he ladies put on a textbook display of fast flowing and dramatic polo in the final of the 18-goal Guards Ladies’
Charity Polo. This tournament, now in its second year, highlights the importance of the ladies’ game and the depth of talent on the field confirmed this. Although Dodson and Horrell left it very late to confirm their superiority to win the Lord Patrick Beresford Trophy. The match went into extra time and it was a
penalty off the stick of Nina Clarkin, one of the world’s leading lady players, which secured them victory. Incredibly, this was the first time in the match that Dodson and Horrell had taken the lead. It had been HH Sheikha Maitha’s UAE Polo Team that had been the dominant side for much of the match. This was mostly due to some superb