-2025

Memories of

era: HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, later HM King Charles lll and his father, HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, in action.

Image © Mike Roberts

“OUT-SOURCING INC. FOCUSES ON CREATING PLATFORMS TO HIGHLIGHT AND SUPPORT CHARITABLE ENDEAVOURS ACROSS THE WORLD, INCLUDING HERE IN THE UK”

DAVID M. MATSUMOTO

HRH The Prince of Wales in action on The Castle Ground.

OUT-SOURCING INC. ROYAL CHARITY POLO CUP

HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES WINS ON AND OFF THE FIELD OF PLAY

HRH The Prince of Wales made a welcome return to Guards Polo Club in early July to compete in his OutSourcing Inc. Royal Charity Polo Cup. Once again the day delivered on all fronts, not least in raising £1,000,000 to be shared by 11 charities supported by TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales. This incredible tally means that the total raised from Royal Charity Polo Days played here in the UK over the past 13 years is more than £13million.

team alongside Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, Amr Zedan and Mark Tomlinson. The opposing Brand Machine Group team was formed by Philipp Mueller, Emma MacRae, Steve Cox and Pablo MacDonough, while the BP Healthcare Polo team featured Lovy Beh, Joevy Beh, Edward Banner-Eve and Tunde Karim.

In an exciting, round-robin format, His Royal Highness defended the title he won last year with US Polo Assn. However his team left it late.

A last-minute penalty against BP Healthcare saw the US Polo Assn. team win the tournament

The Cox Family of Oklahoma again sponsored the Best Playing

Machine Group’s Emma MacRae.

The 2024 event provided a unique opportunity to support

IMAGES: CHRIS JACKSON/GETTY IMAGES & IMAGES OF POLO

Above: The winning US Polo Assn. team: HRH The Prince of Wales, Mark Tomlinson, Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, Amr Zedan.

Far left: Joevy Beh receives the Most Valuable Player prize.

Left: The Cox family of Oklahoma present the Best Playing Pony prize to Emma MacRae and Zaeta, with groom Corcho Rodrigez.

“ THE DAY WILL HELP RAISE AWARENESS AND MUCHNEEDED FUNDS FOR A RANGE OF CAUSES, MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE TO THEIR IMPORTANT WORK”

ANN CHALMERS MBE, CHILD BEREAVEMENT UK

and raise funds for 11 of Their Royal Highness’s patronages. The organisations that have benefited from this day of polo and fundraising are: Action for Children

Child Bereavement UK

HMS Oardacious

Mountain Rescue England and Wales

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Royal African Society SHOUT

The Blackthorn Rally

The Motor Neurone Disease Association

The Royal Marsden Wales Air Ambulance.

Out-Sourcing Inc’s David M. Matsumoto said after the match: “Out-Sourcing and I are honoured to support today’s charity polo match. Knowing that this polo event will raise much needed funds for 11 incredible charities aligns perfectly with the company’s own charitable ethos. We focus on creating platforms to highlight and support charitable endeavours across the world, including here in the UK.”

Charity representative, Ann Chalmers MBE, Chief Executive of Child Bereavement UK speaking on behalf of the 11 charities said: “Huge thanks are due to all the players, sponsors, supporters and

THE TOTAL RAISED FROM THE ROYAL CHARITY POLO DAYS PLAYED IN THE UK OVER THE PAST 13 YEARS IS MORE THAN £13MILLION

those involved in organising this special event. The day will help raise awareness and much-needed funds for a range of causes, making a big difference to their important work.”

Of course this day is only ever possible thanks to several generous sponsors and event partners. This includes our Royal Windsor Cup sponsors DMMI Inc. and Out-Sourcing Inc. These companies have been the title sponsors of the Royal Charity Polo Day for the past four years and already have a long association with fundraising events such as this day. Other key partners include Guards Polo Club, The Cox Family of Oklahoma, Brand Machine Group, Moet Chandon, BP Healthcare, Lugano Diamonds, Audi, US Polo Assn. and Whispering Angel. u

PRECIOUS COLOR

A GREAT START

We publish an extract here from a feature that was first published in the Club’s second Yearbook, in 1991. It was written by Major Willie Loyd, who held several roles at Guards Polo Club including Polo Manager and Press Manager. He went on to be the Chief Polo Correspondent of The Daily Telegraph. The Club’s Loyd Cup, played as part of the Spring Tournament, is named in his memory...

“G”[Colonel William Gerard Leigh] was commanding The Life Guards in the (Suez) Canal Zone in 1954, however when back on leave he was told that it was planned to start something at Windsor and was asked, and accepted, to be Chairman when his regiment returned from Egypt to Windsor.

Sir John [Miller] at that time was on a parallel path. A serving major with the Welsh Guards, he was also Secretary of the Household Brigade Saddle Club and was playing polo regularly at Major Archie David’s Henley Polo Club at Friar Park.

In 1954 [Sir John] was invited to join a

THE IDEA WAS APPROVED BY HM THE QUEEN AND FULLY SUPPORTED BY PRINCE PHILIP, WHOSE INSPIRATION IT HAD BEEN, AND WHOSE PERSONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT HELPED TO KEEP THE CLUB GOING IN ITS EARLY YEARS

committee to organise a Royal Windsor Cup Polo Tournament on Smith’s Lawn for the following season. Later in the year it was suggested by those playing at Henley that the club should be transferred to Windsor. The idea was approved by HM The Queen and fully supported by Prince Philip, whose inspiration it had been, and whose personal financial support helped to keep the Club going in its early years.

The Secretary-Treasurer at Henley at the time was Major Michael Caine of the Irish Guards who, being due for posting to Egypt (where he was sadly drowned) persuaded the reluctant Major Miller (he said that he had more enough to do with the Saddle Club) to become Club Secretary – indeed in 1955 Sir John was for a time signing his polo letters as “Hon Sec. Henley and Household Brigade Polo Club”.

Play started at Henley in 1955 as Smith’s Lawn had already been reserved for the European Three-Day Event in late May. However, the last matches were played on 5 June when Henley closed for good. It says much for the big-hearted Archie David that he presided enthusiastically over his club’s demise and thereafter gave unstinting support to the new Club for many years.

IMAGES: MIKE ROBERTS, IMAGES OF POLO

Right: HM Queen Elizabeth ll makes a presentation to Ellerston patron Kerry Packer. This year the Club is delighted to welcome Kerry’s grandson, Jackson, to the Club as a patron with the renowned Ellerston team. Opposite: The cover of the first Guards Polo Club Official Yearbook, published in 1990.

Practice chukkas took place on what are now the Nos. 1 and 2 grounds (they were called Combermere and Victoria grounds after the two Windsor barracks) on 7 June before the first matches took place on 11 June, the planned start of the first Ascot Week tournaments.

Sir John Miller, with his great flair for organisation, had already used military fatigue parties to help prepare the grounds and dig the drains: Empire Catering’s Alan de Costa agreed to take on the Club bar (it started life in a tent) and Lord Patrick Beresford was co-opted as Polo Manager, a job which he ran from Combermere Barracks where he was at the time stationed as an officer in the Blues. But perhaps most important of all, by taking the decision to make the Club a military one and under the auspices of the Household Brigade Saddle Club, a registered

IT SAYS MUCH FOR THE BIG-HEARTED ARCHIE DAVID THAT HE PRESIDED ENTHUSIASTICALLY OVER HIS CLUB’S DEMISE AND THEREAFTER GAVE UNSTINTING SUPPORT TO THE NEW CLUB FOR MANY YEARS

charity, the employment of soldier grooms and the use of military stables was permitted.

Ironically, Prince Philip, the Club’s first President, hardly played on Smith’s Lawn during that first season as he had existing commitments to honour to Cowdray-based teams. His first recorded visit was not until July when, as captain of a Welsh Guards team (he was then Colonel of that regiment), he took on a team from the Royal Horse Guards (the Blues) whose pivot was Lord Patrick Beresford. The President’s team prevailed. Although spectator stands were hired during Ascot Week, a hay-wagon was the only elevated viewing platform during that first season. Sir John attracted a good-sized membership during that first year. By the time that Gerard Leigh and Captain Michael Wyndham, both Life Guards, took over as Chairman and Polo Manager respectively at the start of 1956, the Club could boast 38 Playing and some 300 Non-Playing Members. u

Above: The Club’s first Polo Manager, Lord Patrick Beresford with the Club’s Founder, HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at a reception at Windsor Castle to celebrate the Club’s 60th anniversary.

Right: HRH The Prince of Wales, later HM King Charles lll, with Col William Gerard Leigh, the Club’s Chairman from 1956-1980.

in the early 1970s

Below right: The Club’s current Chairman, Lt Col Sean O’Dwyer with the Rajmata of Jaipur and the Jaipur

in the 1980s.

Above: HRH The Prince of Wales (later HM King Charles lll), Daniel Wildenstein, Julian Hipwood and Robert Graham, after winning with Les Diables Bleus. Below: High-goal action

between Stowell Park and Bucket Hill.

Trophy

SEEN ON THE LAWN

Images: Art of Polo, Alice Gipps, Images of Polo, Pablo Ramirez, Sam Churchill

The weather may have been against us for much of last season but when the sun shone, everybody headed to their favourite polo club. Standout action on the field was perfectly accompanied by some impressive spectators, a touch of medieval drama and lots of friends of the Club making the most of their Membership with friends and family. Thank you to all of our amazing photographers who captured these wonderful moments.

Opposite page: Lt Col Sean and Mary O’Dwyer. From left: Hurlingham Polo Association’s Chief Executive Anna Hall with Cristina Hu; Allegra and Melissa Stisted; Out-Sourcing UK’s Charlie Bruin

From above left: Alexander Nix with his mother; Tissy and Ebe Sievwright with Chloe and Nina Vestey; Hollywood actor Naomie Harris with some of the team from Power of Polo charity. Below: Freddie Huxtable.

Clockwise from left: HM The King with David Dickman, who retired as Head Steward in March 2025 after 35 years at the Club; La Martina Ambassador Dino Dhankar; leading high-goal player Camilo “Jeta” Castagnola; General Sir Redmond Watt, Nona Horswell, Lt Col Sean O’Dwyer, Jock Green-Armytage, Mary O’Dwyer, Edward Horswell; Robert Murray and Lizzie Brown.

Clockwise from left: Major Jamie Hayward with the Scots Guards team during the Club’s charity shoot; leading chef Richard Corrigan with Clubhouse Manager Harry Wilson; Amr Zedan with Marco Villasboa Lanusse; The Young Lives v Cancer

team making its Club debut; Santos Merlos, Ramzy El Ashkar, Agustin Merlos, Rashid El-Ashkar, Juan Cruz Merlos; Paddy Ramirez and Sarah Fox; Carine Feniou and Paul Sedgwick, Deputy Ranger of Windsor Great Park.

Clockwise from left: Kelly Hoppen with Terry Pendry and the late Queen’s riding horse Emma; Nick

Evans; Polo Manager Tara Bown; Richard, Imogen and Amy Blake Thomas; Clare Mathias and Julia Fall.

Above: Cristina Gomez, Alice Harvey, Tissy Sievwright, Jane Hebditch, Sophie White. Right: The Leake family - Riley, Julian, Lisa and Phoebe with James Mann.

Clockwise from left: Knights of Middle England; The HPA’s Storm Johnson; Pam Manku with Joanna Broughton of Truefitt & Hill; Teresa Beresford, Lisa Butcher, Olivia Donoso and Carolina Beresford; Col Stuart Cowen and James Neighbour.

Clockwise from right: Mary O’Dwyer; Out-Sourcing’s ramen chefs on Royal Windsor Cup Final Day; Rosemary and Fafe Mudzingwa with June Howell Jones; Laura Collins, Lionel Shell, Charles Armstrong-Wilson, Bob “The Cat” Bevan, Diana ArmstrongWilson, Rosa Shell; Jane Broadbent, Harry Wilson and Richard Laughlin.

The Club’s artistin-residence Nick Botting. Right: Catharina Hillenbrand von der Neyen.

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Clockwise from top: An Aston Martin on the Lawn to announce Club’s new car partnership; Glen Gilmore; Rosendo Torreguitar, Hugues Carmignac and Pablo Pieres celebrate winning the Cartier Queen’s Cup; pony line steward Bonnie Leheup; Club Chairman Lt Col Sean O’Dwyer hands over a cheque for £7,000 to the local Macmillan Cancer Support team following our annual coffee morning; a gaucho fieldside.

Pablo Pieres, the Most Valuable Player in the Hubert Perrodo Trophy match; Head Steward David Dickman with the stewards of 2024; Club’s current Chairman Lt Col Sean O’Dwyer

Clockwise from top left: Oktam Violin; Jean-Christophe Roumignac of Searcys with Richard Corrigan and his team of chefs; Clubhouse waiter dons a Happi coat during service for the Out-Sourcing Inc. Royal Windsor Cup Final; Laurent Feniou, Managing Director of Cartier UK and Nathalie Perrodo Samani make a presentation to

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Revered chef Giorgio Locatelli is prepping a new London restaurant, Locatelli, in partnership with our Clubhouse caterer Searcys

Giorgio and Plaxy Locatelli are set to make waves this May with the launch of Locatelli, a new restaurant in partnership with Searcys. This destination venue will be located in the impressive Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery. Accompanying the restaurant will be Bar Giorgio, an espresso and maritozzi bar.

Locatelli represents the much-anticipated next chapter for this lauded chef. Located on the mezzanine level of the Sainsbury Wing – which will reopen on 10 May, the same day as the restaurant, after a two-and-a-half-year transformational bicentenary project to provide a warmer welcome for the millions of annual Gallery visitors – the 80-seater restaurant and bar will offer guests a unique opportunity to experience Giorgio’s

celebrated Italian cooking. In addition, opening on the ground floor will be Bar Giorgio, an espresso bar perfect for those looking for a quick break, a proper Italian coffee plus Giorgio’s sweet and savoury maritozzi menu.

Giorgio is one of the world’s most respected Italian chefs, with a career spanning some 40 years. Growing up in Corgeno in Northern Italy, he moved to London in the 1980s, honing his skills at The Savoy. After a few years working in some of the most admired kitchens in France, Giorgio returned to London, earning himself his first Michelin star at Zafferano in 1999.

In 2002, Giorgio and his wife Plaxy opened their first restaurant, Locanda Locatelli, which became the benchmark for Italian cuisine in London. This restaurant maintained its coveted Michelin Star for

Giorgio Locatelli at the National Gallery

“OPENING LOCATELLI AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY IS AN EXTRAORDINARY MOMENT FOR PLAXY AND I, AND SUCH AN HONOUR FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER IN OUR CULINARY JOURNEY TO BE HOUSED IN SUCH A LANDMARK SPACE” GIORGIO LOCATELLI

more than two decades. Along with his restaurants, Giorgio has an illustrious television career and has been awarded the title of Cavaliere, Order of the Merit of the Italian Republic.

The National Gallery has long been a source of inspiration for Giorgio, and in particular, the works of Caravaggio (1571-1610), an artist known for his dramatic, and sometimes controversial paintings. The surrounding history and creativity of the restaurant’s prestigious location will be reflected throughout Locatelli’s menu. Operated in partnership with our Clubhouse hospitality partners, Searcys, the restaurant’s menu will focus on Italian classics as well as Giorgio’s signatures; forever changing with the seasons. Guests can start with a selection of antipasti, then move on to primi

GIORGIO LOCATELLI IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST RESPECTED ITALIAN CHEFS, WITH A CAREER SPANNING SOME 40 YEARS

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In keeping with the menu, Locatelli will also offer an entirely Italian wine and drinks menu devised by Martin Dibben, Head of Champagne & Wine for Searcys, and Virgilio Gennaro, who has worked with Giorgio and Plaxy for a number of years. The team are working with some of their favourite and most trusted winemakers, including the likes of Broglia, the oldest vineyard in Gavi, Umani Ronchi in Marche, and Ca’ del Bosco, one of the largest producers of traditional method sparkling wine in the historical region of Franciacorta.

The ground floor of the Sainsbury Wing will house Bar Giorgio, a casual espresso bar for both gallery visitors and passers-by alike. It will be the home of Giorgio’s maritozzi menu, offering a selection of both sweet and savoury takes on the classic Roman pastry. Fluffy brioche-style buns will be filled with the likes of ricotta cheese and sliced salami, burrata, mortadella and pistachio or olive tapenade, avocado and tomato. Sweet choices will be a heavenly Chantilly cream-filled bun with a choice of chocolate, pistachio or classic custard. Coffee, the perfect accompaniment to maritozzi, will be supplied by Marco Arrigo of London’s Bar Termini and roastery Kofee, serving beautifully balanced traditional Italian espresso using only premium quality beans.

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Caravaggio has always been such a huge inspiration for me, and so to cook under the gaze of his work is a dream come true. His dramatic use of light and shadow resonates strongly within this setting, and we are excited to bring that same boldness and authenticity to our menu. From Italian classics to seasonal creations, we can’t wait to welcome guests to experience the beauty and warmth of our cuisine, in such a prestigious and inspiring setting.” u www.locatelliatnationalgallery.co.uk

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• 20% off the a la carte menus for up to four guests at the following Searcys restaurants and champagne barsSearcys Bar and Brasserie at Surveyors House, Westminster, Searcys Champagne Bar and Brasserie at St Pancras, Searcys Champagne Bar at

Battersea Power Station, Searcys Brasserie and Bar at 116 Pall Mall, Barbican Bar & Grill, The Pump Room in Bath and The Gherkin.

• 10% off tickets to any event in Searcys Series, a calendar of experiences curated by our team of experts. Join us for the very best of Champagne masterclasses, afternoon tea events, jazz nights, talks, concerts and wine tasting dinners.

• A complimentary glass of Searcys Champagne or English sparking wine on your birthday when joining us with a friend during your birthday month.

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Top: Searcys Bar and Brasserie, Westminster. Above, centre: Searcys Brasserie at 116 Pall Mall.

DIPLOMACY IN MOTION: BRIDGING CULTURES THROUGH STYLE AND SPORT

Argentina’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Mariana Plaza, is no stranger to Guards Polo Club. Last season, Her Excellency presented prizes to the winning Argentine team on International Day.

The Ambassador, who has held this prestigious role since May 2024, promotes connections with local stakeholders across both governmental and private sectors. Her engagement spans various fields, including business, finance, science, and academia, while also maintaining close ties with the Argentine community living in the UK.

Throughout her tenure in London, the Ambassador has actively supported initiatives that promote Argentina’s global image, through a diverse range of activities, including sports. Given polo’s deep historical and cultural ties to Argentina, she regularly highlights its significance as a bridge for fostering connections and shared traditions.

Additionally, Mariana has championed Argentine businesses and brands through sports diplomacy, recognising the vital role sports play in showcasing the country’s talent, innovation, and identity on the international stage. So who better for La Martina to turn to when looking for someone to review the brand’s Spring/Summer 2025 Collection? u

Argentina’s Ambassador to the UK, Her Excellency Mariana Plaza, lifts the Coronation Cup with Hilario Ulloa, captain of the Argentine Polo Team.

“These outfits feature traditional designs with the brand’s signature logo for a fresh and casual look”

“Casual yet refined: this shows the brand’s style combining comfort and sophistication.”

“This La Martina outfit shows a perfect balance of elegance, sportiness and allure.”

“This look combines elegance with a refined outdoor style. The contrast between earthy and neutral tones creates a stylish countryside look.”

“La Martina’s designs have a timeless appeal. I love that the brand also features stylish accessories reflecting its classic equestrian theme.”

“This style is sporty, casual and evokes the traditional polo matches and country leisure.”

“I love this photo showing the Guards Polo Club logo in a very sophisticated style, suitable for both sporting activities and relaxed social events”

“I

like this style because it blends classic sophistication with charm, mixing tailored pieces, soft tones, and vintageinspired accessories”

“This outfit has a stylish military-inspired look with earthy tones and a relaxed yet sophisticated vibe.”

and

yet a

and

“Classic polo influence for these looks. The polo t-shirt and shirt, in top quality fabrics, are the centrepieces of these outfits.”

“Fresh

casual,

stylish

elegant look. I love La Martina, it blends luxury, sport and traditional equestrian style.”

REMEMBRANCE AND GENEROSITY BLEND TO CREATE A REMARKABLE DAY

Leading African bank pays homage to its former Group Chief Executive, the late Dr Herbert Wigwe, in addition to raising substantial funds for UNICEF in Nigeria

Guards Polo Club once again welcomed its friends from Access Bank, last summer for another dazzling day of polo and hospitality. However, the 2024 event was tinged with sadness as it was the first opportunity for both communities to come together to remember Dr Herbert Wigwe, Group Chief Executive Officer of The Access Corporation Plc, who died in helicopter crash in February 2024 (see Guards Polo Club Yearbook 2024). The tributes were led by Roosevelt Ogbonna, Managing Director and CEO of Access Bank Plc and Jamie Simmonds, CEO and Managing Director of The Access Bank

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Left: Jamie Simmonds, Chief Executive and Managing Director of Access Bank UK Ltd and Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Non-Executive Chairman of Access Corporation.

Below: The winning Access Bank team: Sayyu Dantata, Guillermo Terrera, Adamu Mahmoud Atta, Bartolome Castagnola Jnr.

UK Ltd.

Dr Wigwe had been a keen supporter of Access Bank Day at Guards Polo Club and his philanthropic vision had inspired and supported the Bank in all of its charitable endeavours. This included the remarkable UNICEF/Access Bank

DR WIGWE HAD BEEN A KEEN SUPPORTER OF THIS ACCESS BANK DAY AT GUARDS POLO CLUB AND HIS PHILANTHROPIC VISION HAD INSPIRED AND SUPPORTED THE BANK IN ALL OF ITS CHARITABLE ENDEAVOURS

initiative which operates across Africa. Working with the Nigerian polo club, Fifth Chukker, Access Bank continues to generate funds and stimulate support for UNICEF’s work in the region. This includes rebuilding schools in the Kaduna area in the north of Nigeria and keeping more than 12,000 students in continuous education. These projects extend beyond supporting students. They also benefit surrounding communities by providing access to clean water through boreholes and offering sewing and grinding machines to create job opportunities, driving both economic and social development.

The 2024 polo event was another outstanding success, raising over $300,000 in pledges. This generous support will go towards supporting the development of the classroom blocks.

There were two matches on The Queen’s

Ground. First onto the field were the teams in the Khalifa Cup – Malcomines versus KSH Africa. The latter won the trophy, while Malcomines’s Murtala Laushi was named the Most Valuable Player. The

WITH MORE THAN 700 GUESTS ENJOYING LAVISH HOSPITALITY ON THE LAWN AND SOME SPORTING POLO ON THE QUEEN’S GROUND, THIS WAS ANOTHER REMARKABLE DAY AT GUARDS POLO CLUB

main match of the day, for the Access Bank Trophy, was won by Access Bank. The team’s impressive number four, Adamu Mahmoud Atta, was named the Access Bank Most Valuable Player. High-goal professional, and Adamu’s team-mate in this game, Bartolome Castagnola Jnr, received the Access Bank Best Playing Pony prize for Dubai Verdavera.

With more than 700 guests enjoying lavish hospitality on the Lawn and some sporting polo on the Queen’s Ground, this was another remarkable day at Guards Polo Club. Once again, Access Bank Day brilliantly reminded everyone that the polo community is never restricted to the confines of just one club or community, it is a global family. u

CLUB HITS TARGET FOR MILITARY WELFARE

The bi-annual Charlie Stisted Memorial Shoot in the heart of Windsor Great Park delivered not only an impressive win for the Windsor Keepers but raised almost £40,000 for the Scots Guards and Coldstream Guards charities

The Windsor Keepers found local knowledge to their advantage when winning the Charlie Stisted Memorial Shoot. They were the top team out of 20 who had entered the charity shoot, which was organised by EJ Churchill on behalf of Guards Polo Club. The Windsor Keepers won with an impressive score of 500. The Content Guru team finished second, while the Reefer Royals took the third spot. Grace Grundon was named the La Martina Best Lady Shot, while Ian Parkin claimed the Top Shot prize.

This popular clay pigeon shoot, hosted by permission of the Crown Estate in Windsor Great Park, is held every other year in memory of the Club’s former Chief Executive Charlie Stisted. So it was wonderful to see Charlie’s children, Freddie and Allegra, alongside their mother Melissa, attend the event.

Although competition was strong and taken seriously by all entrants, the main aim of the event was to raise funds for military charities. The 2024 competition did not disappoint. It generated some £39,000 which will be shared equally between two outstanding military welfare organisations, the Scots Guards Charity and the Coldstream Guards Charity. u

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Freddie and Allegra Stisted with the Windsor Keepers team, winners of the Charlie Stisted Memorial Shoot.

ALTHOUGH COMPETITION WAS STRONG... THE MAIN AIM OF THE EVENT WAS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR MILITARY CHARITIES

CHARITY SHOOT

CHARITY SHOOT

GUARDS POLO CLUB DELIVERS SUCCESS IN ARGENTINA

Club players relish opportunity to play in Argentina in December thanks to our friends at La Martina and La Aguada

ALa Martina team won the second edition of the La Martina Guards Polo Club Challenge in Argentina in December. Once again hosted by the Novillo Astrada family at their La Aguada estancia, all three teams competing in 2024 featured playing members of Guards Polo Club alongside La Martina’s renowned ambassadors and members of the Novillo Astrada family. It was played in the usual, round robin format, ensuring a competitive yet friendly atmosphere.

The green shirts of the La Martina team came out best, winning both of their matches.

A key member of this squad was Lynly Fong, playing in the competition for the first time. This debut was particularly memorable as she was later rewarded with the Most Valuable Player prize. Her son, Jed, also making his first appearance, said post-match: “My mum has been playing tournaments here since I was about 10 and so it was nice to finally be allowed to play on these fields too! The grounds here are amazing and it’s a gorgeous place so it’s fun to play a nice tournament. Winning today is just a bonus.”

Dino Dhankhar, one of La Martina’s newest ambassadors, featured strongly for the Guards

“ THIS TOURNAMENT PROVIDES US WITH THE VERY WELCOME OPPORTUNITY TO BRING TOGETHER OUR FRIENDS AT LA AGUADA AND GUARDS POLO CLUB IN A CELEBRATION OF THESE LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIPS”

ADRIAN

SIMONETTI, PRESIDENT LA MARTINA

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Becky Simpson from La Martina with the brand’s newest ambassador, Dino Dhankhar, alongside Guards Polo Club’s COO James Neighbour. Below: Lynly and Jed Fong.

“ THIS

EVENT

CREATES UNIQUE

OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR AMATEUR PLAYERS TO COMPETE ON SUPERB HORSES AND ON OUTSTANDING FIELDS IN THE HOME OF THE MODERN GAME, ARGENTINA” JAMES

NEIGHBOUR, COO GUARDS POLO CLUB

“IT IS AN AMAZING FEELING FOR ANY POLO PLAYER TO PLAY IN ARGENTINA”

DINO DHANKHAR

Polo Club team, which also featured Club patrons Clive Reid and Elodie Avarguez. Dino was delighted to head home with the coveted La Martina Fair Play Award. “I had a fun time here and am looking forward to coming back every year,” he said following his debut. “It is an amazing feeling for any polo player to play in Argentina and it is a delight to play with the Novilla Astrada brothers who have been the best in the world for a long time. This tournament has been a great experience and great exposure for me.”

James Neighbour, Guards Polo Club’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), had travelled to Argentina to present the prizes. He was equally impressed with his second visit to La Aguada. “I would like to thank Adrian Simonetti of La Martina, the Novillo Astrada family and Tomas Hume of La Aguada for making everyone so welcome. This event creates unique opportunities for our amateur

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players to compete on superb horses and on outstanding fields in the home of the modern game, Argentina. It is also great to have the opportunity to further expand our relationship with our long-standing partner La Martina. This brand has supported Guards Polo Club on and off the field of play for almost two decades.”

Adrian Simonetti, President of La Martina, echoed James’s words. “This tournament provides us with the very welcome opportunity to bring together our friends at La Aguada and Guards Polo Club in a celebration of these longstanding partnerships. It is a pleasure to be able to organise this for the second consecutive year and be back at La Aguada, which is like a second home to us.”

To highlight the camaraderie that was evident throughout the tournament, the day concluded with an asado on the La Aguada lawn. Guards Polo Club had extended an invitation to all Club members who were in Argentina for the Open, ensuring the camaraderie and good humour, which are hallmarks of this competition, continued throughout the evening. u

La Aguada (burgundy jersey): Bernard Lazar, Otto Lazar, Cruz Novillo Astrada, Miguel Novillo Astrada

La Martina (green jersey): Lynly Fong, Jed Fong, Felipe Bargallo, Malcolm Borwick

Guards Polo Club (blue jersey): Clive Reid, Dino Dhankhar, Elodie Avarguez, Ignacio Novillo Astrada

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LAGOS POLO CLUB BRINGS UNITY TO SMITH’S LAWN

Sporting friends from Nigeria take on a Guards team in a new fixture for 2024, the Unity Cup

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Polo is known to be an international sport. As Winston Churchill is reported to have said: “A polo handicap is a passport to the world”. This is true of Guards Polo Club, with a broad range of countries represented through its Membership. This was particularly highlighted last June with the debut of the Unity Cup.

This magnificent trophy was presented to Guards Polo Club by our friends from Lagos Polo Club, who brought a team to play a home side at Smith’s Lawn. Friendly rivalry was the order of the day as two of the Lagos team, Adebayo Karim and Timi Badiru, are well-known at Guards Polo Club. They teamed up with Lagos regulars, Bowale Jolaoso and Bashir Dantata, for this match.

Meanwhile, Guards Polo Club was represented by Adebayo’s uncle, Tunde Karim, a familiar face both here at Smith’s Lawn and at Lagos Polo Club, alongside Board Director Jeremy Pemberton, Oliver Fanshawe and James Emlyn. The Guards team ran out the winners 5-4, after four competitive chukkas. The prizes, including the impressive silverware, were presented by fellow Board Director Lt Col Tom Armitage, Hakeem Muri-Okunla of Lagos Polo Club and Happiness Chidomere from Coolspring Energies Ltd. Jeremy was named the Most Valuable Player while his team-mate, James received the Best Playing Pony prize for his own Patrona. u

THE TEAMS

Guards Polo Club: Oliver Fanshawe (2); Jeremy Pemberton (1); James Emlyn (3); Tunde Karim (0). Lagos Polo Club: Bowale Jolaoso (0); Adebayo Karim (2); Timi Badiru (3); Bashir Dantata (3).

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PAKISTAN ARMY MAKES CLUB DEBUT

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The Pakistan Army Polo Team played the British Army at Guards Polo Club for the first time in July 2024. This match was part of a two-match polo tour, featuring games both at Sandhurst Military Academy and Guards Polo Club. The aim of the tour was to promote goodwill, cooperation and friendship between these two countries.

The visitors had won the first match but battled against the home team here at Smith’s Lawn. This was despite some strong support from the grandstands for the visiting team. Also watching the game from the Duke’s Pavilion were Lieutenant General Khalid Zia, Chairman Pakistan Polo Association, and Major General Darrell Amison CBE, Chief Executive Officer Army Sport of the UK Army

The British Army delivered an impressive display on The Duke’s Ground to win the second match 6½–6. The British Army led from the first chukka and although Pakistan closed the gap substantially in the final minutes, the home side had done enough earlier in the game to be declared the victors. The British Army’s Lt Jamie Thomas was named the Most Valuable Player. Representatives from the Pakistan military presented a painting to the Chairman Guards Polo Club as a gesture of solidarity and cooperation.

Club recalls military roots with first visit from the Pakistan Army Polo team

Below: The Brtitish Army’s Lt Jamie Thomas speaks to the media after the military match.

Right: Lt General Khalid Zia makes a presentation to Major General Darrell Amison.

CLUB’S TOP DOGS PUT ON A SHOW

Members of all ages gather on the La Martina Lawn to take part in the Club’s annual dog show. Not only a great fundraiser for Dogs For Good but a good opportunity for a spot of pampered pooch shopping, plus plenty of fun for owners and spectators alike

The sun shone as Members turned out in force to support the Club’s annual dog show on the La Martina Lawn. However, our show judges, David Emanuel and Jane Hebditch, had a tough time selecting their winners with so many fabulous performances to choose from. The overall show winner was Monty, closely followed by Wilbur in second place, while Bella headed home with the third-place rosette.

Show classes ranged from serious gun dog trials and competitive agility tests –although I think some dog handlers ran more of the course than their dogs – to fun children’s fancy dress and a prize for the best trick. There was even an award for the happiest dog. This year the organisers introduced a new class – hobby horse jumping. This proved popular and was the ideal opening event. In addition to making sure competitors headed home with armfuls of rosettes, there

was a more serious side to this show. It was a fundraiser for Dogs For Good. The 2024 show raised £1,200 for a charity that provides life-changing differences for people with disabilities through the power of expertly trained dogs. So thank you to everyone that took part and supported the day. This includes the show’s wonderful sponsors: Inkerman, Ivy & Duke, Izzy Puppy Training, KnightPics, La Martina, Lords & Labradors, Nordic Paintings, Pampeano, Pets Corner, Pet Supplies and The Fish Bowl Ltd. u

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RESULTS

Fancy Dress

Happiest Dog Beau

Gun Dog Bella (Lucy)

Agility Rafa (Alison)

Best Trick Inca (Alex)

Best Rescue Bertie (Karen)

Best In Show

1. Monty 2. Wilbur

3. Bella

Hobby Horse Coco (Freddie)

Darcey with George & Emilia

SOCIAL MEMBERSHIP

at GUARDS POLO CLUB

Single Club Membership

Benefits of Membership

Experience the drama and passion of more than 600 polo fixtures each season

Enjoy outstanding Clubhouse dining with menus created by Searcys

Watch games from Members’ only grandstands, delivering the perfect view of polo

Enjoy priority booking for Fieldside Parking on the Club’s top polo finals

Sample new experiences thanks to our exclusive calendar of social events

Relax in the Clubhouse Garden while your children enjoy the adjacent play area

Keep up-to-date with regular newsletters and enjoy our annual Club publications

Gain privileged access to some of the world’s top clubs through our reciprocal scheme

Social Membership of Guards Polo Club is all about enjoying polo in a relaxed and inspiring setting, surrounded by family and friends. Please visit our website www.guardspoloclub.com or email membership@guardspoloclub.com

Joint Club Membership

Junior Membership (Single Member aged between 16 - 30)

Junior Membership

(Single Member aged between 16 - 30), Ex Player, Household Division

Strong demand sees Guards Polo Club and Searcys host two Clubhouse Christmas lunches.With carols, seasonal dishes and the Windsor Illuminations on offer a record number of Members were able to celebrate Christmas early

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Demand was so high for the Members’ Clubhouse Christmas lunch in 2024 that two dates were arranged. Back-to-back fixtures across the first full weekend of December enabled the Club and Searcys to deliver some fantastic feasting and wonderful carolling for the Members and their guests.

Sunday’s event concluded with the popular option of exploring the Windsor Illuminated trail in the Park, although Saturday’s visit had to be postponed due to the weather conditions. Young and old always love seeing the Park in a new and sometimes technicolour light. To make sure everyone was in a festive mood the Club’s Events team had transformed the Clubhouse into a winter wonderland with gingerbread houses, holly, mistletoe and candles. A beautifully decorated Christmas Tree was also a focal point.

With the Royal Chapel choir, led by Canon Martin Poll, inspiring everyone to sing along to their favourite carols, both days delivered an early festive treat. u

BUILDING ON A FAMILY LEGACY

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Adrian Simonetti’s blood probably runs green! He has spent a lifetime working for La Martina, creators of coveted polo equipment and authentic Argentine fashion, and founded by his father, Lando, almost 40 years ago. Today Adrian heads up this multinational business, overseeing extensive operations in Europe, Asia and South America. We caught up with Adrian between flights to find out what inspires him, the brand’s plans for the newly renovated Store here at Smith’s Lawn and, much more importantly, his favourite piece of La Martina clothing.

“GUARDS POLO CLUB REPRESENTS THE PINNACLE OF THE SPORT, THE BEST POLO CLUB IN EUROPE, BLENDING TRADITION, PRESTIGE, AND PERFORMANCE”

Have you always worked for La Martina?

Adrian Simonetti: “My journey with La Martina has been lifelong, but it was never an imposition — rather, a natural evolution. Growing up in Argentina, around the sport of polo, my involvement has always felt organic. I’ve always been passionate about sports business, brand building, design and global markets which made it an ideal path for me.”

What was the main focus for La Martina when it first started and what is the main priority for the brand today?

“In the late ’80s, La Martina was purely focused on equipping professional polo players, providing them with the best technical gear such as saddles, boots helmets and polo attire. The brand actually started out in Wellington, Florida, and Greenwich, Connecticut, in the USA. We then opened our first saddlery shop in Buenos Aires in 1991. Three years later we supported our first high-goal La Martina Polo team to play the Triple Crown [the Hurlingham, Tortugas and Argentine Open tournaments] in Argentina as well as some exhibition matches. Over time, La Martina has evolved into a lifestyle brand, maintaining our authentic polo from Argentina while expanding into fashion, experiences, and collaborations that reinforce our connection to the sport. Today, the brand’s focus is still on field polo equipment, plus innovation around our brand extensions, not only in retail but also in entertainment and hospitality. In turn this further expands our global footprint in key

markets like the Middle East, India and Latin America.”

Where are you based?

“I split my time between Europe, Latin America and the Middle East due to business commitments. I grew up in Argentina but recently have lived mostly in the US and Europe while working extensively across multiple continents. Without doubt this has helped shape my global perspective on business and lifestyle.”

How often do you get to the UK?

“I travel to the UK frequently, primarily for business at Guards Polo Club and our other key partnerships. London remains one of my favourite cities and is an important hub for La Martina, both for retail and for maintaining our deep-rooted connection with British polo heritage.”

The UK Store here at Guards Polo Club is being refurbished – what are the plans?

“The refurbishment is part of our commitment to enhancing the La Martina experience at Guards Polo Club for its Members. Our idea is to modernise the space while preserving the Store’s essence, offering a seamless blend of bespoke equipment for all players, retail, hospitality and a deeper engagement with the sport of polo.”

Why has Guards Polo Club been at the core of La Martina’s brand messaging and DNA for the past 20 years?

“Guards Polo Club represents the pinnacle of the sport, the best polo club in Europe , blending tradition, prestige,

and performance — values that align perfectly with La Martina. Our collaboration has always gone beyond sponsorship; it’s about authenticity and a shared passion for polo at its highest level.”

La Martina is developing strong partnerships in India – why is this region so important to the brand and the sport of polo?

“India has a rich polo heritage, dating back to the origins of the modern game. Today it represents a dynamic and polo is a growing sport along with the luxury

market. Our partnerships there are not just about retail expansion but also about reinforcing the sport’s legacy and connecting with a new generation of enthusiasts.”

The El Bar del Polo in Milan is a unique La Martina venture. Do you have plans to create similar venues elsewhere in the world?

“Yes, the concept of El Bar del Polo is something we want to expand upon, particularly in key polo and luxury lifestyle destinations. It’s not just a bar — it’s a cultural hub where people can

experience the La Martina lifestyle in an immersive way and connect to the polo community.”

Where do you see La Martina in five years’ time?

“La Martina will continue to be a leader in polo equipment and authentic Argentine fashion while expanding its experiential and estate ventures. We’re focusing on key markets like the Gulf Co-Operation Council (GCC), India, and Latin America, while reinforcing our presence in traditional strongholds like the UK and Europe. Sustainability and innovation will also play a bigger role in our evolution.”

“LONDON IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HUBS FOR LA MARTINA, BOTH FOR RETAIL AND FOR MAINTAINING OUR DEEP-ROOTED CONNECTION WITH BRITISH POLO HERITAGE”

Do you hope your children will follow in your footsteps and head into the family business?

“Like my own journey, I want them to find their own path. If they have a passion for the brand and the sport, I’d be delighted, but the most important thing is that they pursue what truly excites them.”

What is your favourite piece of La Martina from the Spring/Summer 2025 Collection? And do you have a much-loved piece that you could never part with?

“The LM Sport capsule is something I’m really excited about—it blends high-performance elements with contemporary design, making it ideal for a new generation of polo enthusiasts. As for a piece I’d never part with, it would have to be one of our original leather duffel gym bags, one that is tied to a memorable tournament or partnership.”

If you manage to grab some spare time, what do you like to do the most?

“I know it’s a cliché but spending time with family and close friends is my favourite treat. It is also a priority whenever I can step away from work. I enjoy sports and travelling to experience new cultures and places. That will always inspire me.” u

Top: Adrian Simonetti at Guards Polo Club in 2024. Above, from left: Adrian with Delfin Uranga of the Argentine Association of Polo; the innovative El Bar del Polo at the La Martina Store in Milan. Opposite page: HM Queen Elizabeth ll, Col Paul Belcher and Adrian Simonetti at the official opening of the Smith’s Lawn Store in 2009.

CREATING POLO HEAVEN

With the new grounds successfully in play, the Club’s Director of Polo, Antony Fanshawe, is ready for all weathers, player expectations and some fabulous polo in 2025

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Guards Polo Club will start its 70th year with all of its new polo fields at Smith’s Lawn ready for action. A perfect way to start such an auspicious season and Antony Fanshawe, the Club’s Director of Polo, is confident about the fields’ success. “To be honest it is hard to quantify just how good the new fields have been as we are not comparing like for like,” he revealed at the beginning of this year. “The number of goals per game and the number of games per pitch has almost doubled, while the accuracy of play on a good pitch compared to the lottery of playing in a quagmire is beyond words.

“In reality only someone who has run the polo here at Guards Polo Club can truly understand what a polo miracle is. A polo miracle is when you start your 50-game week with pouring rain forecast and happening but the rain stops and the sun comes out! For me last year it was the rain stopping just in time for us to play in May and June when we have to play [Queen’s Cup, Royal Windsor, Archie David] regardless of pitch conditions. This can be up to 10 games per day.”

The extensive grounds work has also made life easier for the grounds team, which this year will be headed up by new appointee Paul Brown, who comes to polo from the world of golf. “There is now an ease of care,” explained Antony, “because we can get the tractors on in almost any weather whereas

before, in a wet year, we could be off the pitches for a week or two in the middle of the busiest part of the season.”

Although the feedback has been positive, “the players are raving about the new pitches”, Antony is not complacent about the coming season. “There is still plenty to improve on but at least we can now start from a great baseline,” he said reflectively.

Top quality fields also generate expectations which in itself is a pressure for the Polo Office and the grounds staff. “To be honest Tara [Bown, the Club’s Polo Manager] and I are learning to deal with this new normal. In an ideal world I would love a season of perfect weather just to see what it really could be!

The Club played a record number of games in 2024 but that just adds to the pressures in the Polo Office. “We always play a lot of games so it’s essential to get your head around making the pitches deliver consistent play AND take huge numbers of games,” explained Antony. “For example Ground Four was seeded in September 2023, yet we played more than 100 games on it, with players begging to play on it rather than our fields with older grass. The Duke’s Ground played approximately 50 games but was more broken and

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Above: Antony Fanshawe heading across The Queen’s Ground. Below: Cartier Queen’s Cup league action on the Castle Ground at Flemish Farm.

people didn’t want to play it as much. So we re-seeded Duke’s late last year, which should mean that it will handle the footfall much better, which in turn takes the pressure off the new fields. Ultimately this means even better polo for everyone!”

Managing the polo at Guards Polo Club is very much a team effort which Antony is always quick to acknowledge. “My name might be above the door but the Polo Office was brilliantly managed in 2024 by Tara and Alice Harvey. This season Alice is busy travelling and so we are delighted to welcome Saskia Meadows, no stranger to Guards Polo Club or to polo, to the Polo Office from early March. In addition, our grounds crew is becoming the best in the world at producing polo fields. Those two components are absolutely essential to our success.”

So how is this season shaping up? “With regard to numbers of teams, it is looking positive,” said Antony. “I am optimistic about achieving approximately the same number of teams in 2025. It is great to see a few new teams enter the mix and to welcome them to the battle that is the Cartier Queen’s Cup, the toughest polo tournament in the world.

With the Club’s £4.5million grounds plan completed on time and on budget and with the benefit of hindsight, is there anything this Director of Polo would have done differently? “I would have to say earlier – before my time!” said Antony with a wry smile. “It was hard dealing with Covid, the grounds project and the polo community’s expectations. Everybody wants everything today but doing a job like the grounds is a slow process; one which many people doubted. Pre-build-up, so many people were saying ’why do you need to do that?’

“IF WE DO NOT UPGRADE IN THE UK THEN POLO WILL DRIFT TO OTHER PLACES, OR WORSE, PLAYERS WILL NOT BOTHER REALLY INVESTING IN PLAYING THE SPORT”

I wouldn’t change anything in the way we did the job. James Neighbour [the Club’s Chief Operating Officer], myself and whichever contractor we used, fixed all the problems as they occurred. Yes, sometimes we were lucky but I do believe that our experience often pre-empted most of the issues. I do have to say though that we were lucky that the wettest part of the Club was fixed in the drought year of 2022.”

With the grounds in play and looking great is there anything else left to do? “We need to build a proper machinery/maintenance yard that is to a modern spec. The Club also needs to identify how we start to use less of everything from diesel, electricity and water etc, while still maintaining optimum safety for both horses and players.

“Personally, I would love the Club to big up British polo to the world. I think a lot of people see the UK as having great tradition of polo, with many famous tournaments, but the infrastructure is pretty dated, especially when compared to Brazil and Argentina. Good polo ponies are as rare as hens’ teeth, so sensible players will not play on bad pitches. If we do not upgrade in the UK then polo will drift to other places, or worse, players will not bother really investing in playing the sport. I have said this before and I will say it again - great pitches mean more players.”

The Hurlingham Polo Association [HPA] has recently announced that it is resurrecting the Chief Umpire role, with professional umpire Peter Wright taking on the job. Is this a step in the right direction? “I think it is great to have Peter in charge of the umpires. It is a really tricky job but everyone wants it to work,” said Antony. “Making the sport

Above: Antony Fanshawe in conversation with UAE Polo Team’s Jacinto Crotto and Lucas Monteverde Snr. Below: La Magdeleine’s Santiago Laborde finds some speed on one of the new fields at Smith’s Lawn.

“I AM LOVING THE FACT THAT PLAYERS ARE LOVING THIS CLUB BECAUSE THE POLO IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN IT WAS”

“IT WAS HARD DEALING WITH COVID, THE GROUNDS PROJECT AND THE POLO COMMUNITY’S EXPECTATIONS”

less about contact and more about playing the ball is really important, although we must not let any one style of play dominate the debate about where the sport is going. We need to let the sport be as safe as possible for everyone and let it go where it goes.

“I think the umpiring in 2024 was, at times, really good but also had many failings. Tired umpires are the main worry for both Howard Smith, the Club’s Chief Umpire, and me. I think we can all do better and I like the fact that those running the sport [the HPA] speak a lot together to improve the situation, although I do appreciate that it can also be a bit of an echo chamber.”

So just before the boards going up at Smith’s Lawn, Coworth Park and Flemish Farm in readiness for another busy season, what were the stand-out highlights for the

Above: Teams and umpires ride out to play the final of the 2024 edition of the 16goal Duke of Cornwall Trophy on the Queen’s Ground. Antony’s focus in 2025 will be on improving this field to “make it even better for the sport”.

Below: Guards Polo Club’s Director of Polo, Antony

Club’s Director of Polo last year? “That is an impossible question to answer but I have to big up all the people I work with every day and the enormous respect that I have for all the people with good intentions who work in this sport –the grooms, players, drivers, everybody. We are one big family.

“I did love the slightly exasperated reaction of HM The King, a good four-goal player in his time, on seeing Polito [Pieres} constantly turning the ball in a Cartier Queen’s Cup league match. ’Don’t they ever hit backhands anymore?’ How far the sport has come since His Majesty’s day!

“The Cartier Queen’s Cup Final – Talandracas v La Dolfina Great Oaks – was as good a game as anyone could ever wish to see. What a match! Now that we have all the grounds up to spec though I think we should now focus on improving The Queen’s Ground (Ground One) to make it even better for the sport.

“To be honest I am just loving the fact that players are loving this Club because the polo is so much better. That said, we now have a lot of new Members who have no clue about the ’old’ Club. All they know is polo heaven!” u

Fanshawe.

TEAMS & PATRONS 2025

BEL POLO Henry Lunn

BLACK BEARS Guy Schwarzenbach

BOOK VAULT Andy Cork

ALTAMIRA

BP POLO James Beh

CADENCE Elodie Avarguez

CAMBRIDGE The Students

CARISBROOKE Jayne Rumsey

ACCESS BANK Access Bank

AFB Clive Reid

AINSLEY SADDLERY Andrew Dechet

ALTAMIRA Adriano Agosti

CHAMPLAIN POLO Noelle Quintin

CIBAO LA PAMPA Juan Pepa

CONOSCO IT Jeremy Pemberton

COOL HOOVES/ELEMENTAL Rafi Bruckner

COPI GROUP

Jesper Brunander

CORTIUM SPORT

Adrian Kirby

DELANEY Damian Duncan DUBAI Ali Albwardy

ELEVEN

Kate Lindsay-Fynn

ELLERSTINA Jackson Lloyd Packer

ELZANA POLO Conrad Odogwu EMLOR Spencer McCarthy

EMSWORTH POLO GROUNDS Emanuel Arber

ESTANCIA LAMAR Rayyan Al Ajaji

ETON COLLEGE The Parents

FIFTH CHUKKER Adamu Atta

GASTON Jean Paul Luksic

GREAT OAKS Dillon Bacon

GREEN GATES Noor Khadra

HARROW The Parents

ELEVEN POLO TEAM

El Zana Polo Z 3 3

LAS MAGNOLIA POLO TEAM 3

HARUM SCARUM Jonathan & Melanie Hare

HK POLO Iyad Omari

HOME FARM Oliver Heard

HONESTY AT TALLY HO Yolanda Arber

HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY The Officers

HPE Ulysses Hu

H2H Nastazja Mokrzycka

IC POLO David Awuah-Darko

JEHANGIRI POLO TEAM Muhammad Anas Zia Jehangiri

JEHANGIRI POLO TEAM Muhammad Saad Zia Jehangiri

J & R POLO Julian Leake

KILNWOOD PARK Thilo Sautter

KUSNACHT PRACTICE Eduardo Greghi

LA MAGDELEINE Alexandre Garese

LA MAGNOLIA Luca Natella

LA PEDROSA Marcos Vivian

HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY POLO TEAM

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MAD DOGS Alan Fall

MAIDABINO POLO Mo & Dikko Ladan

MAMHEAD POLO Lidia Gauss

MONO POLO Derek & Hamish MacLennan

MONTEROSSO

Alessandro Bazzoni

Ana Escobedo

OS CHALLENGERS David Matsumoto

OXFORD UNIVERSITY The Students

PARK PLACE

Andrey Borodin

PINK POWER Nick Beitner

PORTO RONCO Konstantin Graf von Schweinitz

QUIANTO CAPITAL Enrico Meneghetti

QUIXOTE Olympia Paus

ST JEAN William Berry

SHORELINE Kola & Tunde Karim

SIGNET POLO TEAM Gleb Fetisov

SUJAN SUJÁN 1

Edward Horswell

FARM

Alex Brodie STABLE COTTAGE

Jamie Hayward

STANDING ROCK

Philipp Mueller

SUJAN INDIAN TIGERS

Jaisal Singh

SULTAN POLO Sultan Edrees

TAYF MING YUN

Ziwen Arno Liu

TCHOGAN

Heiko & Max Voelker

TEMPEST

Gustav Rausing

TEX8N POLO Mindi Byrne

THE MIRROR Sarkis Gabrelian

THE WALL DESIGN

Octavio Pinto

UAE POLO TEAM

HH Sheikha Maitha bint

Mohammed Al Maktoum

VIKINGS Siri Evjemo-Nysveen VIPERS

Atticus Sadler WARRIOR

Peter Hunter

Rajendra Jain

WHITE CRANE Alexie & Jasmine Calvert-Ansari

TAITTINGER

Captain George Viscount Chelsea & Charles Cadogan

THE MIRROR Polo Team

10-GOAL HANDICAP

Adolfo Cambiaso Jnr

Camilo Castagnola

Facundo Pieres

Polito Pieres

9-GOAL HANDICAP

Adolfo Cambiaso Snr

Bartolome Castagnola Jnr

Pablo MacDonough

Juan Martin Nero

Tomas Panelo

Hilario Ulloa

8-GOAL HANDICAP

Bautista Bayugar

Juan Britos

Diego Cavanagh

Jeronimo del Carril

Fran Elizalde

Benjamin Panelo

Gonzalo Pieres

David Stirling

Juan Martin Zubia

7-GOAL HANDICAP

Rufino Bensadon

Julian de Lusarreta

Juan Gris Zavaleta

Antonio Heguy

Lucas James

Cristian Laprida

Teodoro Lacau

Agustin Merlos

Martin Podesta

Isidro Strada

Ignacio Toccalino

6-GOAL HANDICAP

Jose Araya

James Beim

Max Charlton

John Paul Clarkin

Lucas Criado

Michel del Carril

Gonzalo Deltour

James Harper

Jaime Huidobro

Juan Cruz Merlos

Santos Merlos

Patrick O’Dwyer

Matt Perry

Simon Prado

Jack Richardson

Rosendo Torreguitar

PLAYERS’ HANDICAPS

Here is the full list of the Club’s players’ handicaps for the 2025 season. As many of our lady players compete in ladies’ tournaments they have an additional handicap. These are listed in brackets after their name.

5-GOAL HANDICAP

Matias Amaya

Juan Ambroggio

Ignacio Badiola

Tom Brodie

Oliver Cudmore

Santiago de Estrada

William Emerson

Ricardo Garros

Pedro Harrison

Louis Hine

Ned Hine

Jack Hyde

Rufino Merlos

Mark Tomlinson

4-GOAL HANDICAP

Lucho Aguirre

Hissam Ali Hyder

Garvy Beh

Federico Boudou

Segundo Darritchon

Lachlan Gilmore

Will Harper

Kian Hall

Mateo Lalor

Ryan Pemble

Nicolas Roberts

Nicolas San Roman

Bautista Sorzana

Hugo Taylor

Luke Wiles

3-GOAL HANDICAP

HH Maharaja Sawai

Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur

Ross Ainsley

Rashid Albwardy

David Ashby

Dillon Bacon

Timi Badiru

Tomas Ballesteros

Joevy Beh

Adolfo Casabal

Estanislao Darritchon

James Emlyn

Nacho Gonzalez

Alfie Hyde

Eugenio Imaz

Fabio Lavinia

Oscar Mancini

James Mann

Edward Morris-Lowe

Pierandrea Mueller

Daniel Otamendi

Evan Power

Peter Webb

Roddy Williams

2-GOAL HANDICAP

Hamid Ali

Adamu Atta

Mia Cambiaso

Joshua Clover

Will Drewitt

Mark Emerson

Ludo Ephson

Nick Evans

Antony Fanshawe

Oliver Fanshawe

Louis Heard

Adebayo Karim

Benjamin Mancini

James McCarthy

William Millard

Luca Natella

Juan Pepa

Misha Rodzianko

Guy Schwarzenbach

Phil Seller

Howard Smith

Max Sponer

Fred Thame

Cornet James Thomas

Felix Toccalino

Max Voelker

Jack Whitman

1-GOAL HANDICAP

HRH The Prince of Wales

The Duke of Sussex

HM Al-Sultan

Abdullah Ibni

Logan Anderson

Emanuel Arber

Jonty Barlow

Alessandro Bazzoni

Lt Frederick Benyon

Rafi Bruckner

Charles Cadogan

Capt Viscount

George Cadogan

Myla Cambiaso

George Copcutt

Sayyu Dantata

Andrew Dechet

Oliver Drewitt

Ramzy El-Ashkar

Rashid El-Ashkar

Patrick Ephson

Alan Fall

Archie Heseltine

Nicholas Hiller

Edward Horswell

Noor Khadra

Riley Leake

Henry Lunn

Mack McCaffery

Spencer McCarthy

Alexander Nix

Col Michael O’Dwyer

Kirstie Otamendi [5]

Jeremy Pemberton

Octavio Pinto

Gustav Rausing

Thilo Sautter

David Sievwright

Jaisal Singh

Rhett Wooldridge

O-GOAL HANDICAP

HRH Prince Rashid

El Hassan

HH Sheikha Maitha

bint Mohammed bin

Rashid Al Maktoum [4]

Adriano Agosti

Tariq Albwardy

Rayyan Al Ajaji

Yolanda Arber [2]

Elodie Avarguez [2]

David Awuah-Darko

James Beh

Lovy Beh

Nick Beitner

William Berry

Andrey Borodin

Alex Brodie

Jesper Brunander

Mindi Byrne [2]

Alexie Calvert-Ansari

Jasmine CalvertAnsari [3]

Andy Cork

Damian Duncan

Sultan Edrees

Ana Escobedo [3]

Siri EvjemoNysveen [2]

Gleb Fetisov

Sarkis Gabrelian

Alexander Garese

Lidia Grauss

Jock Green-Armytage

Eduardo Greghi

Jonathan Hare

Major Jamie Hayward

Alex Hiller

Ulysses Hu

Raj Jain

Muhammad Anas

Zia Jehangiri

Kola Karim

Tunde Karim

Mo Ladan

Dikko Ladan

Julian Leake

Kate Lindsay-Fynn [0]

Ziwen Arno Liu

Derek MacLennan

Hamish MacLennan

Major The Lord

Milo Manton

Enrico Meneghetti

Philipp Mueller

Hilali Noordeen

Elan Odogwu

Iyad Omari

Olympia Paus [1]

Jayne Rumsey [2]

Atticus Saddler

Leander Sautter

Maximilian Singhoff

Marcos Vivian

Heiko Voelker

Konstantin Graf von Schweinitz

-1-GOAL HANDICAP

Lt Col Tom Armitage

Conor Beukes

Melanie Hare [1]

Muhammed Saad

Zia Jehangiri

Anthony Kitchen

Capt George Lane Fox

Lt Col Henry

Llewellyn-Usher

Nastazja Mokrzycka

Conrad Odogwu

Jackson Lloyd Packer

Noelle Quintin

Clive Reid

Capt Thomas

Windsor-Clive

PLAYERS GALLERY

Across the following pages we will pay tribute to our remarkable players.Whether they are prepping to play 22-goal or two-goal, their focus, intent and determination to win are the same. It might be tougher at the top level but the horses are faster and with our great grounds we have made everyone’s game just that little bit easier. We lesser mortals sing these players’ praises and thank them for a wonderful season of superb sport.

HM The King and Laurent Feniou, Managing Director of Cartier UK, make a presentation to La Dolfina Great Oaks’s Dillon Bacon after the Cartier Queen’s Cup Final.

IMAGES BY ART OF POLO SAM CHURCHILL ALICE GIPPS IMAGES OF POLO PABLO RAMIREZ

Federico Boudou; Tomas Panelo in action for White Crane; Cadence patron Elodie Avarguez with Platina Tong; Adebayo Karim; Ziwen Arno Liu; Ash Price; Andrew Blake Thomas watches a Cartier Queen’s Cup game with Jasmine Calvert-Ansari.

Noelle Quintin, Philipp and Pierandrea Mueller; Nico Pieres; Umpire Tim Bown and the Club’s Chief Umpire, Howard Smith, with Eleanor Wellesley; Tom Brodie; Nicholas and Alex Hiller; Rafi and Christopher Bruckner.

Adolfo (Poroto) Cambiaso Jnr; Thandi and Rhett Wooldridge; Sarkis Gabrelian; Adolfo Cambiaso Snr and his nephew Bartolome Castagnola

Jnr; Mad Dogs - Alfie Hyde, Oliver Fanshawe, Alan Fall, Jack Richardson - with Julia Fall and family.

Segundo Darritchon versus Guy Schwarzenbach; Hamish MacLennan; Maryam and Clive Reid; Andrew Dechet and Ross Ainsley; Alexander Nix and Terry Pendry with HM Queen Elizabeth ll’s riding horse Catalina Emma on The Queen’s Ground; Juan Martin Nero; Ali Albwardy and Bartolome Castgagnola Snr.

Juan Pepa; Lucho Aguirre and Enrico Meneghetti, Lukin and Lucero Monteverde; James Beh; Kusnacht Practice’s Eduardo

Greghi with the Club’s Chairman; Laleh Voelker and Jonathan Hare; Green Gates’s Noor Khadra.

Rumsey with Mary’s Meals’ founder Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow; Gilberto Sayao de Silva in action against Spencer McCarthy; Umpire Nicholas Pepper; Park Place’s Andrey Borodin; Jaisal Singh getting ready to play for Sujan Indian Tigers; Alexie Calvert-Ansari versus Jeronimo del Carril; Thilo and Leander Sautter after the Spring Amateur Final.

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Lt Col Tom Armitage and Lt Col Christopher Sykes; Riley Leake in action; the high-goal Shoreline team – Facundo Sola, Hugo Taylor, Adebayo Karim, Alfredo Capella with Santiago de Estrada, Kola and Tunde Karim; HK Polo’s Iyad Omari; Ferne Park’s Lord Rothermere; Nacho Gonzalez; Kate Lindsay-Fynn.

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Rashid El-Ashkar; Emanuel, Yolanda, Romilla, Joe and Simon Arber; Adolfo Cambiaso Snr; Luca Natella; Facundo Pieres; Alfie Hyde; Mindi Byrne; Konstantin Graf von Schweinitz; HH Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Anna Escobedo of Ojo Caliente; Adriano Agosti celebrates a big win; Lt Col Sean O’Dwyer with Mateo

Lalor; Matt Perry; Gustav Rausing is congratulated by John Horswell; Tchogan’s Heiko Voelker and Will

Emerson; Aiyawatt Srivaddhanprabha in action in a Cartier Queen’s Cup game against Jaisal Singh.

PLAYERS GALLERY

Jose Araya with Mohammed Anas Zia Jehangiri; The Club’s Director of Polo, Antony Fanshawe, with Javier Guerrero; Hissam Ali Hyder; Tana and Jeremy Pemberton and family; one of the UK’s top lady players Hazel Jackson; Francisco Elizalde and Esmerelda Ulloa; Great Oaks’s Dillon Bacon in action against Dubai’s Rashid Albwardy; Gaston’s Jean Paul Luksic.

CARTIER QUEEN’S CUP

GUARDS LADIES CHARITY POLO

OUT-SOURCING INC. ROYAL WINDSOR CUP TALACREST PRINCE OF WALES’S CHAMPIONSHIP CUP

INTERNATIONAL DAY LA MARTINA VARSITY DAY ARCHIE DAVID CUP

LADIES VICTRIX LUDORUM 22-GOAL TOURNAMENT

COPENHAGEN CUP

LA MARTINA QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER’S CENTENARY TROPHY

A SEASON OF POLO 2024

INDIAN POLO CHALLENGE SHIELD DUKE OF CORNWALL TROPHY DUKE OF WELLINGTON TROPHY GUARDS YOUTH TOURNAMENT

COMMITTEE CUP

PHOENICIAN CUP

MAJOR GENERAL’S CUP

CARTIER QUEEN’S CUP FINAL 2024

16 June 2024

Final Talandracas, La Dolfina Great Oaks

Sub-Final La Dolfina/Scone, Cibao La Pampa

BY SAM CHURCHILL, PABLO RAMIREZ

IMAGES

Diego Cavanagh for La Dolfina Great Oaks in action against Talandracas’s Polito Pieres in the final of the Cartier Queen’s Cup on The Queen’s Ground.

Talandracas win an epic, high-goal showdown

Drama, passion and power – all played out in the presence of HM The King –delivered a fitting finale for the Club’s top trophy

The Carmignac family’s Talandracas team beat Dillon Bacon’s La Dolfina Great Oaks 12–11 to win the 2024 Cartier Queen’s Cup but only after a dramatic final 30 seconds. Falls, a loose horse and a goalmouth melee were all crammed into the final moments of this match. With the game looking like it was heading into extra time, Pablo Pieres tapped through the winner after a frantic few seconds in the opponent’s goalmouth. After three intensive weeks of high-goal sport and a nail-biting final, it was fitting that this match went down to the wire.

Pieres’s goal enabled Hugues Carmignac to receive the Cartier Queen’s Cup from HM King Charles lll – a winner himself of this trophy in 1986 - and Laurent Feniou, Managing Director of Cartier UK. This is the second time that the

Carmignac family has won this silverware. Hugues father Edouard, who joined his son for the post-match presentations, lifted the Queen’s Cup in 2011.

Some great team-work from both squads ensured that this was always going to be a battle to the final bell. La Dolfina Great Oaks had a slight edge in the first half – leading 7–5 at halftime. Adolfo Cambiaso Jnr (Poroto) and Diego Cavanagh worked perfectly together, firing through all of their team’s goals, while team-mates, Dillon Bacon and Kian Hall, did a great job of clearing their path to goal.

Pieres, Alejandro Muzzio, who was later named the Cartier Most Valuable Player, and Rosendo Torreguitar did an equally brilliant job for Talandracas. This team was the only unbeaten

From right: Talandracas working well as a team on a run up The Queen’s Ground; Rosendo Torreguitar showing some amazing ball skills; Diego Cavanagh with the ball.

Above: HM The King and Laurent Feniou, Managing Director of Cartier UK with Hugues Carmignac of the Taladracas team. Right: Young superstar Poroto Cambiaso goes to goal for La Dolfina Great Oaks.

squad after three weeks of intensive play, so La Dolfina Great Oaks could not relax for a moment.

Talandracas got themselves level in the fourth (9–9) and these teams traded shots to stay even (11–11) in the fifth. Incredibly, there were no fouls in the sixth chukka for the first four minutes. Usually at this point in such a key game tension tightens a match, keeping the umpires busy. However, this game flowed, with some fabulous horse races from both teams.

All the drama of this match was condensed into those final few minutes. Firstly there was a delay as Pieres came off his horse when changing ponies. He was ok but it was quickly followed by Muzzio falling off in pursuit of Cambiaso. Finding himself alone Cavanagh took the ball to goal but the whistle had blown as Muzzio’s horse, instead of heading back to

lll, Laurent Feniou, Managing Director

UK, Lt Col Sean O’Dwyer, Chairman of Guards Polo Club with the 2024 Cartier Queen’s Cup finalists, Talandracas (Alejandro Muzzio, Edouard Carmignac, Polito Pieres, Rosendo Torreguitar, Hugues Carmignac) and La Dolfina Great Oaks (Poroto Cambiaso, Diego Cavanagh, Kian Hall and Dillon Bacon).

his stablemates in the pony lines, stayed in the game, running up the field with the other players. Great Oaks’s Hall did an amazing job of catching the errant horse at top speed.

Despite all that drama there was still 30 seconds left to play of this sixth chukka, with the scores still tied up. The umpires dropped the ball some 60 yards from the Talandracas goal. Cambiaso took the hit but it did not make the distance and was picked up by Pieres, who quickly turned it and sped down the field. The ball hit the post but stayed in play and in the subsequent melee – almost everyone had a touch of the ball - Pieres fired through the winner, with just seconds to spare.

WITH THE GAME LOOKING LIKE IT WAS HEADING INTO EXTRA TIME, PABLO PIERES TAPPED THROUGH THE WINNER AFTER A FRANTIC FEW SECONDS IN THE OPPONENT’S GOALMOUTH

HM King Charles

Cartier

HM The King makes a Cartier

Most Valuable Player prize presentation to Alejandro Muzzio.

HM The King and , Laurent Feniou, Managing Director Cartier UK, Lt Col Sean O’Dwyer, Chairman of Guards Polo Club with the sub-final winners La Dolfina Scone

With such a game it is all about the ponies. As professional player David Stirling said during the Polocam TV livestream commentary, “the level of horses has been outstanding”. The Cartier Best Playing Pony Prize reflected this, with the honour going to JM Fanta. This 13-year-old dark bay mare, owned by HRH The Crown Prince of Johor, had been played by Pieres four times in this game and was the mount he was riding when scoring the winner.

Earlier in the day the sub final match for the Cartier Trophy saw another fast-paced game, this time between La Dolfina Scone and Cibao La Pampa. This was a wonderfully open, running match from these two strong teams. La Dolfina Scone, fielding the master of the Queen’s Cup, 10x

ROAD TO THE FINAL

TALANDRACAS

ROUND OPPONENT RESULT

League White Crane 12–7

League La Magdeleine 13–12

League UAE Polo Team 13–12

League Cibao La Pampa 12–11

Quarter-Final Desert Palm Polo Team 12–8

Semi-Final Black Bears 16–11

LA DOLFINA GREAT OAKS

ROUND OPPONENT RESULT

League Dubai 6–13

League Ferne Park 10–9

League Marques de Riscal 12–7

League Sujan Indian Tigers 11–8

Quarter-Final La Dolfina/Scone 11–9

Semi-Final

winner Adolfo Cambiaso Snr, went on to win this match 10–7. However it was a different Cambiaso who was named the Most Valuable Player. Mia Cambiaso, Adolfo’s eldest daughter, who was making her Cartier Queen’s Cup debut in 2024, received this coveted Cartier prize from HM The King. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Talandracas: Hugues Carmignac (0); Rosendo Torreguitar (5); Pablo Pieres (10); Alejandro Muzzio (7). La Dolfina Great Oaks: Dillon Bacon (2); Kian Hall (3); Diego Cavanagh (8); Adolfo Cambiaso Jnr (9). La Dolfina Scone: Mia Cambiaso (2); Charlie Hanbury (4); Alfredo Bigatti (7); Adolfo Cambiaso Snr (9). Cibao La Pampa: Juan Pepa (1); Gonzalo Ferrari (7); Benjamin Panelo (7); Guillermo Terrera (7).

HM The King presents the Cartier Trophy (sub final) Most Valuable Player prize to Mia Cambiaso; action from the sub final featuring La Dolfina Scone and Cibao La Pampa. Top: Adolfo Cambiaso Senior in the morning’s Cartier Trophy match.

HM The King presents the Cartier Best Playing Pony prize to Polito Pieres and JM Fanta.

CARTIER QUEEN’S CUP GROUP ONE

21 May 2024 – 16 June 2024

TEAMS Black Bears, Desert Palm, Gaston, Green Gates, La Dolfina/Scone, Shoreline, Thai Polo/Get A Drip

QUEEN’S CUP GROUP TWO

21 May 2024 – 16 June 2024

TEAMS

Dubai, Ferne Park, King Power, La Dolfina Great Oaks, Marques de Riscal, Park Place, Sujan Indian Tigers

CARTIER QUEEN’S CUP LEAGUE THREE

21 May 2024 – 16 June 2024

TEAMS Cibao La Pampa, La Magdeleine, Talandracas, UAE Polo Team, White Crane

Four Quarters Black –Tomas Ballesteros, Romilla Arber, Gonzalo Ferrari and Benjamin Urquiza – celebrate winning the Out-Sourcing Inc. Royal Windsor Cup.

23 June 2024

Final Four Quarters Black, Amanara

Sub-Final Ainsley Saddlery, Aureus Polo

Four Quarters Black keeps cup in the family

Romilla Arber leads her team from the front to maintain an impressive tradition

Romilla Arber’s Four Quarters Black powered themselves into the record books with an impressive win in the Out-Sourcing Inc. Royal Windsor Cup Final in late June. This victory – Romilla Arber’s team beat Nicky Sen’s Amanara 9–4 – makes the Arber family’s Four Quarters polo operation a five-times winner of this cup. Only one other squad has ever achieved this accolade. The Jersey Lilies team were dominant at this level in the 1960s and ’70s.

Four Quarters Black led from the first chukka. Initially, this was thanks to a penalty off the stick of Benjamin Urquiza. Some strong play from Urquiza and Gonzalo Ferrari – later named the OutSourcing Inc. Most Valuable Player – ensured that Four Quarters Black were ahead (5–2) at half-time. Meanwhile, the youngest member of the squad, Tomas Ballesteros – his father Matias manages

Four Quarters – did a great job of keeping Amanara’s Hazel Jackson off the ball.

However Romilla’s squad had to stay focused. As she reflected in her post-match interview with Polocam TV, “it is such a tough competition to win”. This year was no exception - there were 24 top-class, 15-goal teams taking part and so every game was tough.

Amanara, playing in their first UK polo season, had impressed in an unbeaten run to the final. However they couldn’t translate plenty of fast play into goals when it mattered. The father and son duo of Santiago and Lorenzo Chavanne regularly covered the Queen’s Ground at pace but uncharacteristically sent some shots wide.

So when Romilla started the fourth with a great hit to goal and Urquiza concluded the same chukka with a 40-yard penalty, Four Quarters Black were looking unbeatable. They could relax a little thanks

Match Report Four Quarters Black 9 Amanara 4

Action from the final, left to right: Out-Sourcing Inc.

Royal Windsor Cup Final Action: Lorenzo Chavanne pulling ahead of his rival; Gonzalo Ferrari in control for Four Quarters Black, Santiago Chavanne of Amanara makes a hit.

Above: Hollywood actor Naomie Harris with David M. Matsumoto.

HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh makes a presentation to Nicky Sen, patron of the Amanara team.

Above: HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh makes a presentation to Out-Sourcing Inc’s representative David M. Matsumoto, watched by Lt Col Sean O’Dwyer, Chairman of Guards Polo Club and Charlie Bruin, of Out-Sourcing UK.

Right: The Duchess presents the Royal Windsor Cup to Romilla Arber.

SO WHEN ROMILLA STARTED THE FOURTH WITH A GREAT HIT TO GOAL AND URQUIZA CONCLUDED THE SAME CHUKKA WITH A 40-YARD PENALTY, FOUR QUARTERS BLACK WERE LOOKING UNBEATABLE

to their 8–2 lead at the start of the fifth. Lorenzo Chavanne did put two away for Amanara in this final chukka, but it was too little too late.

Romilla received the trophy from HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh, making her first appearance at the Club. HRH was accompanied to the presentation arena by Charlie Bruin, Director of Out-Sourcing UK and David Matsumoto, representative of DMMI Inc. and representative of Out-Sourcing Inc, sponsors of the Royal Windsor Cup for seven years.

In addition to his Most Valuable Player prize, Gonzalo Ferrari received the Out-Sourcing Inc. Royal Windsor Best Playing Pony prize for J5arg Capa. This nine-year-old bay mare was one of eight horses owned by La Dolfina that Ferrari had played during this match.

With such depth of talent in this year’s tournament, it was not surprising that the sub final for the Mountbatten Cup equally fast-paced.

Andrew Dechet’s Ainsley Saddlery won the silverware, beating Sunjay Kapur’s Aureus Polo 11–7½. Aureus had a half goal on handicap as Ainsley Saddlery’s number two, Estanislao Darritchon had seen his handicap rise to two goals

in the previous week’s mid-season handicap changes. The winning patron had played a great game, scoring two goals, and was rewarded with the Out-Sourcing Inc. Most Valuable Player prize in the Mountbatten Cup. Dechet received his prize from Masashi Umehara, Executive Officer of Out-Sourcing Inc.

In addition to some standout polo, the day also featured a breathtaking display by Karl Ude Martinez’s Knights of Middle England and the traditional carriage driving display from the British Driving Society. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Aureus

Four Quarters Black: Romilla Arber (0); Tomas Ballesteros (2); Gonzalo Ferrari (7); Benjamin Urquiza (6). Amanara: Nicky Sen (0); Hazel Jackson (2); Lorenzo Chavanne (6); Santiago Chavanne (7).

Ainsley Saddlery: Andrew Dechet (1); Estanislao Darritchon (2); Manuel Plaza (6); Guillermo Terrera (7).

Polo: Sunjay Kapur (0); Manu Garcia Grossi (5); Mark Tomlinson (6); Nicolas Roberts(4).

Above: La Dolfina’s J5arg Capa and his groom head to the presentation arena to receive the Best Playing Pony prize. The pony has been played by the Most Valuable Player Gonzalo Ferrari.

Tomas Panelo on a fast run for Bin Drai Polo in the final of the Talacrest Prince of Wales’s Championship Cup Final.

TALACREST PRINCE OF WALES’S CHAMPIONSHIP CUP

11 August 2024

Final Bin Drai Polo Team, Park Place Sub-Final BP Polo, Shoreline

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Bin Drai Polo finds top gear to win on debut

Sticking to a game plan ensures Mohammed Bin Drai’s first foray into high-goal reaps rewards themselves back in contention at times, with flairs of brilliance from Hilario Ulloa, but the team in blue could not replicate the form that had powered them into the final.

The Bin Drai Polo Team hit high-goal success at the first time of asking by winning the Talacrest Prince of Wales’s Championship Cup Final. They beat two-times winner Park Place 12–9 across six chukkas under blazing heat on The Queen’s Ground.

Mohammed Bin Drai, who was competing in his first high-goal tournament in the UK – he plays the majority of his polo in Dubai - was not only rewarded with the trophy. He also received the Most Valuable Player prize from tournament sponsor John Collins. In his post-match interview with Polocam TV, Mohammed revealed that the squad “stuck to our game plan and got a good result. We played very well as a team.”

Bin Drai Polo were in the lead from the second chukka (5–3) and held on to that key position for the remainder of the game. Park Place brought

Meanwhile, Bin Drai did a great job of keeping the Park Place players away from the ball and delivering accurate passes to team-mate Kian Hall, who made the most of any space to score. With Lucas Criado Jnr and Tomas Panelo also pairing up well, this team was tight across all six chukkas.

Tomas Panelo, whose younger brother Benjamin was playing on the opposite side, received the Best Playing Pony prize. He joined his team of grooms to receive this honour on behalf of Versche, a sevenyear-old mare whom Tomas had played in the fourth and sixth chukkas.

Lachlan Gilmore was also in the presentation arena after this final. Although this four-goal player was not in action, he stepped forward to receive the

Match Report Bin Drai Polo Team 12 Park Place 9

Left to right: Park Place’s Hilario Ulloa versus Lucas Criado Jnr; Leon Donoso on the attack for Park Place, Andrey Borodin in the thick of the action for Park Place.

Right: John Collins presents the Prince of Wales’s Championship Cup to Mohammed Bin Drai.

Above: Tomas Panelo and his grooms receives the Talacrest Best Playing Pony prize for Versche.

Above: Lucas Criado Jnr, Kian Hall and Mohammed Bin Drai relax post match.

Below: John Collins and Lt

Col Sean O’Dwyer with the Talacrest Prince of Wales’s

Championship Cup finalists Bin Drai Polo (Tomas Panelo, Lucas Criado Jnr, Kian Hall, Mohammed Bin Drai) and Park Place (Andrey Borodin, Leon

Donoso, Benjamin Panelo, Hilario Ulloa). Also featured are the umpires Jason Dixon and Henry Fisher plus the Talacrest Young Player of the Year Lachlan Gilmore.

BIN DRAI POLO WERE IN THE LEAD FROM THE SECOND CHUKKA (5-3) AND HELD ON TO THAT KEY POSITION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE GAME.

Talacrest Young Player of the Year Award. His prize is a year’s Playing Membership here at Guards Polo Club.

Earlier in the day BP Polo won the sub-final, beating the Karim family’s Shoreline 8–5. In another fast-paced, six-chukka match BP Polo were 6–1 up at half-time. Shoreline got themselves back in contention in the second half, with goals from Alfredo Capella and Ed Banner Eve. However it was not enough to peg back Garvy Beh’s team. His team captain, Alfredo Bigatti, was later awarded the Most Valuable Player prize for this match. Meanwhile, back in the Clubhouse, Searcys kicked off the day with glasses of Champagne Laurent-Perrier for the VIP Clubhouse hospitality guests, followed by a delicious menu of asparagus,

Beef Wellington and chocolate mousse. With an array of Italian thoroughbreds of the Ferrari kind on the Lawn throughout the day and DJ Paul Linney bringing the day to a close with some great tunes on the Clubhouse Terrace, there really was something for everyone on this day. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Bin Drai Polo: Mohammed Bin Drai (2); Kian Hall (3); Lucas Criado Jnr (6); Tomas Panelo (9).

Park Place: Andrey Borodin (0); Leon Donoso (3); Benjamin Panelo (7); Hilario Ulloa (10).

BP Polo: William Harper (4); Garvy Beh (4); Louis Hine (5); Alfredo Bigatti (7).

Shoreline: Alfredo Capella (8); Guillermo Terrera (7); Ed Banner Eve (5); Tunde Karim (0).

GUARDS LADIES CHARITY POLO

31 August 2024

Final TTR Sotheby’s, Polo Performance

Sub-Final Minninnooka Polo, Transis

Charity Polo Final: Guards Polo Club, Mary’s Meals

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TTR Sotheby’s prove hard to beat

Thrilling polo and outstanding fundraising are hallmarks of Club’s late season ladies polo

TTR Sotheby’s dominated the 2024 edition of the Guards Ladies Charity Polo Tournament. Laura Farrell’s team headed to the final unbeaten and then delivered another confident performance to claim victory. They defeated Michaela Weber’s Polo Performance squad 7-4 across four intense chukkas.

Lucy Coddington was particularly impressive for TTR Sotheby’s and was rewarded with the Most Valuable Player Prize. She was well supported by team-mate and one of the sport’s top lady players, the 10-goaler Nina Clarkin. Nina scored four of her team’s goals, while Lucy had fired through the other three. Nina was not the only Clarkin in this Sotheby’s squad though. The 13-year-old Elizabeth Clarkin, Nina’s daughter, was playing alongside her mother in her first Guards Ladies tournament.

The final match of the day was a charity match Match Report TTR Sotheby’s 7 Polo Performance 4

goals. She was ably supported by Nina Clarkin’s sister, Tamara Fox, ensuring that the Vestey/Clarkin/ Fox family was wonderfully well represented on this day. Knowing your sister’s game was a huge advantage for both terams and spectators were treated to several horse races down the Queen’s Ground, as well as some strong ride-offs between these two competitive sisters.

Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, founder of Mary’s Meals, the charity benefiting from all the fundraising on finals day, presented the prizes. This included the Polo Times Best Playing Pony prize to Lovelocks Florin. This pony had been played by Nina Clarkin in the first and fourth chukkas and had received this same accolade after last year’s event too.

Emma Wood was not only strong in defence for Polo Performance, but also scored all of her team’s

The sub final was played for earlier in the day and delivered a win for Minninnooka Polo. They beat Transis 10-5.

AWAY FROM THE FIELD OF PLAY THE FOCUS

WAS ON RAISING FUNDS FOR MARY’S MEALS. THE DAY RAISED MORE THAN £31,000 FOR THE ORGANISATION THAT DOES SO MUCH TO FEED SOME OF THE WORLD’S POOREST CHILDREN

featuring the Guards Polo Club players who had not been in action in the tournament. The winners of the Charity Plate were Guards Polo Club (received half a goal on handicap). They beat Mary’s Meals 2½–2. Mary’s Meals’ Elodie Avarguez was named the Most Valuable Player while Enzo, played by Guards Polo Club’s Noelle Quintin, received a beautiful floral headcollar for the Best Playing Pony accolade. This headcollar had been made by the Club’s former Polo Secretary Shannon Stephenson.

Away from the field of play the focus was on raising funds for Mary’s Meals. The day raised more than £31,000 for the organisation that does so much to feed some of the world’s poorest children. In fact the charity confirmed that this amount is the equivalent of 310,000 meals. Marie Doyle, Interim Executive Director of Mary’s Meals said when the total was confirmed: “We are absolutely delighted with the incredible total raised by Guards Polo Club. These funds will provide nutritious school meals for thousands of children, giving them an incentive to come to school and give them the energy they need to fully participate in their lessons.” u

TEAM LINEUPS

TTR Sotheby’s: Elizabeth Clarkin (0); Laura Farrell (1); Lucy Coddington (5); Nina Clarkin (10). Polo

Performance: Michaela Weber (2); Brigitte Boher (2); Emma Wood (6); Tamara Fox (6). Minninnooka Polo: Mandie Beitner (1); Zoe Reader (4); Kirsti Otamendi (5); Rosie Ross (6).

Transis: Isabel Milojevic (0); Natasha Tisminiezky (4); Alex Jacob (5); Charlotte Sweeney (4). Guards Polo Club: Noelle Quintin (-1); Kate LindsayFynn (0); Mindi Byrne (0); Olympia Paus (0). Mary’s Meals: Abi Anderson (0); Jayne Rumsey (0); Elodie Avarguez (0); Ash Price (0).

INTERNATIONAL DAY

27 July 2024

Coronation Cup Argentina, England

Whitbread Trophy Young England, Young Argentina

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Argentina remains unbeaten in Coronation Cup

Youth-laden Argentine team dominate International Test despite England’s best efforts on the Queen’s Ground. However Young England’s success in the morning bodes well for future contests

Match Report Argentina 13 England 6

It was always going to be an uphill battle for England as they fought for an historic first victory against Argentina in the Hurlingham Polo Association’s Coronation Cup. Sadly that is just what it was as Argentina maintained its dominant streak, securing a record seventh victory in this international test match. Argentina’s 13–6 win last July adds to an already impressive tally of wins in1953, 1995, 2000, 2009, 2014, and 2019.

Argentina may have started with a goal on the board owing to the handicap difference but they quickly drew ahead, leading 3–0 at the end of the opening chukka. It was Ollie Cudmore who finally got England on the board in the second, flying down the field to receive a pass from Matt Perry, who had picked up a big hit from England captain, Tommy Beresford. Cudmore hit a fantastic, angled shot to bring the score to 4–1. Argentina quickly replied to make the score 5–1 going into the third

ARGENTINA’S EARLY LEAD PROVED UNCATCHABLE  AS THE VISITING TEAM DREW FURTHER AHEAD WITH JUST ONE CHUKKA LEFT TO PLAY...

chukka. Here they added one more goal to lead 6–1 at half time.

England came back stronger in the second half, putting three more goals on the scoreboard. However, Argentina – bolstered by some unbelievable horsepower – maintained their lead to finish the fourth chukka at 8–4. In the fifth chukka, England drew as close at 8–5, but Argentina’s early lead proved uncatchable as the visiting team drew further ahead (11–5) with just one chukka left to play. Argentina added two more goals, before Cudmore scored the final goal of the game, in the last minute, to make it 13–6 at the final bell.

The Coronation Cup was presented by the Argentine Ambassador to the UK, Mariana Plaza to Argentina’s captain Hilario Ulloa. Meanwhile, the Best Playing Pony, sponsored by Hurlingham Polo Equestrian, was awarded to Irenita Soprano. This mare was played by Rufino Laulhé and is owned by high-goal player Facundo Sola. The Best Playing Retraining of Racehorses award went to Matt Perry’s Dark Hedges. This nine-year-old mare by Zebedee was formerly trained by Olly Williams.

The Gabriel Donoso Trophy is traditionally awarded to the captain of the opposing team. On this occasion, it was presented by Gabriel’s daughter Olivia Donoso to Hilario Ulloa.

It had been a different story for England in the opening game of the day. Young England snatched back victory against Young Argentina to win the Whitbread Trophy. Young England (received a ½ goal on handicap) played superbly to keep their rivals at bay until late in the final chukka, when relentless attacking play from Young Argentina carried them to a half-goal lead with a minute to go. Javier Guerrero took possession of the ball in the final 60 seconds, but a backhand from Louis Hine gave Will Harper the opportunity to bring the ball around and gallop towards the goal for England’s final chance. A nearside touch from Ned Hine took the ball to the left, where Guerrero who took possession with a backhand towards the centre, beautifully met by the Young England captain Tommy Severn, who took the ball forward under pressure from Argentina and scored a stunning neck shot to put England back in the lead 10½–10. The clock ran out and Young England celebrated a fantastic victory.

Henry and Serena Whitbread presented the trophy to Severn. He also received the KBIS Best Playing Pony title for Lovelocks Glow Worm, a nine-year-old mare bred in Argentina. Ned Hine’s Secret Applause, a 13-year-old by Sakhee’s Secret, picked up the Best Playing ROR rug.

Ned’s sister, Milly, was also involved in the prize presentations as she received the Ferguson Trophy for the HPA’s Best Young Player of the Year. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Argentina: Rufino Laulhé (4); Carlos “Toly” Ulloa (7); Hilario Ulloa (10); Beltran Laulhé (5).

England: Matt Perry (6); Ollie Cudmore (6); James Harper (7); Tommy Beresford (8).

Young England: Louis Hine (5); Will Harper (4); Ned Hine (5); Tommy Severn. (5). Young Argentina: Tomas Ballesteros (2); Lucas Criado (6); Javier “Chulo” Guerrero (6); Felipe Dabas (6).

Rufino Laulhé

In Jaunary, the global polo community mourned the tragic loss of Rufino Laulhé, a rising star of the game, following a traffic accident in Argentina. Aged just 15, Rufino was already a player to watch. His performance for Argentina on International Day was testament to his remarkable skill in the saddle. Rufino not only made history as the youngest winner of the Coronation Cup but also scored seven goals in this game for his country. Such a performance ensured he was named the Most Valuable Player and received a beautifully-crafted La Martina saddle from Delfin Uranga, President of the Argentine Polo Association. Other victories for Rufino in 2024 here at Guards Polo Club included the Archie David Cup with Dubai and the Coworth Park Challenge Trophy with Altamira K. The Club sends its deepest sympathy to Gaston, Veronica Maria, Beltran and the wider Laulhé family.

LA MARTINA VARSITY DAY

1 June 2024

La Martina Varsity Challenge Cup: Oxford, Cambridge

Jenny Walton Masters Trophy: Harrow, Eton

Arthur Lucas Trophy: Cambridge Old Blues, Oxford Old Blues

Pony Club Invitational: Hampshire Hunt, Old Surrey and Burstow

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Cambridge defence forces Oxford to dig deep to win

The dark blues maintain Oxford’s honour but Cambridge prove tough opponents in 2024

Match Report Oxford 5 Cambridge 3

Oxford’s polo players can hold their heads high for another 12 months after its 10th consecutive win in the La Martina Varsity match. The dark blues have dominated this match for more than a decade as Cambridge has only won once in the past 14 year. However the tide does appear to be turning as Oxford had to fight for every point in 2024. Certainly support, including horsepower from the high-goal King Power organisation, has given Cambridge renewed impetus. Add in some impressive team work from Ioan-Gabriel Alexandru and Sufiyan Alim and Cambridge kept their hopes alive all match.

The scores were 3–2 to Oxford at half-time in the 125th edition of this annual contest, but it remained either side’s game to win. Cambridge levelled early in the third only for Camilla Hyslop, who was later named the La Martina Most Valuable Player, to deliver a fabulously, fast run up Ground 4 to score. With Oxford finding another goal in the fourth and final chukka, the dark blues could claim a 5–3 victory.

Jessica Chapman, who had delivered a strong game for Cambridge in the number two shirt, stepped forward to receive the La Martina Best Playing Pony prize. This went to King Power’s Peleador.

Cambridge had started the Varsity Day on a positive note though. Their Old Blues team comprehensively defeated Oxford Old Blues 12–2 to win the Arthur Lucas Trophy. This game was followed by the annual schools’ test featuring Eton v Harrow. The latter took command of this game from the first chukka and went on to win 8-1.

The organisers added a new game to the match schedule in 2024, with the Pony Club receiving an invitation to take part. This resulted in a close game between the Hampshire Hunt and the Old Surrey and Burstow teams. The three-chukka contest ended in a 4–4 draw. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Oxford University: George Tebbutt(-2); Joshua Cheung (-2); Zelda Hollings (-1); Camilla Hyslop (-1). Cambridge University: Lea Steel (-2); Jessica Chapman (-1); Sufiyan Alim (-1); Ioan-Gabriel Alexandru (0). Harrow: Ibrahim Faisal/ Arthur Porter(-2); Huan Yan (-1); Ulysses Hu (0); Hector Rodberg (1). Eton: Oliver Drewitt (1); Eskandar Fouladi/Henry Pemberton (-1); Lorne Montgomerie (-2); Julian Ogilvie Thompson (-1).

Cambridge Old Blues: Vittoria Schrager von Altishofen (0); Jeremy Allen (1); Sam Outtridge (1); Sam Browne (2). Oxford Old Blues: Issa Dasu Patel (0); Mattew Barnard (1); Andrew Dechet (1); Tamara Gibbons (0). Hampshire Hunt: Bruno Bradshaw (0); Edward Barlow (0); Mimi Evans (-1); Angus Small (-1). Old Surrey and Burstow: Matias Maldonado (0); Scarlet Picksley (-1); George Williams (-1); Lulu Saunders (-2).

ARCHIE DAVID CUP

30 June 2024

Final: Dubai, JamJars Polo Team

Sub Final: Standing Rock, Limitless. Sub Sub Final (Guards Teams Only): Harum Scarum, Tchogan/Great Oaks, The Mirror

Dubai hunt down a second success

Tariq Albwardy’s team deliver a strong performance in the Archie David Cup Final to add to his family’s already impressive polo legacy

Match Report Dubai 8 Jamjars Polo Team 5½

Dubai added their name to the prestigious Archie David Cup for the second time. The Albwardy family’s team, led by Tariq Albwardy, dominated this final to win the UK’s leading eight-goal tournament. The Dubai name is already engraved on this trophy though as a Dubai/Desert Palm team claimed victory in 2005.

Thanks to some sharp shooting from Charlie Hanbury (pictured right), Dubai led from the first chukka. They had a commanding, 5–1½ lead at half-time over JamJars Polo Team – who received half a goal on handicap as Benicio Castagnola’s handicap had risen to one goal in the mid-season handicap changes. Dubai stayed in the driving seat though and went on to win 8–5½.

After such an impressive play, few were surprised when Hanbury was named the Most Valuable Player. He also received the Images of Polo Best Playing Pony prize for the home-bred Lovelocks Talisker.

Dubai may have a more modern polo pedigree and Adilla Jamaludin’s JamJars Polo Team were only in their second season, but they were not fazed by their more experienced opponents. The team featured three members of the Araya family, Pedro, Juan Cruz and Santiago and this trio created plenty of fast runs up the Queen’s Ground. Sadly they struggled to convert such strong play into goals.

JamJars Polo Team got themselves back into contention in the final two chukkas though, including a lovely goal from distance off the stick of Juan Cruz, while Adilla worked hard keeping Castagnola away

FEW WERE SURPRISED WHEN HANBURY WAS NAMED THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER. HE ALSO RECEIVED THE IMAGES OF POLO BEST PLAYING PONY PRIZE FOR THE HOME-BRED LOVELOCKS TALISKER

from the play. This improved form came too late though as Dubai had already laid claim to the cup thanks to their impressive first-half performance.

Twenty-seven teams had entered the 2024 edition of the tournament and so the sub final, for the Caterham Cup, was a tough, competitive affair. This was won by Philipp Mueller’s Standing Rock. They defeated the El-Ashkar brothers’ Limitless squad 8½–6.

A unique feature of the Archie David Cup is that those Guards teams that are knocked out of the league stages have the opportunity to compete for the Claude Pert Trophy. The final for this trophy was a round-robin affair featuring The Mirror, Tchogan/Great Oaks and Harum Scarum. Jonathan Hare’s Harum Scarum came out best

of this three-way tussle, receiving the coveted cup from Laleh Voelker. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Dubai: Tariq Albwardy (0); Benicio Castagnola (1); Rufino Laulhe (4); Charlie Hanbury (4). JamJars Polo Team: Adilla Jamaludin (0); Pedro Araya (0); Juan Cruz Araya (4); Santiago Araya (4). Standing Rock: Philipp Mueller (0); Nicolas van Oppen (1); Pierandrea Mueller (3); Nacho Gonzalez (4). Limitless: Celestino Merlos (1); Ramzy El-Ashkar (1); Rashid El-Ashkar (1); Juan Cruz Merlos (6). Harum Scarum: Jonathan Hare (0); Nicholas Hiller (1); Eugenio Imaz (3); Federico Boudou (4). Tchogan/Great Oaks: Heiko Voelker (0); Alexander Nix (1); Dillon Bacon (2); Will Emerson (5). The Mirror: Sarkis Gabrelian (-1); Josh Hyde (2); Phil Seller (2); Nicolas Roberts (4).

ARCHIE DAVID CUP

Final: Buena Vibra, Madams Farm Polo

Sub Final: Emita/Play Polo, King Power

Buena polo

The Club’s newest competition did not disappoint, delivering great ladies’ high-goal to delight both players and spectators

Match Report Buena Vibra 8½ Madams Farm Polo 8

Guards Polo Club hosted a new, 22-goal ladies’ tournament in 2024. Further highlighting the increased popularity of this sector of the sport, the high-goal contest, created as part of the Hurlingham Polo Association’s Victrix Ludorum series, delivered for both players and spectators. Finals day saw Buena Vibra keep their cool under pressure to win this first edition of the competition. Guiliana Tarazona’s team, who received ½ a goal on handicap, defeated Aspen Tinto’s Madams Farm Polo 8½–8 after five thrilling chukkas. When these two teams had met in the league stages Madams Farm had won, again by just half a goal (7–6½).

Hazel Jackson, who had already impressed in 2024 when playing for the Guy Schwarzenbach’s

Black Bears team in the Queen’s Cup, was the standout player for Madams Farm Polo. She made sure they were leading 6–4½ after the first half thanks to some impressive, fast-paced play. She was particularly well supported by Zoe Reader, who was impressive across all five chukkas.

Meanwhile, Buena Vibra was fielding a strong partnership in the shape of Milly Hine and Mia Cambiaso, who was later named the Most Valuable Player. This duo responded to each other’s gameplan perfectly and ensured Buena Vibra were always in contention.

There was still all to play for when players returned for the second half. Goals from Mia, Hazel and Milly ensured the first few minutes of the fourth chukka was electric, if not a little tense. Milly

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then converted a penalty four to put Buena Vibra ahead (7½–7) for the first time since the first chukka. Her subsequent conversion of a penalty two gave Buena Vibra some much needed air in the score (8½–7) going into the final chukka.

There was still all to play for though and although Hazel uncharacteristically sent a penalty wide, Madams Farm Polo kept their hopes alive thanks to a goal in the latter stages of this match. This put them back within half a goal with three minutes left on the clock. Could they find the winner? Sadly time ran out on them and on the final whistle it was a jubilant Buena Vibra that could celebrate a victory.

In addition to some great prizes, Milly Hine headed home with Images of Polo Best Playing Pony prize for her family’s Electra. Milly had played this 11-year-old mare in the second and fourth chukkas.

The sub final featured the other two high-goal ladies’ teams that had taken part in this inaugural, 22-goal contest. Emita/Play Polo won this key battle, defeating King Power 11–4 in a more clear-cut match. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Buena Vibra: Guiliana Tarazona (1); Cory Williams (4); Mia Cambiaso (8); Milly Hine (8). Madams Farm Polo: Aspen Tinto (1); Zoe Reader (4); Lottie Lamacraft (7); Hazel Jackson (10).

Emita/Play Polo: Claire Graham (1); Emma Boers (5); Heloise Wilson-Smith (6); Nina Clarkin (10). King Power: Elodie Avarguez (2); Alice Servaes (5); Lia Salvo (9); Sarah Wiseman (6).

BUENA VIBRA WAS FIELDING A STRONG PARTNERSHIP IN THE SHAPE OF MILLY HINE AND MIA CAMBIASO, WHO WAS LATER NAMED THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Tempest leaves it late to grab La Martina prizes

An impressive hat-trick from Rosendo Torreguitar delivers an all-important early season win for Gustav Rausing in a tough spring final

Gustav Rausing’s Tempest added their name to the La Martina Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother’s Centenary Trophy for the first time in 2024. They came out best in an edge-of-the-seat final for this coveted 15-goal trophy, narrowly beating Adriano Agosti’s Altamira K 9–8 across four, fast-paced chukkas.

The eventual winners were 3–1 up at the end of the first chukka but Altamira K’s team pushed themselves into the lead (4–2) at half-time. A further three goals from Rufino and Beltran Laulhé

and Santos Merlos to only one in reply from Tempest’s Jose Araya gave Altamira a comfortable 8–6 lead going into the final chukka. It all changed in this period though. Altamira, who had been strong in the previous two chukkas, failed to add to their tally. Meanwhile a hat-trick from Rosendo Torreguitar for Tempest gave them that allimportant one goal advantage and a 9–8 win.

Unsurprisingly, Torreguitar was named the La Martina Most Valuable Player. In addition, Rio, played by Torreguitar, was awarded the La Martina Best Playing Pony prize. He received his award

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Match Report Tempest 9 Altamira K 8

Opposite: Mariana Plaza, Argentina’s Ambassador to the UK, presents the La Martina Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Centenary Trophy to Gustav Rausing.

from Indian polo player and La Martina Brand Ambassador, Dino Dhankhar.

With 16 teams taking part in this year’s tournament there was strong competition at all stages of the tournament. So the sub final was an equally tough affair. This was won by Spencer McCarthy’s Emlor team, who have been prominent in this tournament in the past few years. This time they beat Performance Polo by one goal, winning 6–5. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Tempest: Gustav Rausing (1); Jose Araya (5); Rosendo Torreguitar (5); Ryan Pemble (4). Altamira K: Adriano Agosti (0); Rufino Laulhé (4); Beltran Laulhé (5); Santos Merlos (6).

Emlor: Spencer McCarthy (1); James McCarthy (2); Max Charlton (6); Javier Guerrero (6). Performance Polo: Max Sponer (2); Ollie Cork (4); Satnam Dhillon (4); Matias Amaya (5).

COPENHAGEN CUP

12 May 2024

Final: Wellington College, Stowe

Sub Final: Eton College, Millfield

Sub-Sub Final: Radley College, Harrow

Wellington stays top of Copenhagen class

Schools’ polo ups its game in this annual student contest, with experienced high-goal players taking matches to the next level

Match Report Wellington 6 Stowe 4½

The impressive Wellington College team made a strong return to the polo fields at Smith’s Lawn in 2024 to retain the Copenhagen Cup. This team’s domination of this popular schools contest was not too surprising as the Berkshire school was able to field the talented England international Louis Hine. Still a teenager, Louis already plays off five goals and is a regular competitor in high-goal tournaments at home and abroad.

Wellington’s opponents, Stowe, who received half a goal on handicap, were not inexperienced –several players regularly compete here at Smith’s Lawn – but Wellington was able to lead from the first chukka and did not relinquish their advantage at any time. Four chukkas later, Wellington won the day 6-4½. However Stowe’s Luca Natella did head home with the Most Valuable Player prize. Louis Hine was awarded the Best Playing Pony prize for Argentino.

Six schools had taken part in this two-day competition, founded by Amr and the late Mo Sheikh some 10 years ago. The brothers’ aim was to

give school teams an opportunity to play competitive polo on top-level polo fields. It had not been possible to align school diaries and the Club’s polo commitments in 2023, so everyone was delighted to be back competing at Smith’s Lawn last season. Every team had the opportunity to play on both days, delivering plenty of fast and furious sport.

The sub final was a victory for Eton. They beat the Somerset-based school, Millfield, 8–4. Meanwhile, Eton’s traditional rival, Harrow won the sub sub final, overcoming Radley 7–3½. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Wellington College: Aramya Sheikh (-1); James Garvin/Emily White (-2); Leo Stuart (0); Louis Hine (5). Stowe: Lucas Stern (0); Leander Sautter (-1); Archie Heseltine (1); Luca Natella (1). Eton College: Oliver Drewitt (1); Beau Buchan (-1); Julian Ogilvie Thompson (-1); Eskandar Fouladi (-1).

Millfield: Charles Heffron (0); India Heffron (-1); Finn Martin (-2); Lily Mazzotti (-2). Harrow: Ibrahim Faisal (-2); Ulysses Hu (0); Huan Yan (-1); Hector Rogberg (1).

Radley College: Felix McKenzie (-1); Jose Trenor Perinat (0); Angus Smail (-1); Harry Oliver (-1).

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INDIAN POLO CHALLENGE SHIELD

July 2024 Final: La Irenita, Emlor

Final: White Crane Black, Aureus

La Irenita deliver strong challenge to secure Indian double

Eighteen-goal drama goes to the wire in competitive five-chukka tussle. Only last-minute goals from Pablo and Matias MacDonough confirm La Irenita can keep hold of the coveted shield for a second season

Match Report La Irenita 7 Emlor 5

La Irenita kept hold of the Indian Challenge Polo Trophy in 2024, defeating Spencer McCarthy’s Emlor 7–5. This was an incredibly close, fast-paced game, with the teams tied in three out of the five, hotly contested chukkas. It was only goals from Pablo and Matias MacDonough in the fifth and final chukka that put La Irenita’s name on the mighty shield for another year.

This tournament is played as one of the Hurlingham Polo Association’s 18-goal Victor

Ludorum contests and so there was plenty at stake from the first whistle. La Irenita’s captain Pablo MacDonough kicked off the scoring in the first chukka from a penalty, but both teams struggled to secure a decent foothold in the game. La Irenita could not even capitalise on Emlor being down to three men when Max Charlton was sent to the sin bin in the first chukka.

The scores were level (4–4) at half-time and remained even in the fifth, thanks to goals from Matias and Jose Araya. So it was left to Matias

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IT WAS ONLY GOALS FROM PABLO AND MATIAS MACDONOUGH IN THE FIFTH AND FINAL CHUKKA THAT PUT LA IRENITA’S NAME ON THE MIGHTY SHIELD FOR ANOTHER YEAR

MacDonough, later named Most Valuable Player, to secure the win. His uncle, Pablo, received the Polo Times Best Playing Pony prize for Irenita Mascara.

The sub final was an equally close affair, from a tournament that had attracted 12 teams. Alexie Calvert-Ansari’s White Crane Black won this honour, defeating Sunjay Kapur’s Aureus 10–9. u

TEAM LINEUPS

La Irenita: Gilberto Sayao da Silva (0); Leon Donoso (3); Pablo MacDonough (9); Matias MacDonough (6).

Emlor: Spencer McCarthy (1); Jose Araya (5); Max Charlton (6); Javier Guerrero (6).

White Crane Black: Alexie Calvert-Ansari (0); James Beim (6); Mackenzie Weisz (6); Felipe Dabas (6).

Aureus: Sunjay Kapur (0); Cruz Novillo Astrada (4); Mark Tomlinson (6); Juan Martin Zubia (8).

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DUKE OF CORNWALL TROPHY

25 August 2024

Final: Limitless/Delaney, Ainsley Saddlery

Sub Final: Tchogan/Polo Performance, Shoreline

Limitless/Delaney

seek and find a golden goal

Juan Cruz Merlos fires through winning goal after tense 16-goal final heads into extra time

Match Report

Limitless/Delaney 8 Ainsley Saddlery 7

Acompetitive Duke of Cornwall final headed into extra time in 2024. Rashid El-Ashkar’s Limitless/Delaney claimed the victory but only after Juan Cruz Merlos had fired through the winner (8–7) in a sudden-death, fifth chukka.

Limitless/Delaney were narrowly ahead of Ainsley Saddlery in the first half of this final, 5–4 at the break, but there was such little air between these two 16-goal teams that the final outcome was always in doubt. The game tightened up further in the second half, with goals from Santos Merlos for

Limitless/Delaney and Ed Banner-Eve and Javier Guerrero firing through shots for Ainsley Saddlery. This took the score to 6–6 heading into the final chukka. Neither team could comprehensively pull ahead in the final chukka too, with Andrew Dechet and Kian Hall both finding the flags for their respective teams.

So an extra fifth chukka was needed to find the winner and Juan Cruz delivered the silverware for his patron, Rashid El-Ashkar. Juan Cruz’s teammate and cousin, Santos Merlos, received the Most Valuable Player prize as well as the Images of Polo

SO AN EXTRA FIFTH CHUKKA WAS NEEDED TO FIND THE WINNER AND JUAN CRUZ DELIVERED THE SILVERWARE FOR HIS PATRON, RASHID EL-ASHKAR

Best Playing Pony prize for Allemana. The sub final, played earlier in the day on the Castle Ground at Flemish Farm, was an equally competitive affair. Heiko Voelker’s Tchogan/Polo Performance, who led from the first chukka, managed to keep their lead to win this contest, beating Adebayo Karim’s Shoreline 7–5 across four chukkas. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Limitless/Delaney: Rashid El-Ashkar (1); Kian Hall (3); Santos Merlos (6); Juan Cruz Merlos (6).

Ainsley Saddlery: Andrew Dechet (1); Lachlan Gilmore (4); Ed Banner Eve (5); Javier Guerrero (6).

Tchogan/Polo Performance: Heiko Voelker (0); Leon Donoso (3); William Emerson (5); Tomas Beresford (8). Shoreline: Wilf Bate (0); Adebayo Karim (2); Santiago de Estrada (6); Alfredo Capella (8).

DUKE OF WELLINGTON TROPHY

18 August 2024

Sub

Final: The Mirror, Ainsley Saddlery

Final: Cibao La Pampa/Beaufort, Bin Drai Polo

The Mirror finds reflected glory across winning weekend

Sarkis Gabrelian discovered August was a good month for his Mirror team – winning Duke of Wellington and Cottington Cup silverware in 24 hours

Match Report The Mirror 8½ Ainsley Saddlery 6

The Mirror patron Sarkis Gabrelian had a successful weekend at the Club in August. On Saturday 17 August his Mirror team won the Cottington Cup. Twenty-four hours later a higher-handicapped Mirror squad added the prestigious Duke of Wellington Trophy to the team’s collection. The Mirror (receiving half a goal on handicap) defeated Andrew Dechet’s Ainsley Saddlery 8½–6 in Sunday’s final. Fifteen teams had entered this tournament,

played as part of the Hurlingham Polo Association’s 12-goal Victor Ludorum contest. Dechet’s team started strongly with Lachlan Gilmore, who just a week earlier had been named the Talacrest Guards Young Player of the Year, fired through a hat-trick of goals. With Javier Guerrero also finding the flags, Ainsley Saddlery were 4–1½ ahead at the start of the second chukka. The Mirror got themselves a little closer at the half-time bell (5–3½) but Ainsley Saddlery were still very much in command of this match.

THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER, MAX CHARLTON, SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED THROUGH TRAFFIC TO SCORE AND A MIRROR PENALTY GAVE THIS TEAM THE LEAD FOR THE FIRST TIME

It was all change in the second half though. The Most Valuable Player, Max Charlton, successfully negotiated through traffic to score and a Mirror penalty gave this team the lead for the first time (5½–5). With Antonio Sorzana firing through a lovely field goal, The Mirror were now the ones in control. With Guerrero scoring twice more in the fourth and final chukka, it was these goals that confirmed The Mirror’s superiority.

Eleanor Wellesley, the granddaughter of the trophy’s namesake, the 8th Duke of Wellington, presented the prizes. This included the Polo Times Best Playing Pony rug for Gasper. This Retraining of Racehorses seven-year-old mare had been played by Max Charlton in the first, second and fourth chukkas.

The sub final, played earlier in the day, saw a win for Cibao La Pampa/Beaufort. They defeated the Bin Drai Polo Team 8–4. u

TEAM LINEUPS

The Mirror: Sarkis Gabrelian (-1); Antonio Sorzana (0); Max Charlton (6); Javier Guerrero (6). Ainsley Saddlery: Andrew Dechet (1); Catalina Lavinia (2); Lachlan Gilmore (4); Ed Banner Eve (5).

Cibao La Pampa/Beaufort: Zoe Reader (1); Nicolas San Roman (4); Benjamin Urquiza (6); Juan Pepa (1).

Bin Drai Polo Team: Rashid Bin Drai (2); Khalid Bin Drai (1); Kian Hall (3); Lucas Criado (6).

GUARDS YOUTH TOURNAMENT

22 June 2024

Final: Flemish Farm, La Martina

Sub Final: Guards Polo Club, Smith’s Lawn

Under 10s: Guards Minis, La Martina Minis

Polo’s future has fun on our fields

Strong entry in the Club’s Youth Tournament, featuring the next generation of sporting talent, saw six teams battle for La Martina’s prizes

Some future stars of polo took to the fields at Smith’s Lawn in late June to compete in our annual Guards Youth Tournament. Open to the children of our Club Players and Patrons, alongside the children of those polo superstars who were competing in the high-goal tournaments at the Club, entries flooded in. Such was the demand that six teams took part and were divided into two age

groups – 11+ and the under 10s.

The latter played as the Guards Minis, in orange shirts, versus the La Martina Minis in pink shirts. The Guards Minis dominated this match, made up of three chukkas of five minutes each, winning 7–0. Agustin Stirling, one of high-goaler Pelon Stirling’s sons, was named the Most Valuable Player.

Four teams took part in the 11+ challenge –Flemish Farm in red shirts, Guards Polo Club

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sporting purple, La Martina in the brand’s distinctive bright green and a Smith’s Lawn team wearing blue. The final, made up of four chukkas of four minutes each, was won by Flemish Farm. They beat La Martina 4–1. Lucero Monteverde was named the Most Valuable Player. The runners-up match, between Guards Polo Cub and Smith’s Lawn, was a win for Guards Polo Club.

The players were delighted to receive their prizes from high-goal star Gonzalo Pieres Jnr. A stalwart of the Ellerstina team in the prestigious Argentine Open, Gonzalito was playing high-goal for Black Bears in 2024. No doubt these future stars grabbed the chance for some advice about their game from a current standout player of the game. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Under 10s Guards Minis: Evie Markell, Oscar Wilson-Smith; Lorenzo Antinori, Agustin Stirling. La Martina Minis: Zavier Ana Jehangiri, Lucas Wilson-Smith; William Nix, Juan Muzzio. 11+ Flemish Farm: Lucero Monteverde; Inigo Heguy,

Ottilie Williams, Cornelius Nix. La Martina: Santiago Muzzio, Freddy Williams, Nina Vestey, Vieri Antinori. Guards Polo Club: Alejandro Muzzio, Lorenzo Nero, Indalecio Pieres, Sujan Singh. Smith’s Lawn: Cristo Heguy, Florencio Merlos Caset, Haris Ali, Vicente Stirling.

INTER REGIMENTAL FINAL

Welsh win honours in military’s oldest battle

Armed Forces teams from UK and USA take over the polo at Smith’s Lawn in mid-July, reminding everyone of the Club’s military roots

Match Report Welsh Guards 5 Household Cavalry 4

The Welsh Guards put up a spirited performance to win the Inter Regimental Trophy Final on The Duke’s Ground. They defeated their old rivals, the Household Cavalry, 5–4 in a tight game to win this historic trophy, which dates back to 1871. This was one of the best military matches for some years with both teams having strong chances to win the day.

A Playing Member of Guards Polo Club, Capt George, Viscount Chelsea, used his local knowledge to good effect, playing a strong game for the Welsh Guards. He was later named the Most Valuable Player (MVP), receiving the Pringle Cup. This is the traditional trophy for the MVP in this match and is named after Major Jack Pringle of the 8th Hussars. Major Pringle dedicated his life to military polo after serving in the Second World War.

The first match of the day was also a military contest. A visiting team from the United States military again faced a squad from the Armed

Forces Polo Association (UKAFPA). They were battling for the United Services Cup, part of the three-match Chapple Cup series. The visiting Americans won the day, beating the UKAFPA 4–3. In addition, PO1 Alex Jenkins was named the Most Valuable Player. However the home side had already won the previous two fixtures and so were rewarded with the Chapple Cup itself during the post-match presentation. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Welsh Guards: Col Henry Llewellyn-Usher (-2); Lt Col Guy Bartle-Jones (0); Capt George Viscount Chelsea (0); Capt Oliver Powell (2).

Household Cavalry: Lt Col Matt Woodward (Blues & Royals, -2); Lt Col Tom Armitage (Life Guards, -1); Lt Jamie Thomas (Blues & Royals, 2); Ct Jonty Barlow (Blues & Royals, 1).

United States Military: 2Lt Rowan Neidinger (0); LTC Amos Peterson (0); PO1 Alex Jenkins (1); Lt Mike Muldoon (0). Armed Forces Polo Association: Gp Capt Ed Whitechurch (Royal Air Force, 0); Major Will Mawby (Royal Artillery, 0); Capt Rob Cameron (GS, 0); Capt Hector Fair (King’s Royal Hussars, 1).

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SPRING TOURNAMENT

19 May 2024

Final: AFB, HK Polo

Sub Final: Ming Yun, Harum Scarum

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AFB run a successful Spring campaign

Clive Reid’s AFB team delivered a convincing performance in the 2024 final of the Spring Tournament. They added their name to this six-goal competition after beating Iyad Omari’s HK Polo 12–6.

AFB were dominant from the first whistle thanks to Kian Hall, who scored four goals in the first chukka. With Pete Webb firing through a further three in the second, AFB had secured a comfortable 7–2 advantage at half-time. Pete was later rewarded with the Most Valuable Player prize, not surprising as he scored half of AFB’s goals in this game.

HK Polo stayed focused, but AFB were too strong for them on this day. With Clive himself scoring two goals in the fourth and final chukka, AFB’s victory

was assured. Clive received the trophy from the Club’s Chairman, Lt Col Sean O’Dwyer, while Kian Hall received the Polo Times Best Playing Pony prize for Niall Donnelly’s Liberty.

The sub final was a much tighter affair. Played on Ground 4, Arno Liu’s Ming Yun defeated Jonathan and Melanie Hare’s Harum Scarum (who received half a goal on handicap) 8–7½. u

TEAM LINEUPS

AFB: Clive Reid (0); Rhett Wooldridge (0); Kian Hall (3); Pete Webb (3).

HK Polo: Iyad Omari (0); Rajendra Jain (0); Daniel Otamendi (4); Hamid Ali (2). Ming Yun: Arno Liu (0); Patrick Ephson (1); Will Melville-Smith (2); Adolfo Casabal (3).

Harum Scarum: Jonathan Hare (0); Melanie Hare (-1); Phil Seller (2); Ryan Pemble (4).

Clive Reid’s team starts 2024 with an impressive victory on The Queen’s Ground Match Report AFB 12 HK Polo 6

VALERIE HALFORD MEMORIAL TROPHY

6 May 2024

Final: Ainsley Saddlery, TEQ

Sub Final: Mad Dogs, Lantic Bay

Ainsley Saddlery refocus to win

The Club’s first 12-goal tournament of the 2024 season saw a win for Andrew Dechet’s Ainsley Saddlery in wet conditions. They narrowly won this key game 9–8, beating TEQ at Coworth Park. This final score was a little surprising though as Ainsley Saddlery headed into the half-time break with a comfortable 7–2 lead.

TEQ threw themselves back into this match in the third chukka, with Will Emerson delivering a hat-trick of goals. With Will Harper firing through a shot on target, TEQ were now only one goal behind Ainsley Saddlery going into the final chukka. However, with both teams scoring a pair of goals in this final period of play Ainsley Saddlery were able to secure a 9-8 victory.

Catalina Lavinia, who scored TEQ’s two goals in the final chukka, was rewarded with the Most Valuable Player prize. The Images of Polo Best Playing Pony rug went to Reggetona. She had been played by Ainsley Saddlery’s Manuel Plaza. The sub final was a win for Alan Fall’s Mad Dogs. They beat Tom Earl’s Lantic Bay 5–3 earlier in the day. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Ainsley Saddlery: Andrew Dechet (1); Jack Whitman (2); Ross Ainsley (3); Manuel Plaza (6). TEQ: Catalina Lavinia (2); Jeremy Pemberton (1); William Harper (4); Will Emerson (5).

Andrew Dechet’s team hold nerve to win 12-goal prizes despite tough third chukka

Match Report Ainsley Saddlery 9 TEQ 8

Mad Dogs: Alan Fall (1); Oliver Fanshawe (2); Alfie Hyde (3); Jack Richardson (6). Lantic Bay: Tom Earl (0); William Millard (2); Tom Brodie (5); Malcolm Borwick (5).

COMMITTEE CUP

2 June 2024

Final: Tchogan, Libertine

Sub Final: Tex8n Polo, Harum Scarum

Emerson on target for Tchogan success

Will Emerson fires though eight goals to guarantee Tchogan’s success in Committee Cup Match Report Tchogan 9 Libertine 6

It was of little surprise that Will Emerson, captain of Heiko Voelker’s Tchogan team, was named Man of the Match in the 2024 Committee Cup final. This five-goal player scored eight of his team’s nine goals in their win over Alexander Nix’s Libertine. Tchogan had given themselves a comfortable 5–2 lead at half-time on Ground Eight. The team went on to maintain their all-important three-goal advantage in the final two chukkas, to ensure Tchogan’s victory.

The Club was delighted to welcome Joanna Broughton of Truefitt & Hill to present the prizes. This included the Polo Times Best Playing Pony rug to Lovelocks Main Man. He had been played by the

Libertines’ Tommy Severn.

The sub final of this eight-goal tournament was a win 8–5. for Mindi Byrne’s Tex8n Polo. They beat Jonathan Hare’s Harum Scarum in another competitive match, this time on Ground Six. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Tchogan: Heiko Voelker (0); Estanislao Darritchon (1); Josh Hyde (2); Will Emerson (5). Libertine: Ulysses Hu (0); Alexander Nix (1); Rufus Uloth (2); Tommy Severn (5).

Tex8n Polo: Mindi Byrne (0); Catalina Lavinia (2); Manuel Perez Altuna (2); Nicolas San Roman (4). Harum Scarum: Jonathan Hare (0); Nicolas Hiller (1); Eugenio Imaz (3); Federico Boudou (4).

COWORTH PARK CHALLENGE

7 July 2024

Final: Altamira K, Shoreline

Sub Final: Mad Dogs, Four Quarters Black

Talented trio deliver for Altamira

Adriano Agosti lifts the impressive Coworth Park trophy thanks to some impressive young players

Match Report Altamira K 11½ Shoreline 9

Long-standing Club patron Adriano Agosti added Altamira’s name to the substantial Coworth Park Challenge Trophy in 2024. He was ably supported in this endeavour by some impressive, young, professional players, Santos Merlos, Beltran and Rufino Laulhé.

Such talent ensured that Altamira (who received half a goal on handicap) defeated Tunde Karim’s Shoreline 11½–9.

Altamira were ahead from the first chukka (2–1) and had a comfortable, 6–4 lead at half-time. Felix Esain and Facundo Sola kept Shoreline’s hopes alive by scoring five goals in the final two chukkas. However there was no stopping Rufino and Santos Merlos, who made sure that Altamira retained their lead until the final whistle.

Rufino was rewarded with the Most Valuable Player prize from this 15-goal final. Meanwhile,

his brother and team-mate Beltran received the Images of Polo Best Playing Pony prize for Comoda.

With such depth of talent in this tournament –10 teams took part in the 2024 edition - the sub final was just as competitive. Honours in this match went to Alan Fall’s Mad Dogs. They defeated the 2023 winners, Romilla Arber’s Four Quarters Black, 9–8. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Altamira: Adriano Agosti (0); Rufino Laulhé (4); Beltran Laulhé (5); Santos Merlos (6). Shoreline: Estanislao Darritchon (2); Tunde Karim (0); Felix Esain (6); Facundo Sola (8).

Mad Dogs: Alan Fall (1); Alfie Hyde (3); Pedro Harrison (5); Manuel Plaza (6). Four Quarters Black: Romilla Arber (0); Tomas Ballesteros (2); Gonzalo Ferrari (7); Simon Prado (6).

SOCIAL CUP

28 July 2024

Final: Elemental/Libertine, Pangbourne.

Sub Final: Tex8n Polo, Tchogan

Final heads to extra time

Elemental/Libertine win Social Cup thanks to golden goal in a fifth chukka

Match Report

Elemental/Libertine 8 Pangbourne 7

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The final of the Club’s Social Cup delivered an edge-of-the-seat final on The Queen’s Ground. Elemental/ Libertine and Pangbourne swapped leads almost every chukka and levelled the score (7–7) at the end of the fourth chukka. This pushed the match into extra time. It was Pete Webb who found the winner for Elemental/Libertine.

This is the only tournament that is sponsored by the Members of the Club. So our generous donors and their guests were able to watch this enthralling final from the Royal Box. Post match they also had the opportunity to talk to the players over a Royal Box afternoon tea and Laurent-Perrier champagne.

The prizes were presented by Col James Tedder from the Not Forgotten Association – all donations raised on this day was donated to the military charity – and Catharina Hillenbrand Von der

Neyen, who represents the Social Members at Board level. Jack Hyde, a member of the winning team, received the Most Valuable Player prize. Meanwhile, Pangbourne’s Louis Hine stepped forward to receive the Images of Polo Best Playing Pony prize for Vicky.

The sub final was a little more clear-cut. Mindi Byrne’s Tex8n Polo won this encounter. They beat the Voelkers’ Tchogan squad 9–5 on the fastplaying Ground Four earlier in the day. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Elemental/Libertine: Rafi Bruckner (1); Alexander Nix (1); Pete Web (3); Jack Hyde (5). Pangbourne: Rhett Wooldridge (0); George Copcutt (0); Louis Hine (5); Ned Hine (5).

Tex8n Polo: Mindi Byrne (0); Mark Emerson (2); Nicolas Roberts (4); Nicolas San Roman (4). Tchogan: Heiko Voelker (0); Max Voelker (2); Segundo Darritchon (4); Lachlan Gilmore (4).

PHOENICIAN CUP

14 July 2024

Final: Quianto, Mad Dogs

Sub Final: Standing Rock, Kilnwood Park

Quianto rally to win 12-goal trophy

Enrico Meneghetti’s team fire through five goals in the second half to ensure victory Match Report Quianto 7 Mad Dogs 6

Enrico Meneghetti’s Quianto team might have been trailing in the first half of this Phoenician Cup final but rallied to win 7–6. Goals from Jose Araya, Lucho Aguirre and Alfie Hyde ensured Quianto ran out the winners over Alan Fall’s Mad Dogs. Araya was later rewarded with the Most Valuable Player Prize. He also headed home with the Images of Polo Best Playing Pony rug for Bianca Nieve.

This tournament was the brainchild of the late Eddy Arida, a life playing member of Guards Polo Club for more than 40 years. Although Eddy sadly passed away in 2021 his family continue to support the tournament with prizes.

A team benefitting from this generosity was Standing Rock. Philipp Mueller’s team won the sub-final, beating Thilo Sautter’s Kilnwood Park K’s team (who received half a goal on handicap) 7–5½ u

TEAM LINEUPS

Quianto: Enrico Meneghetti (0); Jose Araya (5); Lucho Aguirre (4); Alfie Hyde (3). Mad Dogs: Alan Fall (1); Catalina Lavinia (2); Pedro Harrison (5); Nicolas Roberts (4).

Standing Rock: Philipp Mueller (0); Pierandrea Mueller (3); Ricardo Garros (5); Nacho Gonzalez (4). Kilnwood Park K: Thilo Sautter (1); Josh Clover (2); Hissam Ali Hyder (4); Daniel Otamendi (4).

The Mirror/Libertine win military glory

Royal horses, military music and friendly rivalry are the hallmarks of the 2024 edition of the Major General’s Cup

Match Report The Mirror/Libertine 6 Mad Dogs 3

Sarkis Gabrelian and Alexander Nix teamed up at the end of the 2024 season to win the Major General’s Cup. The Mirror/Libertine dominated this match, leading 2–0 after the first chukka and going on to win 6–3. Mark Emerson was particularly impressive in the early chukkas for this team, while team mate, Lord Manton produced some strong play in the second half to ensure The Mirror/Libertine remained ahead.

Mad Dogs had been forced to change their line-up at the last minute – Capt Freddie Benyon stepping in for William Berry who was stuck in traffic – and that inevitably disrupted the team. However, Rajendra Jain successfully converted a couple of penalties and Jeremy Pemberton worked hard to keep Mad Dogs in with a chance. However, when Gabrelian successfully converted a penalty in the final moments of the game it just confirmed The Mirror/Libertine’s superiority in this match.

Col Guy Stone, Chief of Staff London District, presented the prizes. This included the Most Valuable Player prize to Lord Manton, who first won this tournament 38 years ago. The 2024 edition marked his sixth win. The Images of Polo Best Playing Pony prize went to Boca, who had been played by Jeremy Pemberton.

Another standout horse on the day was Emma, HM Queen Elizabeth ll’s riding Fell pony. Emma

was accompanied to the Club by Her Majesty’s stud groom Terry Pendry. Emma not only led the finalists out onto the field but was happy to pose for photos with Members before the match.

Sadly torrential rain the previous evening forced the cancellation of the sub final. With five teams entered into this tournament including two military squads – Hook British Army Polo Team and a Cavalry and Guards squad – it had the makings of an equally good game. u

TEAM LINEUPS

8 September 2024

Final: The Mirror/Libertine, Mad Dogs

The Mirror/Libertine: Sarkis Gabrelian (-1); Lord Manton (0); Alexander Nix (1); Mark Emerson (2).

Mad Dogs: Capt The Hon Freddie Benyon/William Berry (0); Rajendra Jain (0); Jeremy Pemberton (1); Alan Fall (1).

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PRESIDENT’S TROPHY

7 September 2024

Final: Tchogan, Kusnacht Practice

Tchogan close season with a win

Heiko Voelker’s team continue winning form late into season with impressive win in 10-goal challenge

Match Report Tchogan 9 Kusnacht Practice 8½

Tchogan put up a strong performance to defeat the defending champions, Kusnacht Practice (received half a goal on handicap) in the President’s Trophy. Such a performance helped Tchogan receive the coveted Club’s Team of the Year Award at the following week’s Chairman’s Awards Dinner.

Played on the Princes’ Ground, Heiko Voelker’s team started strongly in this final, firing through four goals. Eduardo Greghi’s team responded with equal passion but Tchogan managed to hang on to their advantage. Despite not scoring at all in the fourth and final chukka, Tchogan

won the match 9–8½

Will Emerson, who had a standout game for Tchogan, scoring five of his team’s nine goals, was named the Most Valuable Player. Emerson also headed home with the Images of Polo Best Playing Pony prize for Skiff. u

TEAM LINEUPS

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Tchogan: Heiko Voelker (0); Estanislao Darritchon (2); Segundo Darritchon (4); Will Emerson (5).

Kusnacht Practice: Eduardo Greghi (0); Kian Hall (3); Mateo Lalor (3); Nicolas San Roman (4).

AUTUMN NATIONS TOURNAMENT

Final:

15 September 2024

Sub

Cool Hooves Polo, Mad Dogs

Final: Tchogan/Polo Performance, Jehangiri

Rafi’s boys stay cool under pressure

The 644th game of the year did not disappoint, with Cool Hooves and Mad Dogs creating a memorable contest to close the season

Match Report Cool Hooves Polo 7 Mad Dogs 6

Ironically, the Autumn Nations Cup Final, traditionally played as the last game of the season, always seems to deliver an epic contest.

The 2024 edition was no exception, with Rafi Bruckner’s Cool Hooves Polo and Alan Fall’s Mad Dogs going head-to-head for all four chukkas.

Cool Hooves Polo won the battle, defeating Mad Dogs 7–6, but it was anyone’s game for much of the match. The teams were level (4–4) at half-time, but Cool Hooves managed to pull away a little (6–4) at the end of the third, thanks to a pair of goals from Segundo Darritchon. Mad Dogs rallied in the fourth chukka with both Catalina Lavinia and Pedro Harrison finding the flags. However Darritchon fired through another in this chukka to ensure victory for Bruckner and the Cool Hooves squad.

Such a performance earned the young player the Most Valuable Player prize. His family’s La Mariposa Loteria was also named the Images of

Polo Best Playing Pony. This pony had been awarded the same honour just a few weeks’ earlier in the Town & County Championship Final, also at Smith’s Lawn.

With 14 teams taking part every game was competitive. The sub-final was an equally intense affair with team fortunes changing in both halves of the game. Muhammad Jehangiri’s Jehangiri team were leading 3½–3 at half time but went down 5–3½ to Heiko Voelker’s Tchogan/Polo Performance on the final bell. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Cool Hooves Polo: Rafi Bruckner (1); Josh Hyde (2); Segundo Darritchon (4); Jack Hyde (5). Mad Dogs: Alan Fall (1); Catalina Lavinia (2); Pedro Harrison (5); Nicolas Roberts (4). Tchogan/Polo

Performance: Heiko Voelker (0); Alfie Hyde (3); William Harper (4); Will Emerson (5). Jehangiri: Muhammed Jehangiri (-1); Kian Hall (3); Jose Araya (5); Nicolas San Roman (4).

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CHAIRMAN’S TOURNAMENT

15 September 2024

Final: Elzana Polo, Champlain

Directors’ Cup Final: The Scary Eleven, Carisbrooke

Big Top Cup: La Pedrosa, Cadence

Wooden Spoon: Mad Dogs, HK Polo, Tchogan

Elzana win contest for Chairman’s Cup

Popular end-of-season tournament for Club teams delivers friendly rivalry and camaraderie in equal measure

Match Report Elzana Polo 7 Champlain Polo 6

Elzana Polo made their Chairman’s Tournament debut a winning one with a narrow victory over Champlain Polo.

Elan Odogwu’s team led from the first chukka and had established a comfortable 6–3 lead going into the final period of play. Noelle Quintin’s Champlain team brought themselves back into contention in the final chukka, scoring three goals off the stick of Nicolas San Roman. Sadly time was against them and it was Elzana that received the silverware.

In addition to our Chairman, Lt Col Sean O’Dwyer, presenting the trophy to Odogwu, he also awarded Fred Thame with the Most Valuable Player gift. Meanwhile, the Images of Polo Best Playing Pony prize went to Dolfina Minitas, who had been played by San Roman in this match.

The Chairman’s Tournament is built around Club patrons and Playing Members competing in fierce yet friendly rivalry across the final six days of the season. Nine teams entered the competition in 2024 and everyone had a chance to play on finals day. The sub final, for the Directors’ Cup, was won

by Kate Lindsay-Fynn and Melanie Hare’s Scary Eleven. They beat Carisbrook 5–4 after another close game. The Big Top Final, between La Pedrosa and Cadence, saw a 7–4 win for Marcos Vivian’s team. The round robin, Wooden Spoon competition, a three-way battle between Mad Dogs, HK Polo and Tchogan, was won by Alan Fall’s Mad Dogs. u

TEAM LINEUPS

Elzana Polo: Elan Odogwu (-1); Hamish MacLennan (0); Fred Thame (2); James Mann (3). Champlain Polo: Noelle Quintin (-1); The Lord Manton (0); Luca Natella (1); Nicolas San Roman (4). The Scary Eleven: Kate Lindsay-Fynn (0); Melanie Hare (-1); Phil Seller (2); Eugenio Imaz (3).

Carisbrooke: Jayne Rumsey (0); George Copcutt (0); Rafi Bruckner (1); Edward Morris-Lowe (3). La Pedrosa: Lt-Col Tom

Armitage (-1); Marcos Vivian (0); Josh Clover (2); Roddy Williams (3). Cadence: Elodie Avarguez (0); Riley Leake (1); Archie Heseltine (1); Oliver Fanshawe (2).

Mad Dogs: Mark Emerson (2); Jeremy Pemberton (1); William Berry (0); Alan Fall (1). HK Polo: Rajendra Jain (0); Iyad Omani (0); Nicolas Leal (2); Hamid Ali (2).

Tchogan: Heiko Voelker (0); Nicholas Hiller (1); Estanislao Darritchon (2); Manuel Perez Altuna (2).

IMAGE BY PABLO RAMIREZ

SUNDAY 21 APRIL

SUNDAY

SATURDAY

RESULTS 2024

SATURDAY 4 MAY

SUNDAY 19 MAY

SUNDAY 28 APRIL

Valerie Halford Memorial Trophy Sub Final

Mad Dogs: Alfie Hyde, Oliver Fanshawe, Alan Fall, Jack Richardson

Valerie Halford Memorial Trophy Images of Polo Best Playing Pony Reggetona (Manuel Plaza)

Spring Tournament Sub Final

Ming Yun: Patrick Ephson, Arno Liu, Will Melville-Smith, Adolfo Casabal

Spring Tournament – Loyd Cup

AFB: Pete Webb, Niall Donnelly, Rhett Wooldridge, Clive Reid

Spring Tournament Polo Times Best Playing Pony Liberty (Owned by Niall Donnelly, played by Kian Hall)

Valerie Halford Memorial Trophy Final

4 MAY

Ainsley Saddlery: Andrew Dechet, Jack Whitman, Ross Ainsley, Manuel Plaza

Spring Amateur Tournament Final

Libertine: Leander Sautter, Thilo Sautter, Alexander Nix, Juan Pepa

Valerie Halford Memorial Trophy Most Valuable Player Catalina Lavinia (TEQ)

Spring Amateur Tournament –Images of Polo Best Playing Pony La Colo (Juan Pepa)

Spring Tournament Most Valuable Player Peter Webb

Spring Tournament Final

19 MAY

AFB: Clive Reid, Rhett Wooldridge, Kian Hall, Peter Webb, Niall Donnelly

Spring Amateur Tournament –Most Valuable Player Leander Sautter

SUNDAY

SUNDAY 12 MAY

SUNDAY

SUNDAY

SUNDAY 5

SATURDAY 4

La Martina Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Centenary Trophy Sub Final

Emlor: Max Charlton, Spencer McCarthy, Javier Guerrero, James McCarthy

La Martina Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Centenary Trophy – Rodney Moore Cup

MAY

Emlor: Javier Guerrero, Max Charlton, Spencer McCarthy, James McCarthy

La Martina Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Centenary Trophy – Coronation Bowl

MAY

Kusnacht Practice: Benjamin Panelo, Nicolas San Roman, Eduardo Greghi, Hugo Taylor

La Martina Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Centenary Trophy Polo Times Best Playing Pony Rio (Rosendo Torreguitar)

Copenhagen Cup Sub Final

12 MAY

Eton: Oliver Drewitt, Beau Buchan, Julian Ogilvie Thompson, Eskander Fouladi

La Martina Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Centenary Trophy Final

12 MAY

Tempest: Jose Araya, Gustav Rausing, Rosendo Torreguitar, Ryan Pemble

La Martina Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Centenary Trophy Most Valuable Player Rosendo Torreguitar

Copenhagen Cup Final

12 MAY

Wellington College: Louis Hine, Leo Stuart, James Garvin, Emily White, Aramya Sheikh

Copenhagen Cup Polo Times Best Playing Pony Argentino (Louis Hine)

Copenhagen Cup Most Valuable Player Luca Natella (Stowe)

MONDAY 27 MAY

MONDAY 27 MAY

SATURDAY

SATURDAY 1 JUNE

SUNDAY 2 JUNE,

SATURDAY 1 JUNE

SATURDAY 1 JUNE

SUNDAY 2 JUNE

Labrador Trophy Sub Final

Champlain Polo: Nicolas San Roman, Juan Pepa, Noelle Quintin, The Lord Manton

Labrador Trophy Images of Polo Best Playing Pony Boogie (Fred Thame)

Labrador Trophy Final

Elzana Polo: Conrad Odogwu, Ulysses Hu, Fred Thame, James Mann

Labrador Trophy Most Valuable Player Fred Thame

La Martina Varsity Polo – Jenny Walton Masters Trophy (Eton v Harrow)

Harrow: Ulysses Hu, Hector Rodberg, Arthur Porter, Huan Yan, Ibrahim Faisal

Committee Cup Sub Final

Tex8n Polo: Catalina Lavinia, Mindi Byrne, Manuel Perez Altuna, Nicolas San Roman

La Martina Pony Club Invitational

Hampshire Hunt: Bruno Bradshaw, Edward Barlow, Mimi Evans, Angus Small / Old Surrey & Burstow: Matias Maldonado, Scarlet Picksley, George Williams, Lulu Saunders

Committee Cup Polo Times Best Playing Pony Lovelocks Main Man (Tommy Severn (Libertine))

La Martina Varsity Best Playing Pony Peleador (owned by King Power/played by Jessica Chapman (Cambridge)

La Martina Varsity Polo – Oxford v Cambridge

1 JUNE

Oxford: George Tebbutt, Zelda Hollings, Camilla Hyslop, Joshua Cheung

Committee Cup Final

Tchogan: Will Emerson, Josh Hyde, Estanislao Darritchon, Heiko Voelker

La Martina Varsity Polo – Arthus Lucas Trophy (Old Blues Match)

Cambridge Old Blues: Vittoria Schrager von Altishofen, Jeremy Allen, Sam Outtridge, Sam Browne

Committee Cup Most Valuable Player Will Emerson

La Martina Varsity Most Valuable Player Camilla Hyslop

SUNDAY

SATURDAY

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

SUNDAY

SUNDAY

Cartier Queen’s Cup Quarter-Final –Platinum Jubilee Trophy

SATURDAY 8 JUNE

Great Oaks La Dolfina: Dillon Bacon, Kian Hall, Diego Cavanagh, Adolfo Cambiaso Jnr

Cartier Queen’s Cup Final

16 JUNE

Talandracas: Alejandro Muzzio, Pablo Pieres, Edouard & Hugues Carmignac, Rosendo Torreguitar

Cartier Queen’s Cup Final –Best Playing Pony

JM Fanta (owned by HRH The Crown Prince of Johor/played by Pablo Pieres)

Cartier Queen’s Cup Semi-Final – Hubert Perrodo Trophy Most Valuable Player Pablo Pieres

Cartier Queen’s Cup – Richard Watt Cup

2 JUNE

La Magdeleine: Santiago Laborde, Jeronimo del Carril, Facundo Fernandez Llorente, Alexandre Garese

Cartier Queen’s Cup Semi-Final –

Kerry Packer Trophy Best Playing Pony BamBam (Adolfo Cambiaso Jnr)

Cartier Queen’s Cup Sub Final - The Cartier Trophy

SUNDAY 16 JUNE

La Dolfina/Scone: Alfredo Bigatti, Adolfo Cambiaso, Charlie Hanbury, Mia Cambiaso

Cartier Queen’s Cup Sub Final –Most Valuable Player Mia Cambiaso

Cartier Queen’s Cup Semi-Final –Hubert Perrodo Trophy

12 JUNE

Talandracas: Alejandro Muzzio, Rosendo Torreguitar, Hugues Carmignac, Pablo Pieres

Cartier Queen’s Cup Semi-Final –Kerry Packer Trophy

14 JUNE

La Dolfina Great Oaks: Dillon Bacon, Kian Hall, Diego Cavanagh, Adolfo Cambiaso Jnr

Cartier Queen’s Cup Semi-Final – Kerry Packer Trophy Most Valuable Player Adolfo Cambiaso Jnr

Cartier Queen’s Cup Semi-Final – Hubert Perrodo Trophy Best Playing Pony Aventura (Pablo Pieres)

Cartier Queen’s Cup – Royal Windsor Horse Show Cup

25 MAY

Thai Polo/Get A Drip: Tommy Severn, Martin Podesta, Ned Hine, Jose Araya, Louis Hine

Cartier Queen’s Cup Final –Most Valuable Player Alejandro Muzzio

Cartier Queen’s Cup Quarter-Final –Gerard Leigh Trophy

9 JUNE

Black Bears: Facundo Pieres, Gonzalo Pieres Jnr, Hazel Jackson, Guy Schwarzenbach

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

SUNDAY

SUNDAY

SATURDAY

Guards Youth Tournament 11+ Final

22 JUNE

Flemish Farm: Lucero Monteverde, Inigo Heguy, Ottilie Williams, Cornelius Nix

Guards Youth Tournament Under 10s Most Valuable Player Agustin Stirling

Guards Youth Tournament Under 10s Final

22 JUNE

Guards Minis: Evie Markell, Oscar Wilson-Smith, Lorenzo Antinori, Agustin Stirling

Archie David Cup Final – Best Playing Pony Lovelocks Talisker (Charlie Hanbury)

Archie David Cup Final –Most Valuable Player Charlie Hanbury

Guards Youth Tournament 11+ Most Valuable Player

Lucero Monteverde

Out-Sourcing Inc Royal Windsor Cup Sub Final – Mountbatten Cup

23 JUNE

Ainsley Saddlery: Estanislao Darritchon, Andrew Dechet, Manuel Plaza, Guillermo Terrera

Out-Sourcing Inc Royal Windsor Cup Final

23 JUNE

Four Quarters Black: Tomas Ballesteros, Romilla Arber, Gonzalo Ferrari, Benjamin Urquiza

Out-Sourcing Inc Royal Windsor Cup Final –Best Playing Pony J5arg Capa (Owned by La Dolfina/ played by Gonzalo Ferrari)

Out-Sourcing Inc Royal Windsor Cup Final – Most Valuable Player Gonzalo Ferrari

Archie David Cup Final

30 JUNE

Dubai: Benicio Castagnola, Tariq Albwardy, Charlie Hanbury, Rufino Laulhé

Archie David Cup Sub Final – Caterham Cup

30 JUNE

Standing Rock: Philipp Mueller, Nicolas van Oppen, Pierandrea Mueller, Nacho Gonzalez

Archie David Cup Sub Final (Guards teams only) – Claude Pert Trophy

30 JUNE

Harum Scarum: Federico Boudou, Eugenio Imaz, Nicholas Hiller, Jonathan Hare

SUNDAY 7 JULY

SUNDAY

SUNDAY 7 JULY

RESULTS 2024

SUNDAY 15 JULY

SATURDAY 6 JULY

Coworth Park Challenge Trophy Sub Final

Mad Dogs: Alfie Hyde, Alan Fall, Pedro Harrison, Manuel Plaza

Coworth Park Challenge Images of Polo Best Playing Pony Comoda (Beltran Laulhé)

Ladies VL 22-Goal Final

Buena Vibra: Guiliana Tarazona, Cory Williams, Mia Cambiaso, Milly Hine

Inter Regimental Polo Day - United Services Cup

United States Military Team: 2Lt Rowan Neidinger, LTC Amos Peterson, PO1 Alex Jenkins, Lt Mike Muldoon

Ladies VL 22-Goal Sub Final

SATURDAY 6 JULY

Emita/Play Polo: Claire Graham, Emma Boers, Heloise Wilson-Smith, Carina Clarkin

Ladies VL 22-Goal Most Valuable Player Mia Cambiaso

Inter Regimental Polo Day - Inter Regimental Final

15

Welsh Guards: Capt Oliver Powell, Capt George Viscount Chelsea, Lt Col Guy Bartle-Jones, Col Henry Llewellyn-Usher

Coworth Park Challenge Trophy Final

Altimara K: Adriano Agosti, Rufino Laulhé, Beltran Laulhé, Santos Merlos

Coworth Park Challenge Most Valuable Player Rufino Laulhé

Inter Regimental Polo Final – Pringle Cup for the Most Valuable Player Capt George Viscount Chelsea

Ladies VL 22-Goal Final Images of Polo Best Playing Pony Electra (Milly Hine)

Inter Regimental Polo Day – United Services Cup Most Valuable Player PO1 Alex Jenkins

SUNDAY 14 JULY

SUNDAY 14 JULY

THURSDAY

RESULTS 2024

SUNDAY

SUNDAY

Phoenician Cup Final

Quianto: Lucho Aguirre, Alfie Hyde, Enrico Meneghetti, Jose Araya

Phoenician Cup Sub Final

Standing Rock: Philipp Mueller, Pierandrea Mueller, Ricardo Garros, Nacho Gonzalez

Phoenician Cup Final – Images of Polo Best Playing Pony Blanca Nieves (Jose Araya)

Phoenician Cup Final – Most Valuable Player Jose Araya

Roberts Cup Sub Final

14 JULY

Tex8n Polo: Manuel Perez Altuna, Mindi Byrne, Myla Cambiaso, Nicolas San Roman

Roberts Cup Final

14 JULY

The Mirror: Nicolas Roberts, Josh Hyde, Sarkis Gabrelian, The Lord Manton

Out-Sourcing Inc. Royal Charity Polo Day Most Valuable Player Joevy Beh (BP Healthcare)

Roberts Cup Polo Times Best Playing Pony Angelina (Josh Hyde)

Out-Sourcing Inc. Royal Charity Polo Day

12JULY

U.S. Polo Assn.: HRH The Prince of Wales, Mark Tomlinson, Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, Amr Zedan

Out-Sourcing Inc. Royal Charity Polo Day The Cox Family of Oklahoma Best Playing Pony Zaeta (Emma MacRae (Brand Machine Group)

Roberts Cup Most Valuable Player Sarkis Gabrelian

SATURDAY

SATURDAY

SATURDAY

SATURDAY

HPA’s International Day – Whitbread Trophy

27 JULY

Young England: Tommy Severn, Ned Hine, Will Harper, Louis Hine

Coronation Cup – Whitbread Trophy

Most Valuable Player Ned Hine

Coronation Cup – Hurlingham Polo

Equestrian Best Playing Pony

Irenita Soprano (owned by Facundo Sola, played by Rufino Laulhé)

Coronation Cup – Whitbread Trophy RoR Best Playing Pony Secret Applause (Ned Hine)

Coronation Cup - Gabriel Donoso Trophy Argentina (Hilario Ulloa)

HPA’s International Day – Coronation Cup

27 JULY

Argentina: Beltran Laulhé, Hilario Ulloa, Carlos Ulloa, Rufino Laulhé

Coronation Cup - RoR Best Playing Pony Dark Hedges (Matt Perry (England))

Coronation Cup – La Martina Saddle for the Most Valuable Player

Rufino Laulhé

Coronation Cup – Whitbread Trophy KBIS Best Playing Pony

Lovelocks Glow Worm (Tommy Severn)

Coronation Cup– Ferguson Trophy for the Hurlingham Polo Association’s Best Young English Player of the Year Milly Hine

Access Bank Day – Access Bank Trophy

20 JULY

Access Bank: Sayyu Dantata, Guillermo Terrera, Adamu Mahmoud Atta, Bartolome Castagnola Jnr

Access Bank Day – Khalifa Cup

20 JULY

KSH Africa: Khalil Halilu, Diego White, Hadi Mutallab, Bartolome Castagnola Jnr

Access Bank Trophy Most Valuable Player Adamu Mahmoud Atta

Khalifa Cup Most Valuable Player Murtala Laushi

Access Bank Trophy - Best Playing Pony Dubai Verdavera (Barto Castagnola)

SUNDAY 28 JULY

SATURDAY 20 JULY

SUNDAY 28 JULY

SUNDAY 4 AUGUST

SUNDAY 4 AUGUST

Social Cup Final

Elemental/Libertine: Alexander Nix, Rafi Bruckner, Jack Hyde, Peter Webb

Social Cup Most Valuable Player Jack Hyde

Social Cup Sub Final

Tex8n Polo: Mark Emerson, Mindi Byrne, Nicolas Roberts, Nicolas San Roman

Social Cup Images of Polo Best Playing Pony Vicky (Louis Hine (Pangbourne))

Indian Polo Challenge Shield Sub Final

White Crane Black: Alexie Calvert Ansari, James Beim, Mackenzie Weisz, Federico Dabas

Indian Polo Challenge Shield –Polo Times Best Playing Pony Irenita Mascara (Pablo MacDonough)

Indian Polo Challenge Shield Final

Saturday 20 July

La Irenita: Gilberto Sayao, Leon Donoso, Pablo MacDonough, Matias MacDonough

Indian Polo Challenge Shield –Most Valuable Player Matias MacDonough

Crawford Cup Final

Jehangiri Polo Team: Oscar Mancini, Muhammed Anas, Zia Jehangiri, Hamish MacLennan, Josh Clover

Crawford Cup Sub Final

Elzana: Tom Windsor-Clive, Ulysses Hu, Fred Thame, James Mann

Crawford Cup - Polo Times Best Playing Pony Boleyn (Josh Clover)

Crawford Cup - Most Valuable Player Hamish MacLennan

SUNDAY 11 AUGUST

SUNDAY 11 AUGUST

SUNDAY 11 AUGUST

SUNDAY 11 AUGUST

RESULTS 2024

SATURDAY

AUGUST

Town & County Championship Final

Cibao La Pampa TEQ: Segundo Darritchon, Mark Emerson, Jeremy Pemberton, Juan Pepa

Town & County Championship Sub Final

Carisbrooke: Josh Clover, Jayne Rumsey, Beltran di Paola, Edward Morris-Lowe

Town & County Championship - Most Valuable Player Juan Pepa

Town & County Championship - Images of Polo Best Playing Pony La Mariposa Loteria (Segundo Darritchon)

Talacrest Prince of Wales’s Championship Cup Sub Sub Final – JC Cup

10

Ojo Caliente: John Paul Clarkin, Facundo Sola, Ana Escobedo, Matt Perry

Talacrest Prince of Wales’s Championship Cup Best Playing Pony Versche (Tomas Panelo)

Talacrest Prince of Wales’s Championship Cup Final Most Valuable Player Mohammed Bin Drai

Talacrest Guards Young Player of the Year Lachlan Gilmore

Talacrest Prince of Wales’s Championship Cup Final

Bin Drai Polo: Kian Hall, Lucas Criado Jnr, Tomas Panelo, Mohammed Bin Drai

Talacrest Prince of Wales’s Championship Cup Sub Final

BP Polo: Will Harper, Louis Hine, Alfredo Bigatti, Garvy Beh

Talacrest Prince of Wales’s Championship Cup Sub Final Most Valuable Player Alfredo Bigatti

SATURDAY

AUGUST

SATURDAY 17 AUGUST

SUNDAY 25 AUGUST

SUNDAY

AUGUST

Cottington Cup Sub Final

Tchogan: George Copcutt, Heiko Voelker, Max Voelker, Segundo Darritchon

Cottington Cup – Images of Polo Best Playing Pony Bounty (Eugenio Imaz (Eleven))

Duke of Cornwall Trophy –Most Valuable Player Santos Merlos

Cottington Cup –Most Valuable Player Nicolas Roberts

Duke of Cornwall Trophy – Images of Polo Best Playing Pony Allemana (Santos Merlos)

Duke of Cornwall Trophy Sub Final

Tchogan/Polo Performance: Tommy Beresford, Heiko Voelker, Leon Donoso, Will Emerson

Duke of Wellington Trophy Final

SUNDAY 18 AUGUST

The Mirror: Javier Guerrera, Max Charlton, Antonio Sorzana, Sarkis Gabrelian

Duke of Wellington Trophy Sub Final

18

Cibao La Pampa/Beaufort: Nicolas San Roman, Benjamin Urquiza, Juan Pepe, Zoe Reader

Duke of Wellington Trophy Final –Most Valuable Player Max Charlton

Cottington Cup Final

17

The Mirror: Nicolas Roberts, Josh Hyde, The Lord Manton, Sarkis Gabrelian

Duke of Cornwall Trophy SUNDAY 25 AUGUST

Limitless Delaney: Kian Hall, Rashid El-Ashkar, Santos Merlos, Juan Cruz Merlos

Duke of Wellington Trophy Final –Polo Times Best Playing Pony Gasper (Max Charlton)

SUNDAY

SATURDAY

Minninnooka:

SATURDAY

TTR

SATURDAY

RESULTS 2024

SUNDAY

Guards Ladies’ Polo Charity Tournament –Invitational for the Guards Ladies’ Charity Shield Most Valuable Player Elodie Avarguez

Guards Ladies’ Polo Charity Tournament –Lord Patrick Beresford Trophy

31 AUGUST

Sothebys: Elizabeth Clarkin, Laura Farrell, Lucy Coddington, Nina Clarkin

Guards Ladies’ Polo Charity Tournament –Lord Patrick Beresford Trophy Most Valuable Player Lucy Coddington

Flemish Farm Trophy Final –Most Valuable Player James Mann (J & R Polo)

Guards Ladies’ Polo Charity Tournament – Lord Patrick Beresford Trophy Polo Times Best Playing Pony Lovelocks Florin (Nina Clarkin)

The Guards Ladies’ Charity Tournament –Invitational for the Guards Ladies’ Charity Shield Best Playing Pony Enzo (Noelle Quintin)

Flemish Farm Trophy Final –Polo Times Best Playing Pony Gloria (Rafi Bruckner)

Guards Ladies’ Polo Charity Tournament – Lord Patrick Beresford Trophy Sub Final

31 AUGUST

Mandie Beitner, Zoe Reader, Kirstie Otamendi, Rosie Ross

Flemish Farm Trophy Final

1 SEPTEMBER

IC Polo Team: Rafi Bruckner, David Awuah-Darko, Oscar Mancini, Benjamin Mancini

Guards Ladies’ Polo Charity Tournament –Invitational for the Guards Ladies’ Charity Shield

31 AUGUST

Guards Polo Club: Kate Lindsay-Fynn, Noelle Quintin, Mindi Byrne, Olympia Paus

Flemish Farm Trophy Sub Final

1 SEPTEMBER

Tchogan: Heiko Voelker, Rajendra Jain, Max Voelker, Segundo Darritchon

SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER

SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER

SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

President’s Cup Final –Most Valuable Player Will Emerson

Major-General’s Cup Final –Most Valuable Player The Lord Manton

President’s Cup Final – Images of Polo Best Playing Pony Skiff (Will Emerson)

Major General’s Cup Final

The Mirror: Mark Emerson, Alexander Nix, Sarkis Gabrelian, The Lord Manton

Autumn Nations Tournament Final

Cool Hooves Polo: Rafi Bruckner, Josh Hyde, Segundo Darritchon, Jack Hyde

Autumn Nations Tournament –Most Valuable Player Segundo Darritchon

Autumn Nations Tournament Sub Final

Tchogan/Polo Performance: Heiko Voelker, Alfie Hyde, William Harper, Will Emerson

Autumn Nations Tournament –Polo Times Best Playing Pony La Mariposa Loteria (Segundo Darritchon)

President’s Cup Final

Tchogan: Heiko Voelker, Estanislao Darritchon, Segundo Darritchon, Will Emerson

Major-General’s Cup Final – Images of Polo Best Playing Pony Boca (Jeremy Pemberton (Mad Dogs))

SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

RESULTS 2024

SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

Chairman’s Cup Final – Finalists

Champlain Polo: The Lord Manton, Luca Natella, Noelle Quintin, Nicolas San Roman

Chairman’s Cup Final

Elzana Polo: James Mann, Elan Odogwu, Hamish MacLennan, Fred Thame

Chairman’s Cup Sub Final

The Scary Eleven: Kate Lindsay-Fynn, Melanie Hare, Phil Seller, Eugenio Imaz

Chairman’s Cup Final – Polo Times Best Playing Pony

Dolfina Minitas (Noelle Quintin (Champlain Polo))

Chairman’s Cup – Big Top Trophy

SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

La Pedrosa: Lt-Col Tom Armitage, Marcos Vivian, Josh Clover, Roddy Williams

Chairman’s Cup Final – Most Valuable Player Fred Thame

Chairman’s Cup – Wooden Spoon

Mad Dogs: Mark Emerson, Jeremy Pemberton, William Berry, Alan Fall