os Alquimistas’s victory in the Major General’s Cup was appropriately heralded by the trumpeters of the Household Cavalry. This was the second successive win for Louisa and
Antony Donovan’s team and they won in style, beating the Hackett Army Polo team 4-2 on The Queen’s Ground. Charlie Wooldridge and Spencer McCarthy made up this quartet and produced a strong partnership throughout the four chukkas. Charlie was rewarded with the Images of Polo’s Best Playing Pony prize for Cici, an Argentine, 11-year-old mare. She came to the presentation table with her groom Sophie Bates to receive her prizes from the Major General himself, Ben Bathhurst. The Army team, who it should be noted were
playing on unfamiliar ponies, put up a strong opposition but failed to convert some good play into goals. However Lt Giles
