The All-English El Remanso polo team (Charlie Hanbury, Oliver Cudmore, James Beim and James Harper) recorded an 11-8 win over Murus Sanctus (Corinne Ricard, Martin Podesta, Hilario Ulloa and Facundo Sola) at Cowdray Park Polo Club to claim the 2017 Jaeger-LeCoultre Trippetts Challenge.
The 21-goal El Remanso lineup received one goal by handicap and added to it quickly. Ollie Cudmore made it 2-0 with the first goal from the field for El Remanso before Murus Sanctus’s 10-goaler Hilario Ulloa added the first goal for his team making the score 2-1. James Beim’s first goal gave El Remanso a two-goal advantage, 3-2, followed by a pair of goals from teammate James Harper for a taking 5-2 lead. Ulloa scored a penalty shot but El Remanso rode off the field on top of a 5-2 score.
Both teams put up a great defensive side in second chukker play with Cudmore’s second goal of the day giving El Remanso a four-goal cushion, 6-2. Murus Sanctus team captain, Corinne Ricard, scored the final goal of the period, 6-3.
A penalty goal was awarded to Murus Sanctus in third period play, with a 60-yard penalty conversion by Harper. At the end of the first half, El Remanso maintained their three-goal lead, 7-4.
The fourth chukker belonged to El Remanso as they played shutout defense and picked up single goals from the field from Beim and Charlie Hanbury. After four periods of play, El Remanso had extended their lead to five goals, 9-4.
Murus Sanctus opened the fifth chukker with single goals from Ricard and Ulloa, 9-6. Beim scored his third goal of the day and the final goal of the fifth chukker for a 10-6 El Remanso lead.
Cudmore scored the opening goal of the final chukker, 11-6. Closing goals from Ulloa and Ricard made the score respectable, but it was El Remanso from start to finish.
Cudmore, Beim and Harper scored three goals apiece for El Remanso. Hanbury added a goal and the team received one goal by handicap. Ulloa was high-scorer for Murus Sanctus with four goals. Ricard was credited with three goals in the loss.
James Beim’s mare, Kimberly earned Best Playing Pony.
