Habtoor Polo and Sofitel Gulf Polo were the winners of the two main trophies on offer at British Polo Day Dubai on Friday evening. Hosted by the Habtoor family at Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club, the event was celebrating its sixth year.

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Sofitel swooped to claim the Falcon Plate with a thrilling 7-6 win over Royal Salute Oxbridge. Stuart Wrigley and Jacqueline Hooper played out of their skins for the Oxbridge team, but they could not prevent their team going down to a narrow defeat. 

The showpiece event of the day was a no-less entertaining affair as Habtoor secured an 8-5 win over the Hackett British Exiles to claim the British Polo Day Dubai Cup.

Habtoor have enjoyed a successful season in the Gulf already, winning the Hildon Cup in February. They continued their good form by taking the Cup although the Exiles proved stiff.

Earlier in the day the Jaeger-LeCoultre Cavalry team beat the Gaucho Guards 3-0 to win the Hackett Thesiger Trophy. The Rest of the World, meanwhile, won an entertaining Brompton Bicycle polo match 4-0 against Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club.

Royal Salute’s Jamie Morrison won the day’s Most Valuable Player award, with the Holland & Holland Shot of the Day accolade going to Lucas Monteverde.

Tom Hudson, co-founder of British Polo Day, said: “It’s been amazing to see British Polo Day Dubai grow over the last six years.”

Philip Parham, the UK ambassador to the UAE, added: “Polo, along with other equestrian sports, exemplifies the strong links between British and Emirati heritage past, present and future.”