TROPHY
BY DARA WILLIAMS
The FAL Group
Patron of the high-goal Dubai squad and yard penalty for Dubai but then Gaston Laulhe’s,
proprietor of Desert Palms Polo Club in the Shalimar’s strongman, narrowed the gap.
Proud sponsors of the
UAE, Ali Albwardy is also a past president
of Ham Polo Club, London’s last remaining FAL Energy Trophy
venue for the game. The Dubai Polo Trophy
is a handsome and permanent reminder of
AT THE END
now in its 19th Year
his long links with Ham.
OF IT THOUGH,
Five teams entered the 8 to 12-goal Dubai
IT WAS
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Polo Trophy tournament at Ham this year, and
finalists were narrowed down to Dubai Desert
Palm II and Shalimar. Charlie Wooldridge, a
familiar figure on British polo fields, opened the
account for Shalimar, followed by a penalty
conversion from Dubai’s Adolfo Casabal. At the end, though, it was to be Dubai’s day,
Casabal scoring twice, his second goal coming
Further goals followed for Dubai – one of them from a superb under the neck shot with ten
taken the length of the field by Casabal – and seconds to go.
at the end of the first chukka they were just
ahead, 4-3. Dubai rode out the winners 9-7 and young
Rashid Albwardy received the cup from the
Vieri Antinori, for Shalimar, scored the only goal Mayor of Kingston-upon-Thames and Mrs
of the second chukka, equalising the match 4-4 Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers, wife of the Club
and in the third and penultimate chukka there chairman.
were further goals taking us to 5-5.
In the subsidiary final, a Thai team, Poloescape, ory Merry
In the final chukka, the score reached 7-6 in captained by Robin Louvanij, who owns
Dubai’s favour with two and a half minutes left Poloescape Polo Club, Pattaya, defeated
on the clock. Matias Malchado converted a 60- Adamas 7½-6. Photo credit: R
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