who levelled the score just before the bell, forcing the match into an extra chukka. This scenario then allowed for Ed Banner-Eve, who had played earlier for Clarita, to come on in place of Holley. Fortune was now in Penam-Bespoke’s favour and after a melee in the Los Alquimistas goal, about a minute into extra time, Penam-Bespoke struck the winning goal. In recognition of his strong play
throughout this match though, Los Alquimistas’ Temur Nadeem received the The Polo Magazine Most Valuable Player. The Polo Times Best Playing Pony prize went to Jamie Grayson for his 11-year-old mare La Paz.
A hallmark of this competition is that all teams have a game – and prizes – on this day. The sub final – for the Directors’ Cup – went to Alan Fall’s Mad Dogs. They defeated the Mathias’ Clarita team 5-4. Meanwhile, the Farewell Trophy was a win for the de Bys Jacaranda team (rec ½ goal). They claimed victory over Mo Sheikh’s Bridge House of Twyford. The remaining three teams played a round robin contest to decide the final placings. Dimitri Chebotarev’s Ivan The Terrible came out best, finishing ahead of Konstantin Graf von Schweinitz and Jayne Rumsey’s Porto Ronco/Carisbrooke and Ben Linstead’s Bon Coeur.