Park Place and Scone remained undefeated and on the winning path, following their respective victories in a new league round of the Queen’s Cup, that took place on Thursday May 26. Guards Polo Club’s most prestigious tournament sees fifteen teams, up to 22 goals, compete for the title.
In the first match, Park Place dominated the scoreboard to claim a 15-9 win against Vikings. Up next, Scone had to fought hard in order to beat Murus Sanctus by a narrow 13-12.
QUEEN’S CUP – THURSDAY MAY 26
PARK PLACE 15-9 VIKINGS
Park Place: Keelan McCarthy 0*, William Harper 4, Facundo Pieres 10, Francisco Elizalde 8. Total: 22.
*Subbed in for Andrey Borodin.
Vikings: Siri Evjemo-Nysveen 0, Mark Tomlinson 6, Juan Martín Zubía 8, Diego Cavanagh 8. Total: 22.
Score Park Place: 4-0, 8-3, 9-3, 9-6, 13-8, 15-9.
Umpires: Jason Dixon & Julian Appleby.
Third man: Ben Turner.
BPP UK: Fina Sandy (Sportivo x Fina Sedna), owned by Park Place, bred by Neuss Agropecuaria and ridden by Facundo Pieres.
SCONE 13-12 MURUS SANCTUS
Scone: Poroto Cambiaso 8, Guillermo Terrera 7, Rosendo Torreguitar 4, Kian Hall 3. Total: 22.
*Subbed in for Lucas Monteverde Jr. 5.
Murus Sanctus: Corinne Ricard 0*, Facundo Sola 8, Marcos Araya 6**, Alfredo Cappella 8. Total: 22.
*Subbed in by Beltrán Lauhlé 2.
** Subbed in by José Araya 4.
Score Scone: 2-3, 7-3, 6-9, 9-10, 11-10, 13-12.
Umpires: Ben Turner & Peter Wright.
Third man: Howard Smith.
BPP UK: You Are Lucky (Chimento x Lucky), owned and bred by La Dolfina, ridden by Poroto Cambiaso.
Action for the Queen’s Cupwill resume on Friday May 27, with the following order of play:
11,30am: Dubai vs. Park Place Vaara (The Castle Ground-Flemish Farm)
3,30pm: Thai Polo NP vs. Clinova (The Queen’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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