La Dolfina Great Oaks and Dubai Polo Team rode to victory in the Cowdray Gold Cup Semi Finals to clinch their places in the coveted Final on Sunday.
A thrilling match saw La Dolfina Great Oaks beat King Power Polo 12 goals to 11 in overtime. The Ellerston Cup was presented to Dillon Bacon by Francesca Packer Barham. The Most Valuable Player award was presented to Diego Cavanagh by Simon Bradbury, Chief Commercial Officer at Gusbourne.
The No.3 London Dry Gin Best Playing Pony rug was awarded to Showbiz, owned by King Power and played by Pablo Mac Donough. Galaxy was named the Retraining of Racehorses Best Playing Pony, owned by King Power and played by Will Harper.
The second Semi Final saw Dubai Polo Team win 18-9 against Talandracas. The Hon. Mrs Lila Pearson presented the Tramontana Cup to Ali Albwardy. Beltran Laulhe was named Most Valuable Player and was presented with a bottle of Fifty One Degrees North by Simon Bradbury, Gusbourne’s prestige sparkling wine.
Sultan was awarded Cowdray’s Best Playing Pony rug, owned by Dubai Polo and played by Jeta Castagnola. The ROR Best Playing Pony was presented to Millie, owned by Talandracas and played by Rosendo Torreguitar.
Jack Richardson was awarded the Christopher Hanbury Trophy, recognising him as the best-mounted English player in the 2024 Cowdray Gold Cup. Charlie and Zara Hanbury presented him with the trophy.