Following their victory against Park Place Vaara on Friday May 27, Dubai is the first team who secured a spot in the quarter finals of the Queen’s Cup. Guards Polo Club’s most prestigious tournament sees fifteen teams, up to 22 goals, compete for the title.
In the opening contest, played on the Castle Ground, Dubai and Park Place Vaara went head-to-head in the much anticipated clash of the unbeaten, between two of the most important organisations of the tournament as well as strong contenders to claim the title. The first half belonged to Park Place Vaara, until Dubai made a comeback from the fourth chukka onwards, until they trailed by just one goal, 12-13, with one chukka left to play. Dubai outscored Park Place Vaara in the last chukka, with goals by Rashid Albwardy (1) and the inimitable Camilo Castagnola (2), to seal the deal. Not only they remained undefeated, but they also obtained the first ticket to quarter finals. Up next, Thai Polo NP won their first game after a narrow victory 10-9 victory over Clinova, with a goal by César Crespo in the last chukka.
QUEEN’S CUP – FRIDAY MAY 27
DUBAI 15-13 PARK PLACE VAARA
Dubai: Rashid Albwardy 1, Matt Perry 5, Camilo Castagnola 9, Jerónimo del Carril 7*. Total 22.
*Subbed in by Guillermo Terrera 7.
Park Place Vaara: Joshua Hyde 0, Santos Merlos 4, Hilario Ulloa 10, Juan Britos 8. Total: 22.
Score Dubai: 2-4, 3-7, 5-8, 9-10, 12-13, 15-13.
Umpires: Howard Smith & Julian Appleby.
Third man: Jason Dixon.
BPP UK: Wickford Santa A (Wickford Prize x Wickford Santa Fe), owned by Dubai, bred by A. Numm and ridden by Camilo Castagnola.
THAI POLO NP 10-9 CLINOVA
Thai Polo NP: Ned Hine 5 , Ignacio Negri 6*, César Crespo 6**, Louis Hine 4 Total: 21.
*Subbed in for Lucas Criado Jr. 5.
**Subbed in for Agustín Merlos 7.
Clinova: Luke Wiles 4*, Alejandro Muzzio 7, Malcolm Borwick 5, Jared Zenni 6**. Total: 22.
*Subbed in for Raja Karim 0.
**Subbed in for Bautista Bayugar 8.
Score Thai Polo NP: 6-2, 6-3, 7-4, 8-4, 9-6, 10-9.
Umpires: Jason Dixon & Tim Bown.
Third man: Julian Appleby.
BPP UK: Machitos Supernova (Machitos Andino x Gete Galaxia), owned by Andrew Hine, bred by Los Machitos and ridden by Louis Hine.
The Queen’s Cup will resume on Saturday May 28, with the following order of play:
11,30am: King Power vs. UAE (Noel Farm- SL6 2NW)
3,00m: Twelve Oaks vs. Marqués de Riscal (The Duke’s Ground)
The Queen’s Cup final is set to be played on Sunday, June 12.
The Queen’s Cup – Teams & Fixture
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