Monterosso’s Machitos Illusa was named The Polo Times Best Playing Pony
at Guards Polo Club, but on this Sunday in September they had no answer to Monterosso’s dominance. Twelve teams had entered the 2020
Duke of Cornwall Trophy tournament, delivering plenty of high-goal sport long after the Club would, in more “normal” times, be shut for the winter. The sub final, between Jonathan Hare’s Polo Performance and Mo Sheikh’s BHC started out as a closer affair, with Polo Performance just 3-2 ahead at half-time. Then Polo Performance upped the pace in the second half, firing through five goals to only one in return from BHC, to guarantee Polo Performance’s victory. ◆
Monterosso: Alessandro Bazzoni (1); Santos Merlos (3); Ollie Cudmore (6); Jeronimo del Carril (6). Ojo Caliente: Ana Escobedo (0); Jonny Good (4); John Paul Clarkin (6); Richard Tyrone (5). Polo Performance: Jonathan Hare (0); Max Charlton (6); Federico Boudou (5); Nacho Gonzalez (5). BHC: Mo Sheikh (0); Eugenio Imaz (4); Pedro Harrison (5); Jack Richardson (7).