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Charlie, Firstly, The Best Team Gazebo Environment Award nominees are:


Jacaranda with their excellent colour coordination and support crew which included our sub category prize winner for best dressed goal judge in purple trousers, purple shirt and a purple tie, resembling a purple Ribena salesman Robert Allton.


Omar’s Homebase Gazeebo which is still pretty good and was last seen rolling down the path in the wind towards the skip but it had a good run!


Winners – Jacaranda


Benjie: The Commentator’s Comment During Commentary Award:


Wellman - repeatedly describing Charlie Wood as ‘probably the best player in the world’.


HAC Commentator - described the line of the ball as being like a burnt piece of wood on the floor.


Gavin - for actually managing to get banned from commentating. Gavin however is a maverick, rules don’t apply to Gavin. He returned to the box on a day when there were over 1000 people here to give an unsanctioned 5 minute plug for his pornographic pantomime and then steal Ann’s time keepers champagne on his way out.


Winner – Gavin


Charlie: Best use of star status award:


Katy Letman keeps us in the polo office guessing by normally playing one or two chukkas throughout the season and suddenly throws us a curve ball and requests 6 chukkas night after night and then goes to the next extreme of asking for 1 and a half Sunday matches which is just about enough to blow the polo managers mind.


International High Goal Star and non HPC member Ali Paterson returns from winning in Sotogrande and takes the liberty of inviting himself to the Ham Polo Club Players Dinner just to show his face, collect accolades and continue to be lionised by his adoring fans when he’s actually a member of Cowdray.


And the winner – Katy Letman! THE LONDON POLO CLUB


Benjie: The Dr Jeckle and Mr Hyde award:


Will Healy - for turning from mild mannered Will into a helicoptering wild man at the first sign of a foul.


Chris Graham - Chris’ ability to insult all 7 other players on the field and his horses but then afterwards act as if absolutely nothing has happened is nothing short of incredible.


Freddie - the calm and collected chief umpire who, in the 6:00 club match used his polo stick as a weapon and ‘anointed’ Chris Porter on the head following a minor infringement.


Winner – Freddie


Charlie: Sacrificial Dismount Award:


This was very highly contended The HAC in general - Three matches 7 ‘dismounts’, a personal best even for these chaps.


Simon Lo Gatto (the cake) - Its not so easy to jump from one horse to the other like the high goal players, is it Simon?


Nuil Wood – managed three times to bail off while playing instructional chukkas and shows a commendable determination to buy everybody beers afterwards.


Omar Mangalji - I’ ve seen people struggling to hang on when horses are fresh, bucking and spooking at things. But never have I seen someone go into taking what is probably the most controlled and slow canter in the game of polo for a penalty and completely throw themselves off the horse whilst hitting it.


Winner, Someone who has been one of the most determined and dedicated new players to the sport and our club this year and has showed he will take one for the team more often than anyone else. Nuil Wood


Benjie: The award for the best vision and observation on the field:


Omar Mangalji - who mid chukka whilst riding another player off on the ball observed ‘Hey man did you get a haircut? Looks nice.’


Charlie: Jeremy Kyle Award:


Jacaranda for one single instance where the shouting from all members of their team and support crew managed to bring the game to a complete stop for several minutes……


The Divorce of Anneliese and Ba as they had a fairly decent row on the field over who’s more dangerous than the other and who hit whose pony which caused them to retreat to the adjacent stables, sulk and refuse to talk to each other. But the real victim in all of this was the groom they share.


Alex and Lucy Dowie for what can only be described as his and hers vandalism on the field by respectively both totalling over goal posts during matches, which left the Chairman of the goal post committee, Charlie Ham in despair.


Winners – Alex and Lucy


Vow of silence Award: Guess what? - Silent it will remain !!


Stupid Emails Award: From: poloballs.com Hello Willy Do you still have enough balls ????? Marcelo Mayon


Annie’s Trophy for most improved Lady Player: Debbie Houghton


Chairman’s Trophy for the Most Improved Player: Eric Appen (although it was a close run with Pablo Marin!)


Good Fellowship Award: Martin Hay


Umpire of the Year Award: Michael Ventura (For hours of unclomplaining dedication in the saddle)


Charles Betz `Player of the Year Award’: Charlie Wood (Unanimous)


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