The Gold Cup Teams

25th june to 21st july 2025

The anticipation and excitement surrounding the British Open Polo Championship, and the prestigious Cowdray Gold Cup, are palpable each year. The draw for the 2024 tournament has set the stage for what promises to be a thrilling and competitive series of matches at Cowdray Park Polo Club.

THE TEAMS

This year sees 18 teams take part in the British Open Polo Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup;

Desert Palm
Dubai Polo Team
Marques de Riscal
White Crane
Gaston Polo Team
Green Gates
Black Bears
King Power
Ferne Park
La Dolfina/Great Oaks
La Magdeleine
Sujan Indian Tigers
La Dolfina/Murus Sanctus
Bangash
Valhalla
Talandracas
UAE Polo Team
Park Place

CONGRATULATIONS DUBAI POLO TEAM

Date
Team v Team
Tournament
Match
Players

Teams

La Dolfina Great Oaks

Dillon Bacon makes his return bid for the Gold Cup having come close in 2020 in a tough Final against Next Generation. Kian Hall (3 goals) plays in the number 2 shirt with Bacon himself at 1. Diego Cavanagh (8 goals) is positioned at number 3 with 9-goaler Adolfo Cambiaso Jnr playing at Back.

Park Place

Andrey Borodin’s Park Place makes its return appearance in the Gold Cup. Borodin rides out at number 1, joined by Juan Britos (8 goals) at 2 and Hilario Ulloa (10 goals) in the number 3 shirt. Matias Gonzalez (4) completes the team at Back.

UAE Polo Team

H. H. Sheikha Maitha brings her UAE Polo Team to compete in the Gold Cup for a fourth consecutive year, having raised the coveted trophy in last year’s Final against Dubai Polo Team. H. H. Sheikha Maitha is positioned at number 1, with 7-goaler Lucas Monteverde Jnr at number 2 and Teodoro Lacau (7 goals) at number 3. Returning from the 2023 line-up Tommy Beresford (8 goals) remains at Back.

Talandracas

A familiar face in the UK High Goal, French patron Hugues Carmignac makes his return appearance in the Cowdray Gold Cup with his team Talandracas. This year, 10-goaler Pablo Pieres plays at number 3 alongside Alejandro Muzzio (7 goals) at Back and Rosendo Torreguitar (5 goals) at 2. Carmignac himself wears the number 1 shirt. Having secured the Cartier Queen’s Cup last month, they will be looking for their second UK title.

Valhalla

Justin MacRae takes the number 1 position for Valhalla this high goal season, with Jack Richardson (6 goals) at 2 and Benjamin Panelo (7 goals) in position 3. Alfredo Capella (8 goals) will play at Back.

Bangash

Patron Haider Bangash rides out for his team in position 1, joined by teammates Tomas Fernandez Llorente (8 goals) and Guillermo Terrera (7 goals) in the number 2 and 3 shirts respectively. At Back, 7-goaler Martin Podesta completes the line-up for the Cowdray Gold Cup tournament.

La Dolfina Murus Sanctus

French patron Corinne Ricard returns to the Gold Cup for her seventh year.  Ricard will wear the number 1 shirt with 7-goaler Alfredo Bigatti at number 2. Marcos Araya (6 goals) will be at position number 3 with Adolfo Cambiaso (9 goals) at Back.

Sujan Indian Tigers

Jaisal Singh’s Sujan Indian Tigers will see Matt Perry (6 goals) take the number 2 position, alongside 7-goaler Rufino Bensadon at 3. Singh himself will play in position 1 and the line-up is completed by Juan Martin Zubia (8 gaols) at Back.

La Magdeleine

Fresh from raising the Jack Gannon trophy, Alexandre Garese’s La Madeleine returns to the field, with Garese in position 1, alongside teammates Facundo Fernandez-Llorente (8 goals) at 2 and 8-goaler Jeronimo del Carril at 3. Santiago Laborde (6 goals) rides out for La Magdeleine at Back.

DESERT PALM POLO TEAM

In the first of two Dubai teams, Tariq Albwardy will take the number 1 position for Desert Palm. The number 2 position is played by Rufino Laulhe (4 goals) while Carlos Maria Ulloa (7 goals) takes the number 3 shirt. 9-goaler Bartolome ‘Barto’ Castagnola plays at back.

Ferne Park

Jonathan Rothermere rides out for Ferne Park in the number 1 position, alongside Cristian Laprida (7 goals) in position 2 and 8-goaler David Stirling in the number 3 shirt. The team is completed by Joaquin Pittaluga (7 goals) playing at Back.

King Power

Aiyawatt ‘Top’ Srivaddhanaprabha returns with his King Power team, having won the title three times (2015, 2016 and 2018). They lost out to Dubai in extra time in the thrilling 2019 Final. Joining ‘Top’ this year is Will Harper (4 goals) in the number 2 shirt. The solid duo of 8-goaler Nico Pieres and Pablo Mac Donough (9 goals), are playing in the number 3 and number 4 shirts respectively.

Black Bears

Following a return to the high goal polo circuit in 2023, Black Bears ride out with Guy Schwarzenbach in the number 1 position and Hazel Jackson (2 goals) at number 2. 8-goaler Gonzalito Pieres takes the number 3 shirt while the team is completed by legendary 10-goaler Facundo Pieres at Back.

Green Gates

Green Gates return to join the high goal competition, their second foray into the English 22 goal, but following their 2022 successes in the Victor Ludorum series 18 goal, there are high hopes for the team on familiar turf at Cowdray Park Polo Club. Noor Khadra plays in the number 1 position while Cesar Crespo (6 goals) and 8-goaler Francisco Elizalde wear the number 2 and 3 shirts respectively. Isidro Strada (7 gaols) completes the team playing at Back.

Gaston Polo Team

Jean Paul Luksic enters his side, playing in the number 1 position. Riding out at number 2 is Ollie Cudmore (6 goals) alongside Cruz Heguy (7 goals) in the number 3 position. Completing the line-up is 9-goaler Juan Martin Nero playing at Back

White Crane

Alexie Calvert-Ansari rides out with White Crane in the number 1 position for this year’s tournament. 6-goaler Lucas Criado at number 2 joins Tomas Panelo (9 goals) at 3 and James Harper (7 goals) playing at Back.

Marques de Riscal

Alejandro Aznar makes a return appearance in the Cowdray Gold Cup. He is positioned at number 1 with 7-goaler Santiago Cernadas at number 2 and 9-goaler Guillermo ‘Sapo’ Caset and Chris Mackenzie (6 goals) playing in the number 3 and number 4 shirts respectively.

Dubai Polo Team

Rashid Albwardy enters his Dubai side, having won the coveted trophy against King Power in the 2019 Final and making it to the Final last year against UAE. Playing in the number 1 position is Camilo ‘Jeta’ Castagnola (9-goals) retained from the 2019 line-up, with Albwardy himself at 2 and Midhurst Town Cup MVP Beltran Laule (5 goals) at 3. 5-goaler Antonio Heguy plays at Back.